May/June 2025 Archives

Cover photo of the Pilatus PC-12 courtesy Pilatus Aircraft.

May/June 2025

In the 2025 May/June Safety Issue of Business Aviation Insider, experts reveal lessons learned from a trio of fatal business aircraft accidents, guidance for pilots on how to set and strictly adhere to personal minimums and several potentially lifesaving insights on how to survive inflight cabin fires.

Features

Business Aviation Accidents Offer Lifesaving Lessons Learned

Three deadly business aircraft crashes offer potentially lifesaving lessons learned through the eyes of NTSB aviation accident investigators and business aviation experts.

Management Guidance for a Younger Business Aviation Workforce

As younger business aviation professionals begin taking more responsibility in your operation, be sure to communicate the rules, ignore popular myths and make good hiring decisions.

Personal Minimums: Know When to Say No

Multiple safety benefits come from setting and adhering to personal pilot minimums. Experts weigh in on the dos and don’ts surrounding this essential practice.

Flight Crews Share Critical Guidance for Fighting Inflight Fires

Operators should consider bringing pilots and cabin crew together inside an aircraft to coordinate a quick, effective response to fighting inflight fires.

Inside Southern Company’s Fleet of Aerial Intelligence Drones

Southern Company’s Aerial Services team leads a drone program to monitor infrastructure, while safely and effectively keeping the electricity flowing.

Bizav Pros Reveal Secrets to Successful Negotiations

Negotiating with your employer can be daunting for professionals everywhere, not just in the business aviation industry. Three experienced negotiators explain why coming to the table with a smart strategy at the right time can make all the difference.

NBAA Helps Outgoing Military AMTs Move to Business Aviation

NBAA’s Maintenance Committee visited military aircraft maintainers to raise awareness about business aviation and to offer planning tips for life after their military service.

How to Cultivate Leadership Skills Early in Your Business Aviation Career

Young aviation professionals aspiring to become effective and successful leaders must prioritize continuous learning, emotional intelligence and effective team building.

Planning for the Unpredictable: Extreme Weather and Base Location

A growing trend of unpredictable and damaging weather is forcing some business aviation operators to reconsider where they base their aircraft, experts say.

Due Diligence in Aircraft Sales: Do You Know Who You’re Selling To?

Failing to conduct basic due diligence in aircraft sales can lead to legal liability, financial loss or even civil or criminal penalties. Experts share a few key tips.

Departments

President’s Perspective

Business Aviation Remains Focused on the Safety Journey

In light of recent events, many have been asking for the first time: Is it safe to fly? Statistics say yes, but rather than patting ourselves on the back, we need to roll up our sleeves.

Flight Bag

Resources: Enhancing and Improving Safety

Because safety is a core value of NBAA’s mission, the association offers numerous proven and effective resources for maintaining safe operations.

Capital View

Sen. Sheehy Calls for Part 23 Reform and Training Initiatives

Sen. Tim Sheehy, a pilot and combat veteran who founded an aerial firefighting and aerospace services company, wants to ensure the nation’s aviation industry remains the world’s “gold standard.”

Regional Representation

Local, Regional Bizav Groups Prep for Safety Days

Industry leaders from around the nation share ideas on how to hold successful safety events.

Regulatory Hot Topics

Business Aviation Operators Face New Taxes, Fees in Europe

The industry responds to a series of actions targeting business aviation throughout the European Union and United Kingdom, posing challenges, in particular, for charter operations.

Pro Tips

3 Often Overlooked Safety Factors Impacting Single-Pilot Operations

A trio of highly experienced single-pilot operators identified some of the most overlooked factors impacting safety during single-pilot ops.

Safety

Procedures, Culture Drive Proper Response to Ground Safety

Is your operation doing all it can to reduce risk for potentially expensive and fatal accidents on the ramp and in the hangar?

Operations

Maintenance: 4 Ways AMTs Can Improve Fuel Efficiency

Through everyday best practices, maintainers can raise fuel efficiency, lower emissions and move the industry toward achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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