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.
With the Learjets 70/75 now in production, deliveries of the Challenger 350 set to begin soon, testing of the Model 85 underway, and development of the Global 7000 and 8000 proceeding apace, what of the Challenger 605? Guy Hachey, president of Bombardier Aerospace, said recently, “The [Challenger] 605 right now is going to remain the way that it is. We haven't announced anything.” However, he acknowledges the need for some kind of follow-on. “Probably the more vulnerable area we have is the 605, because it's the oldest product,” Hachey continued.
Duncan Aviation, one of the largest family-owned aircraft support companies in the U.S., celebrated the 50th anniversary of its facility in Lincoln, Neb., in December. Established Dec. 5, 1963 by Donald Duncan, the company began with 12 employees and has since grown to more than 1,200. Duncan had a varied background, ranging from working on the family farm to selling surplus government airplanes and involvement with a car dealership in Clarinda, Iowa, before he became a Beechcraft distributor in Omaha, Neb.
