AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on May 20, 2024

AINsight: Employee Retention Keeps Aviation Leaders Up at Night

In anticipation of writing this column, I often find myself pondering the challenges that face our industry. Last month, I shared with you my concerns about the dwindling pilot pipeline—a topic

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API Recruiting Tips, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on May 13, 2024

What Baseball Can Teach Us About Aviation Recruitment

What does baseball have to do with aviation recruitment? Quite a lot, actually. Having raised my son, Peter, in Little League and then in club/travel baseball, I can now see

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AINsight blogs, Pilot Shortage, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on April 19, 2024

AINsight: The Pilot Pipeline Predicament

Photo credit: AIN This article about the lack of a pilot pipeline originally appeared in Aviation International News. View here. In the early 1950s, my mother, Janice K. Barden, stepped

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API in the News, Aviation Maintenance, Pilot Shortage, Sheryl Barden

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

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Sheryl Barden, Press Releases

posted by Jill Henning on February 22, 2024

API’s CEO, Sheryl A. Barden, Honored as NBAA CAM Fellow

On February 5, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recognized API’s President and CEO Sheryl A. Barden as a CAM Fellow, along with 18 other certified aviation managers (CAMs) The

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Mentoring, AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden, Women in Aviation

posted by Sheryl Barden on January 19, 2024

AINsight: Internships Help Launch Bizav Careers

Internships expose college students to what corporate aviation can offer as a career A director of aviation recently reached out to tell me about the success of her flight department’s

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AINsight blogs, Sheryl Barden

posted by Sheryl Barden on December 22, 2023

AINsight: Reflections and Celebrations

Year end is the perfect time for a personal and professional audit As the year draws to a close, it’s a natural time for those of us in business aviation—or

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AINsight blogs, Aviation Director, Diversity, Leadership Development, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jill Henning on November 17, 2023

AINsight: Curating a Team of Experts

Leadership isn’t about single-handedly wielding every card in the deck. It’s about curating a team of experts, as Sheryl Barden explains in her guest column for Aviation International News. In

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API in the News, Compensation, Pilot Shortage, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jill Henning on October 24, 2023

Business Air: Pilots are Getting Paid

Pilots are getting paid. Can business aviation keep up with the lucrative salaries airlines are offering? BY MICHAEL WILDES So, let’s talk about money because, as Danny DeVito’s character once

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API in the News, Pilot Shortage, Sheryl Barden

posted by Jill Henning on October 23, 2023

Robb Report: Private Aviation Has a Pilot Shortage. Here’s Why.

Michael Verdon’s pilot shortage article originally published in the Robb Report on October 22, 2023. Following recent salary hikes at commercial airlines, corporate pilots are reassessing their pay. After Delta,

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