Molly McMillin

Managing Editor, Business Aviation

Wichita, KS

Summary

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report. 

Before joining Aviation Week, Molly spent nearly 20 years at the Wichita Eagle, Kansas’ largest newspaper, where she served as senior aviation/aerospace reporter.

 Molly became a private pilot in 2011, learning to fly in her dad's 1956 Piper Tri-Pacer. 

She has won multiple state and national journalism awards, including awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers, Heart of America and the Kansas Press Association. She was the recipient of the  2023 and the 2013 National Business Aviation Association’s Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence and was featured in a book on Kansas called Ad Astra: 161 Adventurers, Astronauts, Discoverers, Explorers, Pilots, Pioneers and Scientists.

A graduate of Wichita State University, Molly was selected the 2014 Outstanding Alumni at WSU’s Elliott School of Communication.

Articles

By Molly McMillin
Flexjet revealed the mystery aircraft it had been teasing about online—the addition of the Gulfstream G700 ultra-long-range aircraft into its fleet.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production unit of its newest business jet in the 560XL series of aircraft—the Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Optimism from business aircraft owners and operators regarding market conditions for business aviation shot up during the third quarter of 2025, JetNet iQ says.
Aircraft & Propulsion