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.)
When Israeli forces moved into Lebanon last year in an effort to quell attacks by Hezbollah paramilitary forces there, the radio traffic associated with the action was monitored by a Special Electronic Mission Aircraft (SEMA), a specially modified business jet, circuiting well overhead.

William Garvey
President & CEO, Flight Safety Foundation, Alexandria, Va.

William Garvey
EARLY IN MY CAREER, I was a writer for the Associated Press based in the wire service's Miami office. Back then, and probably still, Florida was full of odd characters and strange goings on that generated lots of news. I worked mostly the key afternoon and night shift, which fed the a.m. dailies. Since we got off work late at night, we young reporters hung out a lot together.
William Garvey