Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.
He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the National Business Aviation Association; the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Aerospace Media Awards; the Aviation Journalism Award from the National Air Transportation Association; and an Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award for Business Aviation.
Previously, Bill served as Managing Editor of Aviation Week Television. He was the top editor for both Flying and Professional Pilot magazines, as well as a member of the senior editorial staff at Reader's Digest. He also managed communications for FlightSafety International.
Bill has authored or co-authored three aviation books, was an essayist for National Public Radio, wrote aviation documentaries for The Discovery Channel and has written for numerous publications including The New York Times, Smithsonian Air & Space, Popular Mechanics and The Associated Press, among others.
An active aviator, Bill holds a Commercial Pilot license, along with multiengine, instrument, seaplane and glider ratings.
The man on the television screen, his voice dripping with sarcasm, was belaboring a pun. I stopped to listen, happy for the excuse, however feeble, to cease my exercising — yes, I’m finally trying to make amends for years of sloth, cheeseburgers and bar tabs. But the commitment to a healthy lifestyle is admittedly halfhearted since I’d had a large pepperoni just the night before. (And the sinning was not at all satisfying since the thing arrived barely cooked, its center a soupy mix of cheese, sauce and wet dough. Once again, Pizza Planet rushed things needlessly.)
Even though it is halting production Aug. 9-13, Piper Aircraft has increased its payroll and output substantially in the past year and says its PiperJet development program “is full speed ahead.”
