Bill Carey

Senior Editor, Business Aviation

Washington, DC

Summary

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2017, he worked for Aviation International News and Avionics and Rotor & Wing magazines.

Bill was the recipient of the National Business Aviation Association's Gold Wing Award in 2017 and 2022 for his reporting on drones and advanced air mobility, respectively, and in 1997 received the British Royal Aeronautical Society Aerospace Journalist of the Year award in the business aviation category. He is the author of the book, Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America, published in 2016.

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Articles

By Bill Carey
The pilot of an AS350B2 Ecureuil that crashed in New York City thought the engine had failed as he attempted to land the helicopter, the NTSB said.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Utility of basic position reporting, bandwidth requirements and the need to coordinate distress responses with search-and-rescue organizations are some issues.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
Honeywell Aerospace expects to conduct a second test this spring of the electric generator it is developing for the LightningStrike hybrid-electric UAV.
Defense and Space