Jack Penning Managing Partner
Jack is known as a leader in air service development, strategic business planning, and airport marketing. In 2017, Jack joined three other partners in founding Volaire Aviation Consulting. Since that time, Volaire has worked for more than 110 airport clients throughout North America.
Jack’s business cases for new service have led to the initiation of more than 100 new routes since Volaire’s founding. Jack prides himself on taking tough cases and turning them into sustainable air service.
Jack continues to lead the industry in winning grants. In his 20+ year career, he has won more than $20 million in funding for air service development projects, both at the federal and state level. He also works with local businesses and community organizations to develop local funding for air service projects. Jack’s community development efforts have netted more than $30 million for enhanced air service.
Before moving to consulting, Jack was the aviation reporter for KGW-TV, the NBC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. He has been honored with both Emmy and Edward R. Murrow awards for his journalism.
Jack earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He and his wife live in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson. Jack can be reached at jack.penning@volaireaviation.com.