James Graham, the editor of the monthly ACW Supplements, is an award-winning transport journalist who was the first journalist on the newspaper when it launched in the 1990s. With extensive experience and expertise in aviation media, he has written across a range of titles covering the supply chain internationally. His two spells at ACW now amount to over a decade or writing and interviewing people in airfreight.
What quote has most resonated with you?
A coward dies a thousand times before his death, but the valiant taste of death but once. It seems to me most strange that men should fear, seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come. Shakespeare
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Always let an accident be the other blighter’s fault.
What is the most adventurous thing you have ever done?
Becoming a father.
If you could have dinner with any three people, living or dead, who would it be and why?
Isambard Kingdom Brunel to hear of his engineering prowess; George Stephenson to hear of the early days of his engineering; Nikola Tesla to find out what he thinks about electric vehicles
What’s something we wouldn’t know about you from your CV?
I was raised in Toronto.
What hobby have you always wanted to try but never got around to?
Carpentry.
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
X-Ray vision.
What’s your proudest moment and your biggest regret?
My son’s graduation from Oxford University as a Doctor of Astro-Physics. I regret my father neveer lived to see it.
If there was a movie made about your life, who would you like to see play the lead role?
Michael Kitchen.
What is the one item you can’t travel without?
My passport.
What would your autobiography be called?
Planes, Trains and No Automobiles.
Cats or dogs?
Neither. Seahorses.
Early riser or night owl?
Early riser.
What’s the best and worst purchase you’ve ever made?
My house is the best. I don’t make bad purchases.
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Fish & Chips.
