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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Piper Aircraft Co. announced Friday that it has been acquired by Imprimis Fund, which purchased 100 percent of Piper’s stock from The American Fund, which has owned the planemaker since 2003. The terms of the sale were not disclosed.

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Marcel Dassault is considering producing the MD-15 pressurized twin turboprop as a business airplane. The Bastan-powered aircraft would carry eight passengers, cruise at 290 mph at 19,500 feet and have a 1,250-mile range. Ramjets at rotor tips power the Dutch-built Kolbrie. The simple, low-cost rotorcraft is highly maneuverable with good stability and deemed ideal for agricultural work.

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Pogo CEO Robert Crandall has decided to ground Pogo, his startup very light jet charter operation, before it ever left the ground. He says he’s returning what remains of the operation’s seed money to investors after devoting several years to market analysis, equipment evaluation, pricing structures, service areas and operational planning. “I feel badly about it,” Crandall told BA April 15 of the decision. “It’s just one of those ideas that didn’t work out.” The company was created in the summer of 2004 by Crandall and former People Express founder Donald Burr.
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