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
A group of 300 U.S. pilot and aviation organizations are advocating for standard airport diagram labels for general aviation aircraft parking.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
Daher’s aircraft division delivered 53 Kodiak and TBM turboprops in 2020 with plans to deliver another 50 in 2021, according to the company, a show of “resilience” in its product lines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business aircraft activity in North America was down 12% in February compared to a year ago, while European activity fell 31%, according to Argus data. Compared to January, activity in North America was down 4.4%, while activity in Europe was down 2.6% compared to the previous month, Argus said.
Aircraft & Propulsion