Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2017, he worked for Aviation International News and Avionics and Rotor & Wing magazines.
Bill was the recipient of the National Business Aviation Association's Gold Wing Award in 2017 and 2022 for his reporting on drones and advanced air mobility, respectively, and in 1997 received the British Royal Aeronautical Society Aerospace Journalist of the Year award in the business aviation category. He is the author of the book, Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America, published in 2016.
Garmin on Dec. 15 announced upgrades to its GFC 600 autopilot that include a Smart Rudder Bias system designed to help the pilots of select piston twin-engine aircraft maintain control if one engine fails.
The FAA is allowing pilots and air traffic controllers in the U.S. to receive the first vaccine developed for COVID-19 under their existing medical certifications and has committed to evaluating vaccines from other manufacturers as they are introduced.
