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
Long a bastion of secrecy, suspicion, obstreperousness and procedural lunacy, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is showing signs of change for the better regarding its interaction with business aircraft operators. A ray of light after years of darkness.

William Garvey
It's among the world's largest oil companies, but ExxonMobil says it is done serving business aviation and is shuttering its Avitat system. In the doing, it's merely following other Big Oil outfits. Many within the fixed-base operations and fueling business say they've anticipated the withdrawal for some time. Foremost among them is Craig Sincock, president and CEO of Avfuel Corp. of Ann Arbor, Mich.

William Garvey
It’s among the world’s largest oil companies, but ExxonMobil says it is done serving business aviation and is shuttering its Avitat system. In so doing, it’s merely following other “Big Oil” outfits. Many within the fixed-base operations and fueling business say they’ve anticipated ExxonMobil’s withdrawal for some time. Foremost among them is Craig Sincock, president and CEO of Avfuel Corp. of Ann Arbor, Mich.
William Garvey