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.
Pogo CEO Robert Crandall has decided to ground Pogo, his startup very light jet charter operation, before it ever left the ground. He says he’s returning what remains of the operation’s seed money to investors after devoting several years to market analysis, equipment evaluation, pricing structures, service areas and operational planning. “I feel badly about it,” Crandall told BA April 15 of the decision. “It’s just one of those ideas that didn’t work out.” The company was created in the summer of 2004 by Crandall and former People Express founder Donald Burr.
India, a place of breathtaking beauty, opulent in resources and a center of spirituality, is also scarred by wrenching squalor and periodic eruptions of bloody violence. It was the crown jewel of the British Empire and since gaining its independence in 1947, has emerged as a formidable entity on the world stage. The latter occurred by design as leaders within this, the world’s largest democracy, invested heavily in education and technology.
The Feb. 16 crash near Lock Haven, Pa., of the prototype Piper Aztec that claimed the life of test pilot Robert Piggott occurred after the tail parted from the aircraft during a high-speed dive during FAA certification testing. Piper reports it has fixed the problem generating the flutter that caused the failure and expects deliveries to begin in August. Bell Helicopter received the largest commercial North American order in its history when Autair Helicopter Services of Montreal signed for 12 Bell 47G-2 Troopers.
