Milt Sills, who was involved in the development of every Cessna Citation business jet, died of cancer on 27 March, aged 69. Sills joined Cessna in 1965 as an engineering test pilot, and rose through the ranks to become senior vice-president, product engineering, in 1997. Under Sills' leadership, the CitationX won the 1996 Collier Trophy as the first US commercial aircraft to cruise at Mach 0.92.
Source: Flight International