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.

Articles

By Molly McMillin
Business jet traffic over the Christmas holiday period was down 11% compared to a year ago, peaking at 12,000 daily flights on Dec. 23, according to WingX Advance data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
In an outgrowth of steps taken to protect clients from COVID-19 on its aircraft, Flexjet is offering fractional jet ownership clients complimentary diagnostic screenings for early detection of health risks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Wheels Up, a private aviation membership service, has continued its shopping spree with the acquisition of Mountain Aviation, the largest Part 135 operator of Citation X super-midsize business jets in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion