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Legacy Meets Lift-Off at the 2025 NBAA Maintenance Conference

API's Ben Janaitis and Jennifer E. Pickerel co-presented at the 2025 NBAA Maintenance ConferenceEarlier this month, I had the absolute pleasure of attending and presenting at the NBAA Maintenance Conference.

posted by Ben Janaitis on April 23, 2025

Lessons from Legends: Wisdom from Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Honorees

As an aviation recruiter, I spend the majority of my day helping people take the next great step in their careers. I love facilitating the joyful celebration of embarking on

posted by Ben Janaitis on February 24, 2025

On Making a Mid-Career Change

Just over a year ago, I made a major mid-career change—I stepped away from the hangar and put my tools down for the last time. After years of performing hands-on

posted by Sheryl Barden on November 18, 2024

AINsight: Future of Aviation’s Mx Workforce

(l-r) Sheryl Barden, Andrew “A.J.” Cosgrove, Cobi Lane, Bill Hart, and Ed Chitren discuss how corporate flight departments can attract and retain maintenance technicians. At NBAA-BACE last month, I was

posted by Ben Janaitis on May 23, 2024

The Inspection Authorization: How Valuable is it to a Bizav Maintenance Department?

You’re a hiring manager looking to add depth to your maintenance squad in a Part 91 business aviation flight department. You’ve got one position to fill, and one shot to

posted by cgadmin on March 4, 2024

AIN: Industry Sees Little Sign of Easing on Workforce Woes

Kerry Lynch’s following article about “workforce woes” and the related business aviation talent shortage originally appeared in Aviation International News. View here. The personnel shortage is particularly acute for business

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on June 7, 2023

Tackling Tough Topics in Aviation Maintenance

At the May 2023 NBAA Aviation Maintenance Conference, a panel of hiring experts tackled tough topics. Panels included (from left to right) Jennifer Pickerel, Jim Elston, Greg Hamelink, Kevin Flynn

posted by Jill Henning on May 17, 2019

Parenting in Business Aviation

Parenting and relationships can be tough for families in many industries.But those who travel for a living (or have a spouse who does so) have an extra set of challenges

posted by Sheryl Barden on April 12, 2019

How to Evaluate Your Total Compensation Package

One of the most pressing issues facing business aviation is the shortage of pilots and maintenance professionals. And because of those shortages, most aviation organizations are modifying their total compensation

posted by Sheryl Barden on September 24, 2018

BizAv Workforce Shortage: Do We Need a Paradigm Change?

This past August, I was invited to participate at NBAA’s second annual Workforce Summit held in Washington DC. The goal of the Summit was to discuss strategies that industry stakeholders

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