Business Aviation Compensation Spotlight – Director of Maintenance

Christopher M. Broyhill, Ph.D., CAM As we continue to explore trends in business aviation compensation, we'll turn our attention from pilots to maintenance personnel. In this installment of the series, we'll look at the position of Director of Maintenance or DOM....

The Direct Link Between Compensation and Safety

Christopher M. Broyhill, Ph.D., CAM Here’s a familiar scenario: you’re interviewing for a pilot position at a corporate flight department and you hear the usual spiel about safety from the leadership there. “Safety is our first priority,” they...

Business Aviation Compensation Spotlight – First Officer

Christopher M. Broyhill, Ph.D., CAM In this installment of my continuing series on business aviation compensation trends, we’ll examine the position of “first officer,” a position that comes with its own unique set of anomalies. To begin with, in the...

Near rocks, far rocks, check six – leadership in the COVID-19 crisis.

Christopher M. Broyhill, Ph.D., CAM I received my USAF pilot wings in 1983, and from then until 1990 or so, we trained for a low-altitude war. The belief was that given the density of the air defense and surface-to-air missile network the Soviet bloc had in place, our...