Nov/Dec 2023 Archives

Cover photo of the Challenger 3500 courtesy of Bombardier.

Nov/Dec 2023

Business Aviation Insider’s 2023 Convention Issue includes tips from pilots on how operators can reduce fuel burn as well as CO2 emissions both inflight and on the ground. Other features offer ideas on how to organize a career fair to grow your workforce and an article on the exciting future of digitally predictive maintenance.

Features

Carbon-Cutting Pilots

Introducing sustainability processes into your flight operations may seem complex and expensive, but the fact is, you can achieve real carbon-cutting benefits just by making a few relatively simple changes to the way you fly every day.

Veterans Are Often a Natural Fit for Business Aviation

In the constant search to fill vacancies in the business aviation workforce, operators often rely on a deep pool of candidates made up of tens of thousands of military veterans who are discharged into civilian life each year.

Business Aviation’s Top 40 Under 40

A new generation of innovative thinkers is leading an evolving industry into the future. Unafraid of challenging norms and breaking barriers, these leaders represent a bright future for business aviation. NBAA’s Young Professionals in Business Aviation (YoPro) program is privileged to tell their stories.

Aviation Career Fairs: Setting a Course for Success

Special events for students have taken on increasing importance as business aviation seeks to differentiate itself from the airlines and attract the talented young people it needs to maintain momentum through the 21st century.

Business Aviation Maintenance in a Digitally Predictive World

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Aviation Fuels Growth for Advantage Technologies

As his medical IT consulting business grew, Advantage Technologies founder and President Bryan Currier graduated from piloting a piston aircraft to a turboprop to a business jet. Currier tells Business Aviation Insider how flying has helped fuel his success.

Kern Award Winner Gullingsrud: Maintenance Offers a Lifetime of Learning

Bruce Gullingsrud, one of nine 2023 Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award recipients, shares insight he’s gathered during an aviation maintenance career stretching across nearly half a century.

AMT Strategies for Maximizing Powerplant Lifespan

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Kern Award Winner James Lara: ‘Business Aviation Is a Time Machine’

Jim Lara, principal of Gray Stone Advisors in Knoxville, TN, is one of nine 2023 recipients of the Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award.

Kern Award Winner Michael Kopp: Business Aviation Is Dynamic, So Stay Engaged

Continuously learning and pushing toward the next goal is an important key to success in all sectors of business aviation, said Michael Kopp, one of nine 2023 Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award recipients.

Kern Award Winner Wendy Langen: Tackling New Challenges Leads to Professional Growth

In college, Wendy Langen needed a job. Little did she know that becoming an assistant to the owner of a helicopter flight school at Seattle’s Boeing Field (BFI) would, in time, lead to her receiving NBAA ‘s 2023 Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award.

International Aircraft Insurance: Pay Attention to Detail

Even if the insurance policy for your aircraft is labeled as a ‘worldwide policy, it probably isn’t, say experts. Aviation insurance brokers share tips on what you should pay attention to regarding aircraft coverage for international trips.

Kern Award Winner William Scanlon: More Than a Desire to Fly

William Scanlon, one of nine 2023 Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award recipients, shares his thoughts about why each business aviation operation must be connected to the culture and values of the organization it serves.

Departments

President’s Perspective

A Year of Challenges and Opportunities

This year’s NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) culminates a series of successful 2023 association events, all of which provided unmatched opportunities to bring our community together to address the industry’s priorities.

Flight Bag

Resources: 2023 NBAA-BACE

NBAA’s annual convention offers attendees an opportunity to immerse themselves in all things business aviation.

Capital View

Nevada Lawmaker Titus Touts AAM, Drones and Infrastructure

Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-01) of the House Subcommittee for Aviation details what more can be done to help airports and municipalities collaborate with surrounding communities to support advanced air mobility.

Regional Representation

NBAA, Regional Groups Promote Business Aviation Careers

NBAA is partnering with regional business aviation groups and associations to address critical worker shortages. Together, they’re developing and implementing programs to increase job opportunities and dispel the myth that you need to be a pilot to work in business aviation.

Regulatory Hot Topics

NBAA Encourages US Leadership in AAM Initiatives

Advanced air mobility leaders say the industry has reached a turning point, as the NBAA continues to work with the FAA and DOT to move the sector toward training and operations as soon as 2025.

Pro Tips

Young Professionals: Choosing Your First Job in Business Aviation

Take it from those who know: Your first aviation job should be more about opportunities and less about titles.

Operations

Maintenance: Is Your Flight Operation Ready for Winter?

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Operations

Management: No SAF at the FBO? Try Book-and-Claim

Because the sustainable aviation fuel industry is so young, finding sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for your aircraft can be challenging. That’s when it may be time to use book-and-claim.

Member Central

Marketing Assistance Available to NBAA Members

Member advertisers who take advantage of the NBAA Website Retargeting Program can make the most of their ad spending by retargeting industry professionals after they’ve clicked away from the NBAA website.

New Horizons

Billy Nolen on AAM: ‘Safety Is Sacrosanct’

Now that former FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen has started the next chapter of his career by joining eVTOL aircraft developer Archer Aviation as its chief safety officer, he’s sharing his perspectives on advanced air mobility (AAM) as a driver of continued U.S. leadership in aerospace, sustainability and the industry’s future.