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

Jessica A. Salerno, William Garvey
Embraer's Legacy 450 flew for the first time Dec. 28, kicking off what the Brazilian manufacturer expects to be about a year-long flight test and certification campaign. The Legacy 450 program was launched alongside the 500 aircraft — originally dubbed the Midlight Jet (MLJ) and Midsize Jet (MSJ) — in 2008 to fill the gaps in the product line between the Phenom 300 light jet and the Legacy 600 super midsize aircraft.

Jessica A. Salerno, William Garvey
Bombardier closed out 2013 with additional orders for 30 Challengers and 28 Globals, pushing the manufacturer's total to at least 310 announced business jet orders in 2013. The orders include a deal for 28 Globals and 10 Challenger 605s, valued at $2.2 billion, while a second order involves 10 Challenger 350s valued at $259 million, and a third for five Challenger 300s and five Challenger 605s jets with a combined value of $280 million. The customers for the orders were undisclosed.
Business Aviation

Jessica A. Salerno, William Garvey
Avic has launched full-scale development of its MA700 78-seat turboprop airliner, aiming at a first flight in 2016 and first delivery in 2019. New details show the MA700's cabin width has shrunk during pre-development. Adoption of a narrower fuselage and shorter wingspan than previously planned partly explain a reduction in what already looked like an aggressive weight target. Avic will choose an engine supplier within a few months, according to MA700 designer Dong Jianhong. Bids were due in June.
William Garvey