May 7, 2026
Most leadership roles in business aviation aren’t earned; they’re inherited. The best pilot becomes the chief pilot. The strongest technician becomes the manager. And suddenly, someone trained to execute is expected to lead. But leadership isn’t an extension of...
Apr 16, 2026
Flight departments are no longer operating in the environment they were built for. It used to be a CEO-aligned function. Now it’s often pushed deeper into the organization. Reporting to leaders who may not even use the aircraft, competing for budget, and forced to...
Apr 2, 2026
Flight departments are stretched thin. Aviation Directors spend more time fighting fires than leading. Organizations are going through massive shifts in culture and reporting structure. When Mike and I looked at this landscape, we knew something was missing. A...
Apr 2, 2026
A Vietnam-era fighter pilot who landed in a mud pit. A 34-chapter encyclopedia of business aviation wisdom. A new data-driven method for analyzing flight department compensation. It took all those factors…and years of flight department leadership…to create one...
Nov 10, 2021
By Dr. Chris Broyhill When I was an aviation director for a Fortune 100 company, autumn was the busiest season of the year. I had to finalize my budget for the following year and get my paperwork in order for the end-of-year personnel reviews for my personnel. Both of...
