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.
Stephan A. Hanvey President/CEO, Piaggio America The P180 Avanti program was suspended when its Italian parent company failed. Now Hanvey, a former U.S. Navy test pilot and head of engineering at Beech/Raytheon, is leading a new group's reintroduction of the unique turboprop. 1 Is there much of a market for a turboprop these days?
Andersen, the big tax, audit and consulting firm formerly known as Arthur Andersen, has issued a white paper on the apparent value of business aircraft to the companies that operate them. While most of the numbers relating to the survey are quite welcome, a couple should give pause. First off, the word ``apparent'' is a frustrating but necessary qualifier because it's virtually impossible to quantify the contribution of a business tool -- be it a letterpress or a Learjet -- that does not generate income directly, regardless of the tool's obvious utility.
Peggy Chabrian President, Women in Aviation International Founded by Chabrian in 1995, Women in Aviation, International has some 6,000 members of both genders and its annual convention, which took place in late March, was expected to draw 3,000 participants. 1 Can you measure the progress of women as aviation professionals?
