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
Last month’s NBAA Convention in Orlando was a grandiose display of technology and service, as expected, but this year’s gathering was underscored by collective concern. Exhibitors were constantly checking their BlackBerries for the latest awful news from Wall Street. Reporters lunching in the pressroom stared open mouthed at the flat-screen screamings streaming from CNN’s financial desk. Every conversation, handshake and demonstration seemed sprinkled or doused with anxiety.

Graham Warwick (Orlando, Fla.), William Garvey (Orlando, Fla.)
Bombardier is restarting design of the all-composite structure for its Learjet 85 business jet following the insolvency of airframe partner Grob Aerospace, and will change the materials and manufacturing processes to be used. Launched in May, the Learjet 85 was publicly introduced at NBAA with the unveiling of a full-scale cabin mockup. Otherwise the only new aircraft launched at a subdued show were the super mid-size Gulfstream G250 and the Hawker 450XP light jet from Hawker Beechcraft.

Graham Warwick (Orlando, Fla.), William Garvey (Orlando, Fla.)
Business aircraft manufacturers are scouring their order backlogs for signs of weakness as the global economic turmoil makes it harder for customers to buy new aircraft and finance those already on order. An eerie calm pervaded the National Business Aviation Assn. (NBAA) convention here last week as economic shock waves from the U.S. credit crisis spread worldwide. On the surface business went on as usual, but orders were scarce and everyone followed Wall Street’s roller-coaster ride on their BlackBerrys.
William Garvey