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 last week’s visit to Wichita by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood underscored the importance of aircraft manufacturing and export, three companies most closely identified with the city—Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Bombardier Learjet—have now established large fabrication bases in Mexico. They’re hardly alone.

William Garvey (Washington)
It’s a simple idea: If your business jet has an empty seat, give it to someone who needs it—specifically, a cancer patient traveling to and from a treatment center. The gesture costs the aircraft operator nothing, but can save the patient thousands of dollars and considerable stress during a time of extreme personal hardship. That simple generosity took form in 1981 as the Corporate Angel Network—CAN.
Business Aviation

William Garvey
The U.S. Transportation Department is concerned about a program that prevents third parties from seeing the registration numbers of aircraft operating in the U.S. ATC system.
William Garvey