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.
FLASHLIGHT, CHECK. Screwdriver, check. Eyeshadow, check. I was ready. I'd been heading out the door when I stopped to more carefully consider the job at hand, the problems I might encounter, and what remedies I might need. While the hangar is just seven miles away, returning for a forgotten tool or document is annoying and yet occurs so often, I've begun to double-check myself before I get in the car.
VMC prevailed as the Aero Commander 690A took off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport at 1900 hours with three people aboard for the VFR instructional flight. Neither the twin turboprop nor anyone aboard was seen again. It's presumed the aircraft crashed in Cook Inlet, about 12 miles west of Anchorage.
It was a business flight from Visalia, Calif., to Ravalli County Airport in Hamilton, Mont. Aboard the Cessna Citation 560 was an ATP pilot and one passenger. According to witnesses, as the aircraft flared for landing, it kept floating until it touched down about 1,500 feet down the 4,200-foot-long runway. The aircraft began to slow, but failed to stop before running off the end. The Citation sustained substantial damage.
