March 18, 2024
Attracting and retaining business aviation talent remains one of the industry’s most formidable challenges. Savvy aviation managers have a rapport with their human resources staff and they work together to help their company hire and hold on to bizav’s best and brightest. “The first thing that has to happen [when working with HR] is the recruiter and the human resource director need to understand what we do [in business aviation],” says maintenance director Mike Pecore. “If it’s them coming out [to the airport] and shadowing us for a while or interviewing the current team … Let them get to know the organization.”
In this episode of NBAA’s “Flight Plan,” host Rob Finfrock speaks with:
- Annemarie Oxman, NBAA chief people officer
- Michael Pecore, director of maintenance for a Fortune 500 company flight operation
- Jennifer Pickerel, vice president at Aviation Personnel International
The NBAA Flight Plan podcast, which ran from 2009 to 2025, provided an overview of important developments affecting NBAA members, and the association’s work to advocate for their interest. The archive of past episodes will remain available for your enjoyment. Please note that no new episodes will be released.
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