Change Management for Aviation Directors: How To Win Over Your Flight Department w/ Lisa Archambeau
In my own change management experience, I wasn’t as proactive as I could have been. I grew a flight department from nothing and nobody to four jets, a helicopter, 30-plus people, and two locations in just under four years. I realized later that I made lots of...
Total Rewards & Compensation in Business Aviation | Corporate Pilot Salary
HR and flight departments don’t speak the same language on compensation. So if you understand their language, you’ll have a big advantage in any salary negotiation. This conversation breaks down total rewards and different categories of compensation. So whether you...
The Leadership Pipeline Business Aviation Isn’t Building w/ Dan Wolfe
Business aviation has spent years talking about talent shortages, leadership gaps, and the difficulty of attracting the next generation. But the deeper problem may be what happens after people enter the industry. Too many flight departments rely on informal knowledge...
Flight Dept Conflict Is Rarely About the First Problem You See w/ Kellie Rittenhouse
What if conflict in a flight department is rarely about the first problem you see? In business aviation, pressure tests more than the aircraft, the schedule, or the procedures. It tests the culture behind the operation. Kellie Rittenhouse, Director of Aviation and...
Before the Seat Is Empty: What It Takes to Develop Tomorrow’s Flight Dept Leaders w/ Dr. John Gale
Flight departments often think carefully about aircraft, safety systems, operations, budgets, and compliance. But the same level of intentionality is not always applied to people. Development is too often treated as something that happens after someone shows promise,...
The Cost of Reactive Flight Department Leadership w/ Dylan Miller and Max Palmer
What happens when the compensation market moves faster than your flight department? Business aviation compensation continues to outpace the salary increases offered by many corporations. Yet leaders often do not recognize how far behind they have fallen until a valued...
Employment Law Questions Every Aviation Director Should Be Asking w/ Mike Nichols
Employment regulations are one of those leadership responsibilities aviation directors know they cannot ignore. But knowing they matter is not the same as knowing where the real risks are. A flight department can be highly disciplined about FAA compliance, safety,...
The Flight Departments That Win Talent Before They Need It w/ Sheryl Barden
Flight departments often feel the pressure of hiring only after someone leaves. But by then, the real work may already be overdue. In business aviation, attracting and retaining talent is no longer just about compensation, type ratings, or filling an open seat. The...
Flight Dept Leadership Isn’t Corporate Leadership With Airplanes w/ Matt Johnson
Leadership in business aviation carries a weight most corporate leaders never have to think about. Aviation directors aren’t simply managing schedules, aircraft, people, and budgets. They are leading an operation where poor decisions can have life-and-death...
“Best Person for the Job” Is More Complicated Than Flight Depts Think w/ Jennifer Pickerel
For years, business aviation has relied on familiar hiring patterns: the known network, the same backgrounds, the same assumptions about who is “qualified,” and the same narrow definitions of merit. But in an industry facing real talent pressure, that approach is...