John Cudahy, President of the International Council of Air
Shows, is relaxed, smiling, and for the first time in a week, NOT
running to another meeting while talking on a cell phone.
It is the end of the ICAS convention in Dallas. All around him, the
staff is packing up, getting things shipped back to headquarters in
Virginia. He’s in jeans and a non-airshow t-shirt.
(That’s a surprise), bears a strong resemblance to an actor
on “ER” (NOT George Clooney) and he takes 15 minutes to
sit down with ANN and recap the show.
Aero-News: Best part of the convention?
John Cudahy-ICAS: I would say there was a definite
increase in the business orientation…with both performers
and organizers treating this as a busines