Molly McMillin

Wichita

Editor-in-Chief, The Weekly of Business Aviation at Aviation Week

Aviation Week: managing editor of The Weekly of Business Aviation

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Articles

Gulfstream’s G800 Earns FAA And EASA Certification

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin |Michael O. Lavitt

Michael O. Lavitt, Director of Editorial Content Production for Aviation Week, has extensive experience in both traditional print and new media. He began his career as a reporter with daily newspapers, worked on developing online services in Chicago and New York in the mid-1980s and then joined Aviation Week & Space Technology as a news editor.
Bombardier Officials Gain Confidence In Global 8000 EIS In 2025

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

As the first Global 8000 production aircraft moves down the production line, Bombardier officials say they have “greater and greater confidence about our ability to certify and deliver the Global 8000 this year,” its top official told analysts during a May 1 call to discuss the company’s first...
Bombardier Gains Tariff Clarity While Deliveries Rise

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

For 2–3 weeks in March, Bombardier saw a pause in sales activity as potential customers “were paralyzed” with the uncertainty with tariffs and with the global economy, leaders told analysts during a call regarding the company’s first quarter financial results. The drop in interest was similar to...
Wheels Up Fleet Transition Underway As Financial Progess Continues

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

Wheels Up recorded first quarter 2025 revenue of $177.5 million–down 10% compared to the year-ago period–and a $99.3 million net loss, up 2% year on year, while reporting an increase in bookings and a focus on more profitable flying. Leaders also expect full-year earnings before income, taxes...
It’s Bon Voyage As Explorers Depart On Polar Flight

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

The Polar Mission, a mission to circumnavigate the globe from south to north over both poles, launched successfully April 30 from Wichita carrying four crewmembers in a Learjet 36A-022. The mission is raising funds to restore Lear Jet 23-003, the first Learjet to be delivered to a customer. This is the first polar mission using a Learjet.
It’s Bon Voyage As Explorers Depart On Polar Expedition

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

The Polar Mission, a mission to circumnavigate the globe from south to north over both poles, launched successfully April 30 from Wichita carrying four crewmembers in a Learjet 36A-022. The mission is raising funds to restore Lear Jet 23-003, the first Learjet to be delivered to a customer. This is...
Textron Aviation Seeks Aircraft For 2026 Special Olympics

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

In the world's largest peacetime airlift, Textron Aviation’s Special Olympics Airlift transports hundreds of athletes and coaches to cities hosting the Special Olympics USA Games. Textron Aviation is looking ahead to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota’s Twin Cities. Organizers ask owners and operators of Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft to volunteer to transport athletes in what will be the company’s ninth Special Olympics Airlift. The airlift will be...
Podcast: Learjet Special—A Polar Mission And A Restoration Project | Aviation Week Network

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

Listen in to hear from Bart Gray, who is leading a flight to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole in a Learjet 36A, and Rick Rowe from the Classic Lear Jet Foundation, an organization in the midst of restoring a 1964-built Lear Jet 23, the first Learjet to be delivered to a customer. Gray discusses the flight, which leaves April 30, including the route, preparations and challenges. Rowe, meanwhile, provides an update on the project to return the aircraft into flying condition.
Granddaughter’s Comment Inspires Book Series About STEAM Careers

2 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

On the way home from taking her granddaughter to see Buzz Lightyear, Sheree Utash, president of WSU Tech in Wichita, asked four-year-old Ella who her favorite character had been. After hearing it was Buzz Lightyear, Utash asked whether she wanted to become an astronaut when she grew up. “She goes,...
Textron Aviation Opens One-Stop $40M Career And Learning Center

3 weeks ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin

Textron Aviation's Career and Training Center in Wichita provides a simulated manufacturing floor to prepare newly hired mechanics in a variety of skills, such as sheet metal assembly and other roles. A view through the window of a Cessna Citation CJ4 fuselage. Textron Aviation celebrated the opening of its new Career and Learning Center on April 23, representing a $40 million investment into a one-stop shop for interviewing, hiring, training and other workforce development activities.