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Building a Safety Culture in Corporate Aviation

Accident rates for corporate aviation and the airlines are virtually identical, but creating a culture of safety in corporate aviation... Read more >>

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Playing the Gripe Game

Complainers can sap the enthusiasm and teamwork—the life—out of a once-cohesive aviation department. But for managers to ignore, reject, or... Read more >>

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Your Dog Is Ugly II

The following is a fictional account of an aviation-department manager charged by his CEO with the task of putting his... Read more >>

Strategic Plans & Aircraft Acquisitions

Sharks and Minnows: The Seller-Buyer Game

Whether your company chooses to purchase an aircraft of its own or pursue fractional ownership, the performance of the salesperson you work with can have a great impact on the success of the transaction. Read more >>

The Art & Process of "The Deal"

The following article is designed to guide you through the purchase and delivery of your company’s new aircraft: from doing the appropriate research before the deal is made, to making sure the purchase contract is comprehensive and fair, to ensuring that your company carries out its proper due-diligence when the aircraft is ready. Read more >>

The Understated Cost of Airline Travel

Straightforward, “green dollar”-based estimates of the cost of airline vs. business-aviation travel ignore the significant travel-time and productivity differences between the two modes. Such estimates also do not account for the uncertainty of arrival time and the potential time cost of having to check and retrieve luggage on commercial flights. Read more >>