Airline Executive Most Recently With AMR Corporation
FlightSafety International has named Bob Reding to the position
of Senior Advisor to the CEO. “We are pleased and proud that
Bob has joined the FlightSafety team,” said Bruce Whitman,
President & CEO. “Bob will be involved and contribute to
all components of our business. His experience and contacts in the
aviation industry will help to secure new opportunities for
FlightSafety.”
Reding (pictured) has successfully led and contributed to the
management and operation of several airlines during his 30 years in
the industry. He was most recently Executive Vice
President-Operations, for AMR Corporation, the parent company of
American Airlines. He also served as Senior Vice
President-Technical Operations, American Airlines; Chief Operations
Officer, American Eagle; President and CEO, Canadian Regional
Airlines; President and CEO, Reno Air; Vice President of Flight
Operations, Midway Airlines; and Vice President of Flight
Operations, Air Florida.
He graduated first in his class in the United States Air Force
pilot training program and served as a pilot flight examiner. He
holds FAA Air Transport Pilot Ratings for Douglas DC-9/MD-80 and
Boeing 737 series aircraft and has accumulated over 10,000 hours as
a commercial pilot.
Bob is an honors graduate from the California State Polytechnic
University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical
Engineering and received his master's degree in Business
Administration from Southern Illinois University. He is a member of
the President's Council of the California State Polytechnic
University and has served as a board member on numerous aviation,
civic and charitable organizations.
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