Capt David C. Koch

Capt. David C. Koch has been an aviation/aerospace-industry professional for over fifty years. He has extensive experience as an aviation manager and consultant. He has many aviation-related entrepreneurial ventures to his credit. He has written numerous aviation-industry-related articles, papers and technical documents including business plans and business cases. He is the author of the books “Jet Airline Pilot: What it Means to be One, How to Become One”, “False Security: The Real Story About Airline Safety”, “A Personal Flyer’s Guide to More Enjoyable Flying”, “Air Travelers Heaven” and “The Cornucopia Proposals”.

He has many media appearances to his credit and he has been a featured speaker at various aviation-industry and community-organization events and meetings. He has served as an airline, corporate and military pilot and he has accumulated over 18,000 flight hours.

Capt. Koch has served in the following aerospace-industry-related capacities: Special Assistant to the president of United Airlines for Space Shuttle acquisition, Founding National Chairman of the American Society of Aero Space Pilots (ASAP), Chairman of the Publicity Committee of the Houston Chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Founding President of the Houston Chapter of the Aviation/Space Writers Association (AWA), Founding Chairman of the Air Line Pilots Association Professional Outlook Committee (ALPA—United Airlines), Founding Chairman of the United Pilots Buyout Committee, Founding Chairman of Houston Space Week, Managing Trustee of The Aerospace Trust, the Founding Executive Director of the Center For Airmanship Excellence, a member of the National Space Society Space Settlement Advocacy Committee, a director of NewSpace Chicago and a member of the Kishwaukee College Aviation Advisory Committee. He is an Adjunct Instructor in the Kishwaukee College aviation program.

He has also served as the CEO of Aerospace International Companies, AvWorld Public Charters, Allstates Aviation, Apollo Skysails, Cloud 9 Air Travelers Club, AvWorld FliteMatrix and Founder & CEO of AirChicago Holdings, Inc.