By Frank Jackman, Editor-and-Chief, AeroSafety World
“You’ve got it.” When Jay Donoghue closed his final editorial with that phrase last month, I got a little nervous.
I have been a fan of AeroSafety World since its inception. Jay, who up until a few weeks ago was the editor-in-chief of the magazine and director of publications for Flight Safety Foundation, sent me an early copy and I was hooked. I thought then, as I do now, that the magazine was well-written, accurate and thought-provoking, characteristics that too often are missing from today’s media landscape.
Now I find myself at the controls of ASW, and as everyone “kindly” keeps reminding me, I have big shoes to fill. Luckily for me, Jay, though retired happily, keeps answering my emails when I have a question.
I’m new to the Foundation, but I’m not new to aviation or journalism. I spent nearly 25 years at Aviation Week working in ne…
