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AINsight: Future of Aviation’s Mx Workforce

(l-r) Sheryl Barden, Andrew “A.J.” Cosgrove, Cobi Lane, Bill Hart, and Ed Chitren discuss how corporate flight departments can attract and retain maintenance technicians. At NBAA-BACE last month, I was

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on October 30, 2024

The Key to Retention: Culture, Compensation or Quality of Life?

The room was buzzing with energy at NBAA-BACE as we dove into one of the toughest challenges flight departments face—keeping top talent. The stakes are high and it’s a balancing

posted by Sheryl Barden on July 19, 2024

AINsight: The Real Costs of Corporate Pilot Turnover and Not Addressing Retention

Addressing Corporate Pilot Turnover: Replacing a senior G650 captain could cost up to $700,000 during their first year. Imagine you’re the leader of a Part 91 flight department. Your team

posted by cgadmin on November 18, 2022

Work-Life Balance: A Tale of the Always-Available Scheduler/Dispatcher

Work-life balance has been a hot topic across many industries, and the aviation world is no different. Still, when discussing the merits of a healthy balance between work and home,

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on October 12, 2022

8 Retention Strategies to Enhance the ‘People Experience’

“Business aviation … it’s about people.” Here at API, this—our company motto—is everything. After all, we’re solidly in the people business, and so our mission is laser-focused on matching the

posted by Sheryl Barden on July 24, 2021

Pilot Recruiting? Get in Line!

“Our flight department needs to replace two pilot positions, but I can’t action the requisition until demand picks up.”In the past week, I’ve heard this statement by aviation hiring managers

posted by Sheryl Barden on September 28, 2020

AINsight: Is the Pilot Shortage Over?

"Is the Pilot Shortage Over?" is an AINsight blog originally published for Aviation International News on September 18, 2020. “Well, that fixes the pilot shortage.”This has been the “word on the

posted by Sheryl Barden on November 4, 2019

Benefits as Retention Tools in Bizav

Employers are using benefits and incentives as creative retention tools to hold on to business aviation professionals. As some business aircraft pilots continue to pursue what they believe to be

posted by Sheryl Barden on September 25, 2019

Develop Aviation Professionals to Stay (Not Leave)

Not long ago, I participated in a conference panel session, discussing ways to develop aviation professionals as a “retention tool.”In particular, we shared ways to enhance people’s skills and abilities

posted by Sheryl Barden on August 28, 2019

Offboarding Employees the Right Way

In the past, we've talked about the onboarding process. That is, when a flight department integrates its new hires via a set of processes and training programs. But what happens

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