Bringing Civility Back To Airports SM
Bringing Civility Back To Airports SM
Bringing Civility Back To Airports SM
Bob joined the Board of Directors for Propeller Airports in December of 2013 as its Chairman, bringing significant national and international experience. Over the past 40 years Bob has worked within the aviation sector from every perspective. Prior to serving as the Director General of Airports Council International World from 2002 to 2008, Bob had direct responsibility for the management and development of six major U.S. airports, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages three of the world's largest airports - John F. Kennedy International Airport, La Guardia Airport and Newark International Airport.
Earlier, Bob was appointed by the U.S. Government as the top official in the Federal Aviation Administration responsible for nationwide airport standards, safety and development. From 1989 to 1992, Bob was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the trade group of the major North American passenger and cargo airlines.
In 1993, Bob became Executive Vice President and General Manager of Lockheed Air Terminal - which became Airport Group International (AGI) and was one of the first firms engaged in worldwide airport development and operations. In 1997, he left the management of AGI to establish his own consulting firm, Strategies For Airports, Inc., which subsequently became part of the global Lufthansa Consulting organization and he was appointed its Executive Vice President - Americas.
Bob was elected as Chairman of the Airport Operators Council International (the predecessor organization of ACI-NA). He also served as President of the (US) National Association of State Aviation Officials, and President of the Wings Club (in New York). Currently, he serves as an appointed Board member of the Connecticut Airport Authority.
Chris is the Managing Partner and a Founder of NOVA Infrastructure and has over 20 years of experience in private equity, investment banking and infrastructure operations and engineering.
Since 2017 Chris has built NOVA and leads the execution of its infrastructure investments in the target sectors of transportation, environmental services, energy and energy transition, and communications. Chris serves as Chair of NOVA’s Investment Committee.
Prior to NOVA, Chris was a Managing Director and Co-Portfolio Manager for Oaktree Capital’s Infrastructure Investing strategy, following Oaktree’s acquisition of Highstar Capital in 2014. He was one of four owners and a Partner of Highstar Capital, a fourth-generation infrastructure private equity firm responsible for over $6.3 billion of infrastructure investments. Earlier in his career, Chris worked in Lehman Brothers’ energy investment banking group and as an engineer in the oil and gas industry.
Chris currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Passenger Rail Corporation (Amtrak), the largest provider of passenger rail service in the U.S.; nominated by President Obama in 2012 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2013. He also serves on the Board for Integrated Waste Solutions Group, a vertically integrated waste platform that he co-founded, and telMAX, a fiber and telecom services platform.
Chris holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Oklahoma State University.
Steve joined Propeller in February 2016 as President of Propeller. He has over 30 years of leadership experience in the military, domestic and international commercial aviation industry. Steve has served as the COO of Allegiant Air, President and CEO of USA 3000 Airlines, as the start-up COO of IndiGo, India's most successful and profitable commercial airline and COO of North American Airlines. Steve began his aviation career with ten years of military service as a United States Naval Aviator piloting the F-14 Tomcat. Steve left active duty service in June 1996 after accumulating over 1,600 hours of flight time and 227 arrested landings.
Currently, Steve serves on the Board of Directors of For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation based in Philadelphia, PA and is a commercially licensed airline transport pilot. Steve holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Washington.
David C. Hurley has over 30 years of experience in marketing and sales in the aerospace and telecommunications industries and is currently Vice Chairman of PrivatAir of Geneva, Switzerland. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Flight Services Group by PrivatAir. Mr. Hurley founded FSG, one of the world's largest providers of corporate aircraft management, executive charter, and aircraft sales and acquisitions in the U.S., in 1984. Prior to founding FSG, he was the Senior Vice President of domestic and international sales for Canadair Challenger and a member of the marketing team that was responsible for the launch of the program and delivery of the first one hundred Challengers. He also served as regional vice president of the Cessna Aircraft Company and as director of marketing, government and military products division, for the Harris Intertype Corporation. Flying since he was fourteen years old, Mr. Hurley is a licensed pilot operating propeller and turbine aircraft. He is currently Chairman of the Board at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum and has served on various boards including BE Aerospace, the Corporate Angel Network, the Wings Club, Aerosat, Inc., Applied Energetics and Capital Route Limited.
Daniel is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Air Inc. He is also a member of the Southern Air Board. Prior to his appointment as CEO in 2009, Mr. McHugh was the CEO of DHL Express Asia. Mr. McHugh has spent the majority of his 30-year career in the transportation, supply chain and investment banking sectors. Prior to joining DHL Express, he was President Asia/Middle East for APL Ltd, a subsidiary of Neptune Orient Lines Ltd., and President of the Americas for Sealand Service. Mr. McHugh currently serves as a Board member for Intermarine, LLC and PATS Aircraft Systems. He has previously served on various U.S. and International Board of Directors including GT Nexus in Alameda, California; Vostochny International Container Services in Vostochny, Russia and Blue Dart Express Ltd. in Mumbai, India. He is the past Chairman of Vietnam-based Asia Injury Prevention Foundation. He has also served as Vice Chairman of the Singapore Sports Council for the Disabled. Mr. McHugh graduated from Loras College with a degree in Business Administration and Literature. He also holds an MBA from the Fuqua School of Management at Duke University.
Jack served as Vice President & General Counsel of Propeller from 2021 to 2024 and joined the Board after stepping down from his management position.
With over 15 years practicing law in the aerospace industry, Jack brings extensive experience in aviation regulatory law, airport affairs, and a broad spectrum of aviation-related business transactions, including real property leasing and acquisition, design and construction, project finance, retail and food concessions, and environmental matters.
He currently serves as Senior Counsel at Amazon Air. Before joining Propeller, he was Associate General Counsel at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air, and previously served in various roles in the Legal Department of JetBlue Airways.
Jack received his B.A. from Fordham University and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. He has been a member of the bar in New York and Massachusetts since 2008, and Washington since 2018.
An active member of the aviation bar, in 2023 Jack was elected Chair Elect of the ABA Forum on Air & Space Law. He also presently serves as an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve.
