WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on December 18, 2020

AINsight: Light at the End of ‘Proficiency’ Tunnel

This week, we watched the first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine depart via air from Kalamazoo, Michigan. It was amazing—and gratifying—to witness aviation play such a big role. The culmination

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WRITTEN BY cgadmin on December 15, 2020

How to Manage Stress & Job Insecurity

Training aviation pros how to manage stress on the job? That’s a piece of cake. But how about facing personal threats—like a threat to job security? Or worse, when the

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WRITTEN 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

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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on November 16, 2020

How to Connect During COVID: Why Networking Matters

No matter the industry, most of us tend to find jobs via the strength of our connections. It’s all about relationships. Genuine, true relationships. And building those relationships happens through

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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on November 16, 2020

What is a ‘Bridge Job’ and Will it Ruin My Resume?

When 2020 began, one of the last thoughts on the minds of aviation jobseekers was the possibility of considering a “bridge job” instead of a dream job. Now, nine months

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WRITTEN BY Christine Wetherell on October 27, 2020

Aviation Scholarships: Tips and Tricks of the Trade

Aviation scholarships — specifically those awarded in business aviation — can often seem like “pie-in-the-sky” pursuits. That is: difficult to win, with a lot of hoops to jump through and

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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on October 16, 2020

AINsight: Getting Back to Business Amid COVID

Last weekend, I asked my friend Elena, the proprietress of two of San Francisco’s busiest restaurants, how the return to dining was going. She laughed and said, “There are three

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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on September 28, 2020

AINsight: Is the Pilot Shortage Over?

"Is the Pilot Shortage Over?" is an AINsight blog originally published for Aviation International News on September 18, 2020.   “Well, that fixes the pilot shortage.” This has been the

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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on September 28, 2020

Furloughed Airline Pilots: Will They Take Our Bizav Jobs?

On October 1, we expect to see more furloughed airline pilots flocking to business aviation. That’s when the CARES Act funding expires for the commercial aviation sector. That also means

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