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

Bill Garvey and Jim Swickard, Bill Garvey and Jim Swickard
For the second week in a row, a new Gulfstream model has rolled out. Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week rolled out the Gulfstream G250 at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. Like its G650 big brother did a week earlier, the G250 rolled out under power from its new, more powerful Honeywell engines. First announced in October 2008, the large-cabin, midrange G250 remains on schedule for customer deliveries in 2011.

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As the near depression in business aviation continues its grip on the industry, Pratt & Whitney Canada announced last week that it will reduce its global work force by about 250 employees by year’s end to align with a projected decline in customer demand and weakness in the global aerospace market that shows no signs of a recovery in 2010.

William Garvey
Robert Baugniet Director, Corporate Communications, Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Ga.
William Garvey