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.
Fast, flexible, super-sensual and ultra exclusive, they were coveted by moguls, monarchs and movie stars. They moved Carly Simon to sing, served as Goldfinger's bling, helped the Rat Pack to swing, and in so doing became icons of their age. They were the first business jets and there had never been anything like them. No vehicle had ever provided such a combination of speed, privacy and comfort.
Sen. James Inhofe’s (R-Okla.) quest to provide pilots with a stronger ability to defend themselves against enforcement actions took a step forward with the June 29 U.S. Senate passage of the “Pilots Bill of Rights.” The bill, S.1335, requires the FAA to present a pilot all relevant evidence in an enforcement action within 30 days and removes the “special statutory deference” as it relates to the National Transportation Safety Board appeals of FAA actions against airmen.
