Flight Date 2046
A tale of business aviation in the mid-21st century. Read more >>
The Right Tool When It's Needed Most
A number of major factors have come together to make this unique business tool even more effective in its enhancement of both organizational and financial performance. Read more >>
Very Light Jets, Dateline 2010
As the initial wave of very light jets proceeds toward certification and customer deliveries, legitimate questions are being asked about the potential impact on aviation safety and operations. Read more >>
World Class Service: The Ultimate Difference
"World Class Service" may be the greatest difference between you and your competitors. Read more >>
How to Hire the Right Pilot
Hiring your pilot is one of the most important decisions you will make... period. Read more >>
Best Practices - A Measured Tale
This wasn't going to be just any Monday morning. Read more >>
The Value Equation
Cutting a dollar of costs is seen by the short-sighted as a cheap and easy path to directly improve profits by a dollar. Read more >>
Best Practices - A Misunderstood Standard
More than 98% of the hundreds of executives we have interviewed have indicated they expect their aviation services to perform Safety & Security, Service and Efficiency at "Best Practices" levels, or higher. Read more >>
Playing the Gripe Game
Complainers can sap the enthusiasm and teamwork - the life - out of a once-cohesive flight department. Read more >>
The Why, What, When, Who and How of Audits
Many aviation professionals believe that the three most dangerous things they face are Thunderstorms, Severe Icing and Audits. Read more >>
Business Aviation Best Practices
Operating a business aircraft according to best practices is an apple pie issue - who wouldn't want to follow what everyone agrees is best. Read more >>
Constructive Impatience
We know about death and taxes, but are you familiar with life's third certainty? Read more >>
This is a Test Only a Test
The unfortunate fact of life is that it often takes a catastrophe to effect change, and that certainly is the case with business aviation security. Read more >>
The Executive's Role in Flight Performance
As a senior business executive, being on board your business aircraft is one of the few places you are not in control. Read more >>
Ain't No Danger - Never Was
Word came during a black night in mid 1969 that we had to fly a mercy mission. Read more >>
Variance Management
Professional aviation faces three major challenges to its safety record. Read more >>
The Dilemma of the Flying Manager
It is said the two happiest days in an airplane owner's life are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. Read more >>
The Understated Cost of Airline Travel
Most executives have no idea how truly expensive it is to use the airlines. Read more >>
Variance Management, Centerline for Safety
We can no longer afford evolutionary improvements in aviation safety. Read more >>
Make or Break
Your reputation, maybe your career, is at stake when you are responsible for the completion of an aircraft. Read more >>
Sharks & Minnows: The Seller-Buyer Game
Did your mother raise you to be a salesperson? Mine neither. Read more >>
Challenges and Results - The Value of Business Aviation
"With our airplane, we can grow our business 100% in five years." Read more >>
Business Aviation The Competitive Advantage
Imagine trying to maintain a marriage using only a telephone. Read more >>
The Care and Feeding of Your Consultant
If it weren't for lawyers there would be a lot more consultant jokes... Read more >>
The Art and Process of "The Deal"
You've worked hard to reach this point. Read more >>
Disparate Measures A Novel View
How a hard-nosed, cost-cutting executive committee came to appreciate the intangible benefits the company aircraft provided it. Read more >>
Business Aviation, Business Results
Do business aircraft really bolster business results? Read more >>
Disaster Response: Plan Now or Pay Later
As difficult as it may be, flight department managers have to prepare for the unthinkable. Read more >>
Outsourcery: Dungeons and Dragons '95
Dungeons and dragons were the nightmares of medieval Europe. Read more >>
Creating a Visionary Flight Department
The toughest adversaries a manager can face are colleagues - other company managers lusting for a piece of the flight department's budget. Read more >>
