Molly McMillin

Managing Editor, Business Aviation

Wichita

Summary

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for Aviation Week and editor-in-chief of the Business Aviation & AAM Report, an Aviation Week market intelligence product. 

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.

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Articles

By Molly McMillin
The number of pre-owned business jets for sale in November declined 3% compared to a year ago, equating to 3.1% of the fleet, but grew 6% when compared to October inventories, according to Jefferies’ analysts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
An overwhelming number of new business jet fliers—94%—say they plan to continue to fly privately rather than return to the airlines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Deliveries of piston aircraft rose during the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, compared to the same period a year ago, while business jet deliveries declined and turboprop shipments were flat, according to the just-released General Aviation Aircraft (GAMA) shipment report.
Aircraft & Propulsion