John was editor of Aviation Week's ShowNews for nearly two decades. He retired in 2020. His background in business journalism before joining Aviation Week includes stints at Reuters, the American Banker daily banking newspaper and as business news editor at the Milwaukee Journal and the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A lifelong aviation enthusiast, John has been a private pilot for 34 years and won an award at EAA Oshkosh for his restoration of a vintage British Auster army spotter aircraft. He is currently building a 1920s Staaken Flitzer biplane from plans. John attended his first Farnborough Air Show in 1952, when just eight months old.
The restructuring of one of the world’s leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organizations, Ameco Beijing, will increase its competitiveness at home and overseas, and bring new capabilities to its customers.
"New Ameco" – still known to the trade as Ameco Beijing – was created last year by merging Air China’s in-house MRO arm Air China Technics into the former Ameco Beijing
