ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today presented its 2009 David Ewald Platinum Wing Award for lifetime achievement and excellence in journalism to William ("Bill") Garvey, AVIATION WEEK's deputy managing editor for business aviation and editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation magazine. The Platinum Wing Award was presented at the NBAA Annual Meeting & Convention Media Breakfast in Orlando, Florida, earlier today.

"Bill Garvey, editor-in-chief of Business and Commercial Aviation, has covered the industry for many years," said Jeff Lee, Chairman of the Board of Directors for NBAA, while presenting the award. "His conversational style always takes the complicated and makes it simple to understand; and his credibility was unassailable when he penned an opinion piece earlier this year about the value of business aviation to citizens, companies and communities. Today, we honor Bill's career with NBAA's Dave Ewald Platinum Wing Award."

"Bill Garvey is an outstanding journalist, whether in front of a camera, behind a computer screen, or out in the field," said Tom Henricks, president, AVIATION WEEK. "This well-deserved recognition is further evidence that he embodies all the best qualities for helping AVIATION WEEK serve our readers, our customers and the aviation community as a whole."

Bill Garvey was appointed editor-in-chief of Business & Commercial Aviation in 2000, after serving as managing editor of AVIATION WEEK Television. He was subsequently named deputy managing editor for business aviation as well. Before joining McGraw-Hill, he was the top editor for Flying and Professional Pilot magazines and 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 served as host of "Aviator's World," a cable television series. During his stewardship at Business & Commercial Aviation, the monthly magazine has received dozens of awards for editorial excellence. Bill is an active pilot with a Commercial license; he also holds multiengine, instrument, seaplane and glider ratings.

To view Bill Garvey's recent articles and videos, including news, analysis, videos, photos and blogs from NBAA 2009, visit http://aviationweek.com. For more information on NBAA, the event and the awards, visit http://www.nbaa.org/. Last year's NBAA Wing Award recipients included Business & Commercial Aviation magazine Contributing Editor Patrick Veillette and Mac McClellan of Flying magazine.

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