WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on August 23, 2022

Loyal to a Fault?

Racking up decades working for one employer used to mean that you were a dedicated, loyal employee. A valued member of the family. But these days, when I pick up

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WRITTEN 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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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on July 25, 2022

Do’s and Dont’s in Recruiting Aviation Talent

Recruiting aviation talent? If you want to attract quality pilots, dispatchers, mechanics and more, now’s not the time to be rigid. Or to rely on old hiring practices. After all,

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WRITTEN 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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WRITTEN 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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WRITTEN BY Jennifer Pickerel on June 21, 2022

Is the Tail Wagging the Dog?

For decades, it’s largely been an employer’s market. Corporations held the reins and controlled the power in the employment market. But things are changing—there’s a power shift occurring in the

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WRITTEN 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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WRITTEN 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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WRITTEN BY Sheryl Barden on March 29, 2022

Great Resignation vs. Great Upgrade

While I don’t particularly like it when someone says, “See, I told you so,” those words seem to be on the tip of my tongue today. (I’m referring my May

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