A born and bred product of Wisconsin, Jim Rankin brings a Midwestern work ethic to his duties as RAA chairman and CEO of Air Wisconsin alike. For the last five years Rankin has led Air Wisconsin through a volatile period in which his avowed conservatism kept the carrier on a level and profitable track. Should Rankin bring the same sort of stability to the RAA, the board of directors should consider itself fortunate.
A member of the RAA President’s Council for the past 10 years and the executive committee for the last three, Rankin also brings an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the RAA and the “challenges” its members face. As the association prepared for its annual convention in May, the former Midwest Airlines MD-80 pilot and Skyway Airlines president spoke with AIN about his personal experiences at Air Wisconsin and related them to his role as RAA chairman.
