Wichita Bank Names Morgan Littell Vice President, Business Aviation

Equity Bank, the Wichita-based bank subsidiary of Equity Bancshares, Inc., has named Morgan Littell Vice President, Business Aviation, responsible for establishing its Aircraft Financing Division. She brings more than 10 years of successful aircraft financing acumen to the newly created position, which will offer nationwide aircraft financial services.

Morgan Littell

“Morgan Littell is a well-respected, knowledgeable and experienced aviation finance professional who will expand Equity Bank’s aircraft portfolio,” said Equity Bank Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Craig Anderson.

“She is the epitome of a customer-oriented banker who will be focused on client needs in a full range of aircraft financing, to include new and used piston-powered aircraft, turboprops and jets. The development of our new Aircraft Finance Division gives current and future customers an opportunity to improve their business travel,” he added.

Littell has been involved in aviation for more than 20 years, beginning her career in sales and marketing for a Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer. In addition to being an expert in aircraft financing she also has experience in aircraft maintenance and aircraft chartering. She joins Equity from another financial institution where she established a new aircraft financing organization and headed aircraft financial transactions.

Littell holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Kansas and a Master of Business Administration from Wichita State University. She is active in aviation organizations, including Women in Aviation, the National Aircraft Finance Association, the National Business Aviation Association and the Wichita Aero Club.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.