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
While it serves as an industry advocate, lobbyist and information provider, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) gets much of its wherewithal for all that from playing quite another role: Showman. The association's annual convention has grown to become one of the largest and richest industry gatherings in the U.S. That signal, three-day event is now complemented by a host of other NBAA-sponsored meetings including conventions for schedulers and dispatchers, maintenance managers and international operators, plus regional forums and seminars.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
A new pan-Africa association of business aviation interests is taking form and may be formally announced at the upcoming European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva. Jack Olcott, former president of the National Business Aviation Association, said Friday that the groundwork has been laid for an African Business Aviation Association and that nearly $250,000 has been raised to help launch the group.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
Lufthansa Technik (LHT), following a careful and slow expansion of its capabilities, can now handle three widebody completions simultaneously–ust in time for a peak in that market, said Walter Heerdt, senior VP-marketing and sales at the recent Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition in Shanghai. A Boeing 767-400 now being completed at LHT’s Hamburg facility will be joined by a 747-8, the first of that model, in September and another in December or January, Heerdt says.
William Garvey