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
Concerned about the growing influence of foreign business jet manufacturers, the U.S. Congress charged the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) with examining the status of what has been a U.S.-dominated business, albeit one suffering from a severe, years-long economic downturn. When disseminated recently, the resulting report surely brought relief to Embraer—which it detailed as a formidable, but fair, competitor—yet the document might give some would-be participants pause.
Business Aviation

By William Garvey
While controversy continues regarding the pay source for equipage and practical value of operational benefits, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B), a key technology in the FAA's move to a satellite-based Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic management system, is here and expanding steadily.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
Laura Hillenbrand's superb book “Unbroken,” recounts the life of Louis Zamperini. A blazing fast Olympian, with the attack on Pearl Harbor, he traded track shoes for flying boots. The young bombardier's most daunting contest came after his jinxed B-24 ditched and disappeared in the wide Pacific. What followed is a testament to human endurance, spirit and courage.
Business Aviation
William Garvey