Icarus Society

Icarus, a Greek mythological aviator, failed to heed his father Daedalus' sage advice about climbing too near the sun and died when his fledgling wings melted.

Northwestern University’s Transportation Center’s ad-hoc aviation think tank, The Icarus Society, provides a public forum for the discussion and dissemination of a wide range of national and international issues impacting the aviation industry.  The goal of the Society is to share knowledge and ideas about all thing relevant to aviation today with the widest possible audience. 

The Icarus Society promotes in-depth dialoguing about the airlines, aircraft manufacturing, aviation services, technology, government oversight, and significant elements of business aviation through seminars, lectures, and the exchange of ideas via web postings and ListServ Communications.   

In additional to exploring topics of interest to the group, the networking among members is a significant benefit to its members.   

  • Inaugural Meeting of the Icarus Society, December 1, 2006
  • Icarus Society Bulletin Board

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    Icarus Society Steering Committee

    Rob Mark (Medill '95)
    CEO, CommAvia

    Vicki Bretthauer (KSM '82)
    DLS Associates

    Ed Rafacz (KSM '98)
    Chairman, Delta MEC Airport and Ground Environment Committee; Pilot, Delta Airlines

    Mark Ahasic (KSM '08)

    Laurence Audenaerd (CE PhD Candidate)

    Reed Tanger (KSM '07)
    Booz Allen Hamilton

    Aaron Gellman
    NU Transportation Center

    Diana Marek
    NU Transportation Center

    Subscribe to the Icarus Society Mailing List

    If you are interested in being a part of the group, we invite you to subscribe to Icarus Society Listserve - so you will be sure to receive info about upcoming events and be able to share in the group's discussions.

    Use this link to send the proper e-mail to the Northwestern listserv. Leave the body of the e-mail blank.

    If you have problems subscribing, e-mail the list owner, Rob Mark.