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
The Quest Kodiak is a remarkable aircraft for several reasons, among them its super-rugged design, price point and intent. Equally impressive was the aircraft's lightning pace from concept, to design, fabrication, testing, certification and delivery. And this by an all-new company that had manufactured not so much as a paperclip previously, let alone a turbine-powered airplane.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
To what must be hundreds of modifications available to King Airs must be added yet another: a swept, 96-in.-dia. four-blade propeller system. Developed by engineers from Hartzell and Raisbeck Engineering, the new “Swept-Turbofan Propeller” should be available for King Air 200 series retrofit by March. While swept blades have been used to propel other turboprops—most notably the Airbus Military A400M and Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifters—the new Hartzell/Raisbeck prop, according to its designers, is the first certified for a business turboprop.
Business Aviation

Kerry Lynch, William Garvey
Swiss-based VistaJet, already one of the fastest growing operators worldwide, took a step to significantly accelerate that growth with last week’s announced order for up to 142 Bombardier Global aircraft that have a potential value of $7.8 billion. The contract includes firm orders for a mix of 56 Global business jets valued at $3.1 billion, marking the largest single firm order that Bombardier has received for its business jet line to date.
Business Aviation
William Garvey