Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week. 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.
The U.S. should speed revisions to FAA regs governing commercial space to keep pace with the industry’s growth, newer launch vehicle providers told the House.
FAA and the European Commission have signed an agreement that will lead to lowering fees the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) charges U.S. manufacturers to endorse design approvals, according to the U.S. agency.
The FAA and the European Commission have signed an agreement that will lead to lowering fees that EASA charges U.S. manufacturers to endorse design approvals.