William Garvey

Former Editor-in-Chief, Business & Commercial Aviation

Charleston, South Carolina

Summary

Bill was Editor-in-Chief of Business & Commercial Aviation from 2000 to 2020. During his stewardship, the monthly magazine received scores of awards for editorial excellence.

He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from the National Business Aviation Association; the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Aerospace Media Awards; the Aviation Journalism Award from the National Air Transportation Association; and an Aerospace Journalist of the Year Award for Business Aviation.

Previously, Bill served as Managing Editor of Aviation Week Television. He was the top editor for both Flying and Professional Pilot magazines, as well as a member of the senior editorial staff at Reader's Digest. He also managed communications for FlightSafety International.

Bill has authored or co-authored three aviation books, was an essayist for National Public Radio, wrote aviation documentaries for The Discovery Channel and has written for numerous publications including The New York Times, Smithsonian Air & Space, Popular Mechanics and The Associated Press, among others.

An active aviator, Bill holds a Commercial Pilot license, along with multiengine, instrument, seaplane and glider ratings.

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Articles

Joseph C. Anselmo (Savannah, Ga. ), William Garvey (Wichita, Kan. )
Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me.” Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote those words in 1926, but he could have been describing the business jet market of 2010.

Fred George (Savannah, Ga. ), William Garvey (Savannah, Ga. )
Gulfstream Aerospace’s intent from the outset of the G650 project was to produce the ultimate—the largest, fastest, longest range, most luxurious and technically advanced business jet ever. And with FAA certification targeted for next year, those goals seem well within reach. But a chief competitor is also targeting the market. Bombardier Aerospace, whose original business jet was created to challenge Gulfstream’s supremacy—and named “Challenger” accordingly—is unveiling its own ultra-jet to go head-to-head with the G650.

William Garvey
When the doors open Oct. 19 for the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual convention in Atlanta, attendees are likely to be guesstimating headcounts and gauging smile-to-frown ratios throughout the three-day event. The convention has long been accepted as a bellwether of business aviation’s health, and last year’s gathering felt a bit like a visit to the ICU.
William Garvey