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 the recent Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) show in Dubai lacked any blockbuster announcements, the offhand remarks, when combined, were perhaps even more meaningful than any one major multiple aircraft buy.

William Garvey
While the Boeing 787’s composite structure has drawn considerable interest, the first truly all-composite FAR 25 jet—that is, a transport-category aircraft with composite fuselage, wings and empennage—is Bombardier’s Learjet 85 (below). It is being manufactured at the company’s Queretaro, Mexico, complex and will be completed and delivered out of the Learjet plant in Wichita, Kan.

William Garvey
Late last month, a couple of F-16s pounced on a student pilot who wandered into the restricted airspace ringing Washington and escorted him to a general aviation field where he was met by men with badges. It would be perfectly understandable if that unsettling experience should end up being the last entry in the hapless airman’s thin logbook. But the violation is likely to be repeated by others.
William Garvey