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

Edited by David RimmerWilliam Garvey
Despite cumulative losses expected to approach $1 billion, Raytheon Aircraft believes a combination of layoffs, new model deliveries, production efficiencies and a customer-first focus will help it return to profitability.

William Garvey
Not long ago there was a 180-acre parcel of well-treed land in the northern part of my town that had been zoned commercial, but for reasons unknown to me (though I suspect tax revenue had something to do with it) the town fathers decided to redesignate as residential. After some tortuous proceedings, developers moved in and houses -- rather grand houses -- began to sprout.

Edited by David RimmerWilliam Garvey
1 - The airport is located some 20 miles up the Hudson from Manhattan. What immediate effect did the 9/11 attacks have on activity here? Russell: Right after the first tower was struck, someone from the media called our operations people and said, "How dare you let an airplane leave your airport and crash into the Trade Center." We thought it was one of ours. That call made a difference. The reaction here was one of shock and utter resolve.
William Garvey