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
Linden S. Blue Vice Chairman, General Atomics, San Diego

William Garvey
I live 50 miles from where I spent my childhood. Have driven the same car for the past decade. Shared nearly half my life with the same mate. And while the employers have changed, I’ve worked in aviation journalism for a long, long time. So, like most people, I’m comfortable with the status quo — a curious characteristic in a world and society where change is the only constant.

William Garvey (Washington)
While March 17 is the day the Irish everywhere cheer the memory of their beloved patron St. Patrick, this year Aviation Week’s 53rd Annual Laureate Awards provided some accomplished sons and daughters of Canada, France, Japan, Russia, Germany, the U.S. and elsewhere reasons to celebrate on that day as well.
William Garvey