Molly McMillin

Managing Editor, Business Aviation

Wichita

Summary

Molly McMillin is managing editor of business aviation for Aviation Week and editor-in-chief of the Business Aviation & AAM Report, 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
Blackhawk Modifications, a provider of engine upgrades for turboprops based in Waco, Texas, is doubling the size of its facilities and aligning several companies under one umbrella that will be branded as Blackhawk Aerospace.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
A shortage of pilots and mechanics is a “serious and immediate problem,” affecting business aircraft, commercial airlines and the military, the head of the Aviation Workforce Alliance warns.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
“It felt good to have a little bit of economic tailwind,” CEO Ron Draper said. So far, 2019 is off “to a pretty good start.”
Business Aviation