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.
It was the call we all dread. The car was overheating, and now there was oil on the garage floor. On the phone, the mechanic was saying terrible things: failed head gasket, engine bolts stripped, block compromised, and so on. His repair estimate exceeded the car's book value. My roadster was toast, never to roar again.
In all the jabbering that followed Hawker Beechcraft's remarkable announcement that it planned to sell itself to a Chinese mogul, one revelation resonated especially: If the deal does not proceed, the company will shut down jet production.
Citing increased sales of Cessna Citations and Bell commercial helicopters, Textron on July 19 reported second-quarter revenue of $3 billion and a $288 million manufacturing profit, increases of 10.7% and $59 million, respectively, over the same period in 2011. “The payoff from investing in new products and services is reflected in our double-digit revenue growth,” said Textron Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly, “and our focus on operational execution is driving solid results.”
