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.
Joseph C. Anselmo (Washington ), William Garvey (Lakeland, Fla.)
Jordan Hansell was named chairman and CEO of fractional aircraft operator NetJets following the surprise resignation on March 28 of NetJets Chairman David Sokol from parent company Berkshire Hathaway. Sokol had been at NetJets since mid-2009, when he was tapped by Berkshire CEO Warren Buffett to turn around the struggling, Columbus, Ohio-based operation. Sokol’s deep cost cuts enabled NetJets to escape bankruptcy and eventually restore profitability (AW&ST Feb. 7, p. 41).
Mine is an old New England town, complete with a central green, stone walls, colonial tavern, the works. Revolutionary War skirmishes were fought on Main Street — a British cannon ball remains lodged in the old tavern’s wall — and combatants, both Patriots and Redcoats, rest in the Burying Yard. Yes, George Washington really did stop here, as did Comte de Rochambeau and Benedict Arnold (when he was still fighting for the home team).
