Contributors
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Editorial Contributors
James D. Butler is an attorney and the CEO of Bethesda, Md.-based Shaircraft Solutions, which advises individuals and businesses about private air travel investments and specializes in fractional share purchases and share valuation disputes.
E-mail: James D. Butler
Bryan A. Comstock is president of Jeteffect, a jet sales and acquisitions firm headquartered in Long Beach, Calif. He has covered the used-aircraft market for BJT since we published our first issue in October 2003.
E-mail: Bryan A. Comstock
Greg Cirillo and Gary Horowitz are employed by the Washington, D.C. law firm Wiley Rein LLP, where Cirillo is a partner and Horowitz is special counsel. The firm represents operators, owners, lessors and financiers in structuring the sale, acquisition, ownership and operation of aircraft, and provides federal and state tax-planning services.
E-mail: Greg Cirillo and Gary Horowitz
Diane Weber DeNapoli is a freelance writer based in New City, N.Y. She has reported on a wide range of topics, including travel, income taxes, financial planning and medical practice management. For nearly 16 years, she was an editor at Medical Economics, the leading business and lifestyle magazine for doctors in the U.S.
E-mail: Diane Weber DeNapoli
Don Douglas is a veteran travel writer and photographer, based in northwestern Germany. He contributes frequently to BJT’s Getaways feature.
E-mail: Don Douglas
Curt Epstein is a staff editor at Aviation International News and a staff reporter for AINtv.com. He is a former news writer for WLNY-TV in Melville, N.Y., and senior producer/reporter for the Science and Technology News Network, New York, N.Y.
E-mail: Curt Epstein
Marion Flanagan is a New Jersey-based freelancer who has written for such publications as The Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. Her past articles for BJT have included a Getaways feature on the ski slopes of Lech, Austria, and a holiday gift guide for business jet travelers.
E-mail: Marion Flanagan
Jennifer Harrington is a staff editor at Aviation International News and a licensed private pilot. She is a U.S. Navy active-duty veteran and served for five years as an aviation weather forecaster.
E-mail: Jennifer Harrington
Skip Hollandsworth is executive editor of Texas Monthly, which he joined in 1989. He has won the National Headliners Award, the national John Hancock Award for Excellence in Business and Financial Journalism, and City and Regional Magazine gold awards for feature writing. He has also been a four-time finalist for a National Magazine Award.
E-mail: Skip Hollandsworth
Stuart Hope co-owns Hope Aviation Insurance, a national insurance brokerage specializing in turbine/jet aircraft. He is an ATP-rated pilot and serves on the National Business Aviation Association’s Insurance/Risk Management Committee.
E-mail: Stuart Hope
Mark Huber writes BJT’s New Jet Preview and Used Jet Review features. He is a private pilot with experience in single-engine, multi-engine, turbine, amphibious, aerobatic and rotary-wing aircraft.
E-mail: Mark Huber
Bradley S. Klein is architecture editor of Golfweek. He is author of several books, including Rough Meditations: From Tour Caddie to Golf Course Critic, An Insider’s Look at the Game.
E-mail: Bradley S. Klein
Debi Lander is a freelance journalist based in Jacksonville, Fla. A seasoned international traveler and an avid photographer, she has a fondness for castles and the Caribbean, colonial America and Renaissance art.
E-mail: Debi Lander
David A. Lombardo is a senior editor at Aviation International News and an airline transport rated pilot.
E-mail: David A. Lombardo
Robert Mark, a former Midway Airlines and corporate pilot, is CEO of CommAvia, an aviation marketing communications company based in Evanston, Ill. He is also the editor of the syndicated aviation blog Jetwhine.com and a contributor to Aviation International News.ُ
E-mail: Robert Mark
Sharon McDonnell has written about travel, food, business and other topics for publications such as The New York Times, Wine Enthusiast, American Way, Delta Sky, Robb Report and Computerworld. Based in New York, she is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences.
E-mail: Sharon McDonnell
Nigel Moll is the editor of Aviation International News. A life-long car and aviation enthusiast, he has flown 150 types of airplanes, seaplanes and helicopters and owned 16 cars and two motorcycles. He drives about 50,000 miles annually.
E-mail: Nigel Moll
Thomas Pero writes Fly Fishing for BJT. He is the former editor of Fish & Fly magazine.
E-mail: Thomas Pero
Mark Phelps is a former technical editor of Business Jet Traveler and writes its Exit column. He is a New Jersey-based pilot and aircraft owner.
E-mail: Mark Phelps
Gregory Polek has been an editor for BJT’s sister publication, Aviation International News, since 1995. His previous contributions to this magazine include a Getaways feature on Huatulco, Mexico, and an article on charter operators.
E-mail: Greg Polek
Michael J. Ryan is president of The Planning Solutions Group, Inc., a management consulting firm specializing in sales improvement, project management and operational planning.
E-mail: Michael J. Ryan
Matt Thurber is a frequent contributor to these pages and a senior editor at Aviation International News. He is certified as a commercial pilot, flight instructor and aircraft mechanic.
E-mail: Matt Thurber
Bill Whitman is a former diplomat who has written on travel, food and wine for Forbes, National Geographic Traveler and many other publications. His guidebook, Off the Beaten Path: Washington, D.C., is published by Globe Pequot Press.
E-mail: Bill Whitman
Jeff Wieand writes the Taxes, Laws and Finance column for BJT. A senior vice president of Boston JetSearch, Inc., he is a member of the National Business Aviation Association’s Tax Committee.
E-mail: Jeff Wieand
James Wynbrandt has written for Aviation International News, Smithsonian Air & Space and many other aviation publications as well as for The New York Times and Forbes. A New York City resident, he is a multi-engine instrument-rated pilot and aircraft owner.
E-mail: James Wynbrandt
Photographers
Wilson Baker has been a professional photographer since 1986 and has contributed to such publications as The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.
E-mail: Wilson Baker
Mark Bealer lives in Cincinnati and has been a professional photographer since 1989.
E-mail: Mark Bealer
Bill Bernstein has produced memorable work for Time, Rolling Stone and many other publications.
E-mail: Bill Bernstein
Manuello Paganelli has produced work for Time, Newsweek, People, Forbes and many other magazines.
E-mail: Manuello Paganelli
