Aviation Maintenance, Ben Janaitis, NBAA Events

posted by Ben Janaitis on May 23, 2025

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.

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AINsight blogs, NBAA Events, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on October 20, 2023

AINsight: NBAA-BACE 2023 . . . It’s About People

Sheryl Barden (API) moderated a panel about successful strategies for hiring low-time pilots and ensuring their success. Panelists included: Kirk Mies (AbbVie), Kim Kissh (AbbVie), Greg Burris (Masco), and Alison

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AINsight blogs, NBAA Events, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on November 20, 2020

AINsight: Making the ‘Handshake Connection’

The investment mogul Warren Buffett once asked, “Ever give a firm handshake over a speakerphone?”This quote from a decade-old “No Plane, No Gain” initiative has stayed with me because nothing

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Aviation Industry, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, Mentoring, NBAA Events, Networking, Resources

posted by Jennifer Pickerel on March 18, 2019

Networking your Local Network

It’s unfortunate, but I often hear from aviation pros who suddenly find themselves in an unplanned career transition. Life was great, and things were “status quo.” But then an aircraft

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Leadership Development, NBAA Events, Pilot Shortage, Productivity, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on February 18, 2019

Striking a Work/Life Balance for Schedulers & Dispatchers

In the fast-moving world of business aviation, “duty calls” at all hours of the day and night. Especially for Schedulers and Dispatchers.When does a global 24/7 operation stop? When does

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Aviation Industry, Leadership Development, Millennials in Aviation, NBAA Events

posted by Jill Henning on October 12, 2018

API Salutes the NBAA YoPro Staff

There’s no better time for young people in business aviation. And much of the momentum has to do with the work of two NBAA staffers: Sierra Grimes and Brian Koester.In

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Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Job Seekers, Leadership Development, NBAA Events

posted by Sheryl Barden on September 24, 2018

How to Write a Trip Report & Recap Your Company’s Investment

Before heading to your next aviation conference, you might want to consider how you’ll recap the event with a trip report.A trip report is a communication document addressed to your

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Aviation Director, Aviation Industry, Aviation Maintenance, Compensation, Hiring Employers, Job Seekers, NBAA Events, Pilot Shortage

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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Aviation Industry, Leadership Development, Mentoring, NBAA Events, Networking, Pilot Shortage, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on October 20, 2017

NBAA17: What Happened and How to Prep for NBAA18

Having recently returned from this year’s NBAA-BACE, I’m filled with the enthusiasm and excitement for our industry that I’ve always returned with following these terrific, informative conferences.Personally, it was wonderful

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Aviation Director, NBAA Events, Retention

posted by Jill Henning on April 10, 2017

Bizav Experts Sound Off on Retaining Aviation Personnel

Last month, I blogged about why certain business aviation organizations might not be retaining aviation personnel.In that post, I shared survey data gleaned from a survey that our team conducted

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