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.
Odyssey Aeropsace. a VIP cabinetry specialist for Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and Gulfstream business jets, reports that its facility in Denton, Texas, is in full production for a VVIP Boeing 747-8 interior. “It's the largest single program Odyssey's completed thus far,” says company President Trey Bryson.
A year after Jet Aviation's completions woes had “blemished” an otherwise strong financial performance at parent company General Dynamics, Jet Aviation President Dan Clare says the business has put new systems and processes in place and that customers have been happy with the results. Jet shifted work from Zurich to Basel, implemented new processes and improved quality and production cycles. The also incorporated new practices based on lessons learned at their St. Louis facility.
Satcom Direct is a value-added reseller for OnAir's GSM mobile phone service, Mobile OnAir, on VIP and business aircraft enabling passengers and crew to use their mobile phone the same way they do on the ground while flying in regions that authorize mobile phone use during flight — although not during takeoff or landing. Satcom Direct also signed an agreement with Honeywell to be a distribution partner for Inmarsat GX Aviation Ka-band service and a distributor of GX avionics equipment.
