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 william_garvey@ AviationNow.com
YOU'VE SEEN THOSE wooden paperweights with the laser-etched fronts that look like shadowy blobs. Stare at one for a while, and the word ``FLY'' suddenly pops out. I've encountered these things for years. I know that the word ``FLY'' is there, but yet I never see it at first glance. I always have to stare, relaxing my focus until the image somehow reverses and the word emerges.

by William Garvey
The civilian helicopter market saw relatively robust activity in 2003, a trend that forecasters predict is likely to continue through 2004 and for years thereafter. Bell, for example, closed out its books for last year having delivered 97 turbine helicopters to civil operators. Meanwhile, American Eurocopter posted 74 deliveries in 2003 and inked another 25 sales at the Helicopter Association International's Heli-Expo 2004.

Edited by James E. Swickard William Garvey
Transport Canada awarded Bombardier's Global 5000 full type certification on March 12; JAA and FAA certification are to follow later this year. Launched in February 2002, the Global 5000 is derived from the Global Express and aimed at what the manufacturer calls the ``super large'' jet segment long dominated by the Gulfstream IV/400 and Falcon 900. Capable of flying nonstop from continental Europe to the central United States at 0.85 Mach, the $33.3 million twinjet features Rockwell Collins' new Airshow 21 cabin electronics system and Honeywell's Primus 2000XP cockpit.
William Garvey