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
Skyblue Technology Development Ltd., a company owned by the Chinese government, the Aeronautical University of Beijing and some private shareholders, provides communications hardware and services to the aviation community. That's good news for Flyht, a small tech firm in Calgary, Alberta, whose premier product is Afirs, short for “automated flight information reporting system.”

Joseph C. Anselmo (Washington ), William Garvey (New York )
Deliveries of business jets should begin to rise again in 2012, ending a three-year slide that has decimated much of the industry. But any increase will be modest, and deliveries are unlikely to return to peak levels seen in 2008 until after 2017. That's the upshot of Honeywell's 2011 Business Aviation Outlook. Business jet manufacturers are expected to deliver just 600-650 aircraft this year, down from 732 in 2010, as the hangover from a dramatic decline in orders lingers. And next year's delivery total is projected to remain below 700.

William Garvey (Montreal), Joseph C. Anselmo (Washington)
It began life as a maker of cast-off airplanes and at one point was near collapse, but Bombardier Aerospace is demonstrating enviable resilience during the market downturn—due in large measure to its top-end business jets—while investing billions in new models.
William Garvey