John “Foosh” Fechushak serves as Vice President – Airport Operations, LAX, SEA, SLC, West. In this role, he leads a team of more than 12,000 employees that oversee the day-to-day operations at three Delta hubs and West Stations. His responsibilities include the customer service areas of check-in, ticketing, baggage, Delta Sky Clubs and the Airport Control Center. John reports to Erik Snell, Senior Vice President – Airport Customer Service (ACS), Cargo Operations, Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Global Clean.

John previously served as Vice President – Airport Operations, DTW, where he led 2,500 Delta employees and oversaw the operation at Delta’s second-largest hub with more than 450 peak-day departures to more than 120 destinations. He joined Delta in 1989 and has worked in operational roles in Tech Ops, Marketing, Quality and Delta Connection. John was also Managing Director of Airport Operations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where he was responsible for the largest single airline hub operation in the world with approximately 1,000 daily flights and nearly 6,000 employees. In 2006, he was named a Chairman’s Club Honoree, Delta’s highest honor in employee recognition.

John received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Duquesne University and an MBA in airline operation management from Embry-Riddle University. He is active in the community, supporting causes such as American Cancer Society, Covenant House California, KaBOOM!, Habitat for Humanity, and children’s hospitals in Atlanta, Detroit and Los Angeles.