WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on December 16, 2022

2022 Year-in-Review

‘Tis the season . . .  to see how far we’ve come in the past 12 months! After all, we’ve certainly had some major experiences worth noting. That’s why I

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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on December 16, 2022

AINsight: Mental Health Issues in Aviation

Matt McNeil, founder, president, clinical director, and director of human performance at LiftAffect, presents on mental health in aviation during the 2022 Bombardier Safety Standdown. (Photo: Bombardier) This AINsight column

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WRITTEN BY cgadmin on November 18, 2022

Work-Life Balance: A Tale of the Always-Available Scheduler/Dispatcher 

Work-life balance has been a hot topic across many industries, and the aviation world is no different. Still, when discussing the merits of a healthy balance between work and home,

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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on November 18, 2022

AINsight: Pushing the Envelope—for Safety

Blog Author Sheryl Barden (right) and her API colleague Jennifer Pickerel presented during the 2022 Bombardier Safety Standdown. (Photo: Matt Thurber/ AIN) Every one of us in aviation needs to

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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on October 21, 2022

AINsight: Celebrating Milestones at NBAA 2022

Did you attend NBAA 2022? More than 20,000 of us are resting our sore feet today, having walked countless miles in some of the dress shoes we haven’t worn since

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WRITTEN BY Jill Henning on October 17, 2022

API Celebrates 50 Years in Bizav Recruiting at NBAA2022

SAN FRANCISCO – October 17, 2022 – In July, 1971, Janice K. Barden, a professional aviation psychologist with a talent for assessing pilot candidates for employment, became the first woman in

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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on October 12, 2022

Retention Strategies to Enhance the ‘People Experience’

“Business aviation … it’s about people.” Here at API, this—our company motto—is everything. After all, we’re solidly in the people business, and so our mission is laser-focused on matching the

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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on September 16, 2022

AINsight: Some Aviation Heroes Wear Dresses

Caption: API's CEO, Sheryl Barden, poses with United Airlines' Captain Jackie and First Officer Rachel after completing her their flight in an "unmanned" aircraft. This article about female aviation heroes

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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on September 14, 2022

‘Employee Thriving’ is the New ‘Employee Engagement’

You’ve likely heard about “employee engagement,” but did you know that “employee thriving” is the modern approach to measuring employee success? Thanks to workforce changes resulting from the pandemic, Microsoft

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