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

William Garvey
Having generated loud, widespread objections to its initial proposal for a Large Aircraft Security Plan (LASP), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is taking its time to work up a revision. It has been so quiet for so long, some business aviation people are getting a bit edgy.

William Garvey
Gulfstream Aerospace has launched its fourth G650 into the certification flight-test program for its top-of-the-line business jet. A fifth and final test craft—being outfitted now—is expected to join the fleet later this year. The test program will involve 1,800 hr. of flights, and had accumulated 240 hr. by late June. Test aircraft have flown at the model’s maximum takeoff weight of 99,600 lb. and achieved Mach 0.925, its maximum operational Mach number, at 42,500 ft.

William Garvey
The general aviation industry is notorious for its continuous exchange of people and ideas, so it seems only appropriate that Cessna should be awarded a Piper. Specifically, Cessna Aircraft Co. is this year’s winner of the Piper General Aviation Award.
William Garvey