Sept/Oct 2024 Archives

Cover photo of Embraer's Phenom 300E by Richard Maneen, courtesy of Embraer Executive Jets.

Sept/Oct 2024

The September/October 2024 Management Issue of NBAA’s Business Aviation Insider offers strategies from industry experts for managers looking to improve internal collaboration across departments. This edition also provides guidance about attracting and maintaining top-notch employees amid a challenging workforce environment.

Features

Keys to Better Collaboration Across Departments

In critical situations, making sure all teams are sharing important information with each other can mean the difference between success and failure. Experienced business aviation managers share valuable guidance on how to take interdepartmental teamwork to the next level.

SAF Production, Availability and Use Continue to Rise

Sustainable aviation fuel experts point to skyrocketing production and growing use as proof that “we’re past the skepticism” and the environmentally friendly fuel is “gaining momentum” to help business aviation reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Effective Strategies for Attracting and Retaining Top Workers

Industry insiders outline three strategic approaches that can help business aviation operators not only lure talented employees, but retain them as well, by making sure they’re satisfied and engaged with their work.

Strengthening Your Flight Operation’s Relationship With the CEO

There’s a huge potential upside for aviation managers who step outside their comfort zone and get to know the CEO. Understanding the benefits of an engaged, honest relationship with company executives can help avert critical misunderstandings and communication breakdowns that often result in serious repercussions inside a flight operation.

When Should Smaller Operators Seek Legal Guidance?

Without legal counsel on issues like aircraft transactions, insurance and legal structure, pilots at smaller operations could be putting themselves at risk. Three expert attorneys weigh in about when single-aircraft operators should reach out for legal advice.

Jackson Demolition’s Aviation Team Serves a National Wrecking Crew

Flying on a tight schedule to multiple demolition sites in rural and urban areas across the U.S. takes an experienced and flexible business aviation operation managed by people who can see challenges coming and quickly provide solutions.

Build Better Flight Operations by Developing Leaders

Effective leadership is crucial to high-performing flight operations – but too often, little attention is given to leadership development. Our experts offer solutions.

Culture Building Is Critical for Change Management

As the business aviation industry continues to change, companies need to adapt to changing market conditions, customer expectations and regulatory environments.

5 Key Metrics Business Aviation Managers Should Consider Tracking

Deciding which management metrics each business aviation operation should keep an eye on depends on an operator’s specific mission and goals. As a starting point, experts shared these five data sets and why they’re important.

Departments

President’s Perspective

Focusing on Business Aviation’s Future

A united investment in a highly trained and dedicated workforce is an industry imperative and NBAA is working on multiple levels – in Washington and beyond – to help identify innovative ways to make meaningful progress on job growth.

Flight Bag

Resources: Management

Take a look at these valuable resources designed to answer questions about operational, maintenance and administrative issues, including information about compensation, aircraft transactions and improving leadership skills.

Capital View

House Caucus Co-Chairs Aim to Make Aviation More Sustainable

What’s ahead for the bipartisan Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus? Leaders of the newly formed group of lawmakers detail how sustainable operations can make good business sense.

Regional Representation

Succession Planning Is Critical for Success

Local and regional business aviation organizations should always have plans for the group’s future leadership, to avoid putting the entire organization at risk. NBAA shares ideas on how to maintain long-term organizational vitality.

Regulatory Hot Topics

The FAA’s Questionable Basis for Public Charter Policy Changes

The agency plans to begin rulemaking to address public charter operations regulated under Part 380 and currently conducted as on-demand Part 135 flights.

Pro Tips

Young Professionals: Why You Should Develop Ancillary Skills

If a specific skill isn’t expressly necessary to perform the job, that doesn’t mean it’s not valuable. Ancillary skills can elevate your performance and pave the way to a successful career.

Operations

Dispatch: The Value of Pre- and Post-Flight Briefings

Flight briefings before and after each trip are more important than ever, say industry experts. With so many moving parts to many business aviation trips, eliminating surprises and sharing lessons learned is critical.

Operations

Management: Accessing Pilot Records for Hiring and Reporting

The Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA) program is sunsetting September 2024, leaving the new Pilot Records Database (PRD) as the only method available for employers to review pilot records before hiring.

Member Central

2024 Compensation Survey

Results are available from NBAA’s latest survey of aviation department personnel salaries and benefits. Also, review leadership-related NBAA PDP courses offered in conjunction with the 2024 NBAA-BACE.

New Horizons

BETA Founder/CEO: Electric Aircraft Essential to Sustainability

The innovative leader of Vermont-based BETA Technologies says it will be possible by 2032 to cover 25% of business aviation by miles, and half of the sector’s flights overall with electric, zero-emissions aircraft.