Molly McMillin

Managing Editor, Business Aviation

Wichita, KS

Summary

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report. 

Before joining Aviation Week, Molly spent nearly 20 years at the Wichita Eagle, Kansas’ largest newspaper, where she served as senior aviation/aerospace reporter.

Along the way, she has had some unique experiences, including a ride with the U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds Demonstration Team, a parachute jump with the U.S. Army Golden Knights demonstration team and a ride in the back of an Air Force tanker watching a boom operator fuel a fighter jet. Her reporting has taken her across the world. Molly became a private pilot in 2011.

She has won multiple state and national journalism awards, including awards from the Society of Business Editors and Writers, Heart of America and the Kansas Press Association. She was the recipient of the 2013 National Business Aviation Association’s Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence and was featured in a book on Kansas called Ad Astra: 161 Adventurers, Astronauts, Discoverers, Explorers, Pilots, Pioneers and Scientists.

A graduate of Wichita State University, Molly was selected the 2014 Outstanding Alumni at WSU’s Elliott School of Communication.

Articles

By Molly McMillin
Helicopters were involved in 106 accidents in the U.S. in 2016, down from 121 in 2015, a 12% decrease. Fatal accidents remained the same at 17.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
The world’s largest helicopter show, HAI Heli-Expo, is expected to set records for attendance and exhibitors when it opens March 6, organizers say. The Expo expects more than 20,000 attendees and more than 700 exhibitors in 1 million sq. ft. of meeting and exhibit space. More than 60 aircraft will be on static display.
Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
Private membership Wheels Up was accorded 2016’s Business Aviation Laureate for expanding the use of business aviation beyond a small, select group.
Business Aviation