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
Inflight communications provider SITAOnair and Astronics Ballard Technology unveiled an integrated “smart core” system to assist airlines in managing onboard data communications.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
An “unusual smell” in the cabin of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 led the flight crew to make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport March 11.
Air Transport

By Bill Carey
An “unusual smell” in the cabin led the flight crew of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 to make an emergency landing at Albuquerque International Sunport on March 11.
Safety, Ops & Regulation