Airline Reporter was founded in July 2008 to share my passion with the airline industry. My blog doesn’t try to follow the constant daily financial status of airlines, route changes, travel deals or other similar details (there are other great blogs out there that do that). I try to follow the airline industry in a way that is interesting to those who work and have an interest in the airline industry. I mostly write blogs on stories that interest me and I want to learn more about, which seems like a lot of you enjoy as well. I love coming up with original content and also finding oddball stories that most people don’t see.
I live just north of Seattle and just south of Paine Field where Boeing makes the 747, 777, 767 and of course the 787. I have enjoyed many great opportunities and have met some amazing people. I try to have fun with the blog, sharing real world travel experiences, interviews, visitations, giving out the occasional medal and much more.
The blog has been referenced in a lot of media outlets, other blogs, and I am syndicated through the Seattle PI.
The Basics:
Name: David Parker Brown
Location: Seattle, WA
Favorite plane: Boeing 727-200 (L1011 comes in a close 2nd)
Connect via: Facebook, LinkdIn, Twitter
Email: david@airlinereporter.com
Bio: Owner and Founder of Airline Reporter, David has been blogging since 1999 before “blog” was even a word. He grew up in the air via his father’s own plane (1955 Bonanza). As a child he travelled a lot between parents in Seattle, WA and Reno, NV. He would love sitting at the airport and looking at the planes to learn the subtle differences between a 737 and A320 and a DC-10 and MD-11. On his bookshelf are more airline related books than he likes to admit to most people. He is proudly an “aviation nerd” and enjoys following anything to do with the airline industry.
He graduated from the University of Washington Seattle with a BA in Political Science in 2003 and currently works full time in higher education as an admissions advisor. He recently bought a house in the flight line of Paine Field and loves to catch a glimpse of a Dreamlifter flying over. He also finds time to volunteer at the Future of Flight and keep a decent social life.
Pictures (starting upperleft, going clockwise): In a 727 cockpit, my A-Wing logo, my laviator picture in a A320, at a friend’s wedding, on a Washington state ferry, in a B777 engine, in FL with a work of art and me and Amy in FL.