AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on August 19, 2022

AINsight: Age 67 or Bust?

This article about airlines extending the mandatory pilot retirement to age 67 originally appeared in Aviation International News. I’ve long believed that the airlines should raise the mandatory pilot retirement

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on July 15, 2022

AINsight: Stopped in My Tracks!

This AINsight guest column about gender discrimination originally appeared in Aviation International News on July 15, 2022. A recent industry article continues to resonate in my head and, quite frankly,

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on June 24, 2022

AINsight: Marathon or Sprint?

When I first broached the subject of a looming pilot shortage at NBAA-BACE in 2013, people in the audience told me I was crazy and said it would never happen.

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on May 20, 2022

AINsight: Greening Up the Homegrown Grass

This is a story about the wisdom of greening up the grass in your own backyard, rather than gazing over the fence at your neighbor’s lawn. If that sounds cryptic,

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AINsight blogs, Aircraft Scheduler, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on April 26, 2022

AINsight: S&Ds Achieve Work-from-home Balance

It was wonderful to return to the NBAA Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference (SDC) a few weeks ago. It is always a high-energy-filled conference that I characterize as an amazing balance of professionalism

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on March 18, 2022

AINsight: Navigating Schedule Flexibility and Contract Pilots

Schedule flexibility is cited as the number-one benefit to business aviation employees, according to a recent survey conducted by NBAA. CD In fact, being able to flex one’s work schedule

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Press Releases, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jill Henning on March 7, 2022

Aviation Personnel International is a Certified Women-Owned Small Business and Women’s Business Enterprise

SAN FRANCISCO – March 8, 2022 – For 50 years, Aviation Personnel International (API) has served as the woman-owned business aviation recruiting firm in the U.S. To kick off Women’s

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API Recruiting Tips, Aviation Director, Debbi Laux, Diversity, Hiring Employers, Jennifer Pickerel, Sheryl Barden

posted by Debbi Laux on January 24, 2022

Barden, Pickerel Address Workforce Issues: DE&I, Retention & Hiring

For aviation leaders, one might think that “managing airplanes” takes up the most of their time. But in reality, the majority is spent on managing people—and related workforce issues. Here

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AINsight blogs, Aviation Director, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on January 21, 2022

AINsight: Who Should Succeed the Aviation Director?

The role of a Part 91 aviation director has changed significantly over the last 10 to 15 years. Due to a variety of factors, including much more oversight by human

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on December 17, 2021

AINsight: Are We Asking Mx Techs To Do Too Much?

A colleague who leads mx techs, reached out and requested that I address the topic of task saturation. In our email exchange, he explained “It’s getting out of hand.” As

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