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Get What You Need! Building an Effective Business Case in Business Aviation

What must you do to obtain the resources you need for your flight department? The answer is to prepare a carefully constructed and compelling business case.

Summer Tune-up for Aviation Leaders

By Jim Lara

Summer’s a great time for aviation leaders to fine-tune their flight operations and guard against organizational threats. Jim Lara shares this “how-to.”

Get Bad News Out Early – Make Time Your Trusted Ally

By Jim Lara

Find out the two things you need to do when something goes wrong within your flight department. Read why it’s critical to “get bad news out early.

Keep Score Using Corporate Aviation Financial Modeling Tools

By Rick Stone

The objective of corporate aviation financial modeling tools is to position you for long-term predictable success. Rick Stone explains more.

Flight Department Consolidation: When Two Become One

By Jim Lara

Call it what you will—a merger, joining forces or acquisition. When there’s a flight department consolidation, the end result is change. And lots of it. As a business aviation leader, it’s your role and responsibility to produce the finest possible outcome for the corporation or your high net worth owner. And you must come to

5 Reasons to Use a Business Aviation Consultant

By Steve Brechter

Managing a corporate flight department today requires multiple abilities. Here’s why it’s important to partner with a trusted business aviation consultant.

Process 101: How to Build a Process-Driven Flight Department

By Steve Brechter

There’s a guaranteed way to improve your operating efficiency, lower costs and ensure consistent service delivery. Build a process-driven flight department.

Process 101: The Case for Process Management in Business Aviation

By Steve Brechter

Steve Brechter shares 10 reasons why process management in business aviation organizations is critical. Then build a business case to become process-driven.