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 (Ridgefield, Conn.)
Since acquiring Gulfstream Aerospace in 1999, General Dynamics has grown its aerospace segment to more than $5 billion in annual revenues via its expanding range of business aviation products and services.

William Garvey
A private aircraft operator in the Northeast is filing a legal challenge to the Transportation Safety Administration’s plan to impose new security procedures involving Part 91 aircraft weighing 12,500 lbs and more.

Graham Warwick (Washington), William Garvey (Dallas), Joseph C. Anselmo (New York), Robert Wall (Paris)
Three men who flew to Washington and one who took the train may have changed the face of business aviation. Together, they have fueled a negative public perception of business jets at a time when the industry faces its deepest recession.
William Garvey