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

By William Garvey
After studying in France, traveling through Europe and North Africa, and earning a bachelor's in French, Sheets put her language skills to work in Aerospatiale's Washington, D.C., office. Eleven years later, she became a regional administrator for Agence France Press. But in 1991, a group of men from the business aircraft resale market convinced her to head a new association created to promote standards and ethics within the industry. Since then she's helped grow NARA from 15 to more than 100 regular and associate members.

William Garvey Editor-in-Chief
For anyone associated with Business & Commercial Aviation, 81 Boulevard Gouvion Saint-Cyr was a good place to be on the evening of Sunday, June 12. That's the address of Le Meridien Etoile hotel in Paris and it was there on that evening that the winners of the Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards were announced. The awards are based on the quality of research and investigation, originality and style of the entries.

By William Garvey [email protected]
PATTERNED BEHAVIOR IS a natural part of living; once a thing is learned, repeating the action saves time and helps assure a good outcome. However, when the pattern is flawed, the outcome can be unwelcome -- even deadly. The following accidents all share similarities. The pattern may not be obvious at first, but will become abundantly clear.
William Garvey