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.
THE WAFFLE DID ME IN. I had dined in the same restaurant, Washington's woody Willard Room, the previous night and had immensely enjoyed the fare, fusty ambiance and company. But with the dawn my gum was unexpectedly tender, and as I chomped on the fruit-laden waffle, pain exploded from an upper right molar. An emergency visit to the dentist confirmed my worst fear: The tooth was infected; I would need a root canal. Yours truly is a card-carrying dentophobe. The sound of the drill, that gurgly thing that hooks into your mouth, the needles -- I hate it all.
The editors of B/CA created the Vision Awards as a means for publicly recognizing and applauding special effort and achievement by individuals and groups in furthering business aviation.
L. Peter Larson President&CEO, Mooney Aerospace Group A top financial executive with General Dynamics and later at Cessna, Larson joined Mooney as CFO in January and was promoted to CEO upon the resignation of long-time friend and colleague, Roy Norris, in August. Mooney Aerospace is an amalgam of AASI, developer of the ill-fated Jetcruzer, and the then-bankrupt Mooney Aircraft. 1 You've got Mooneys rolling out of Kerrville, Texas, again. How's that feel?
