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, Kerry Lynch
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is hoping to help build, link and support a network of as many as 1,000 flying clubs over the next five years as part of its overall effort to attract new pilots and promote flying. The association has conducted comprehensive research on flying clubs, finding them to play a critical role in keeping aviation affordable and accessible.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
While the severe falloff in sales has been disastrous for Mooney and other lightplane makers, a supplier integral to their products seems better, ahem, propped, for the downturn.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
To help reverse the decades-long decline in the pilot population—there are 617,000 ticket holders in the U.S., down 25% from 1980—the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is investing $1 million-plus to foster and support flying clubs. These are popular in Europe, where sharing costs and post-flight pints help make lightplane ownership more affordable and enjoyable.
Business Aviation
William Garvey