Slotnick departing The Points Guy

David Slotnick

Senior aviation reporter David Slotnick is leaving The Points Guy to recharge but will return later as a contributing aviation editor.

Slotnick previously was the senior airline reporter at Business Insider, covering the aviation business in depth throughout the COVID-19 crisis, as well as aviation startups and logistics, passenger experience and breaking news.

Before covering aviation full-time, Slotnick launched Business Insider’s points, miles and credit card strategy while also reporting on the broader travel space. \

He has contributed to numerous publications as a freelancer, including TPG.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.