Sheryl Barden

End of the year is the perfect time for a personal audit

AINsight: Reflections and Celebrations

Stuart “Kipp” Lau

Professionalism in aviation is much more than just collecting a paycheck for flying and wearing a necktie

AINsight: Pilot Professionalism Redefined

Robert Sancetta

Pilots should not be reticent to do recommended medical screenings

AINsight: Incidental Findings and Medical Screenings

Jay Mesinger

Business aircraft buyers are already looking ahead to 2024

AINsight: I Can Almost See the New Year

Runway incursions involving business jets are on the rise as crews misunderstand line up and wait instructions

AINsight: Wait, Wait, Don’t Take Off!

Leadership isn’t about single-handedly wielding every card in the deck

AINsight: Curating a Team of Experts

Rep. Sam Graves

T&I Chair Graves encourages Senate to pass FAA bill

Other Voices: It’s Time to Add to the U.S.’s Rich Aviation History

David G. Mayer

Buying a charter operator bypasses a long application process

AINsight: Buying/Selling a Part 135 Air Charter Business

Workarounds and inattention blindness defeat fueling error defenses

AINsight: Fuelish Mistakes

NBAA-BACE 2023 focused on fostering talent

AINsight: NBAA-BACE . . . It's About People

Pilots need to be wary of everything they ingest

AINsight: Dietary Supplements and Flying

Show provides a platform to discuss challenges and solutions in business aviation industry

AINsight: 10-day Countdown to NBAA-BACE 2023

It's a myth that humans can multitask, warns the NTSB

AINsight: Deadly Distractions on the Flight Deck

Bridging the compensation gap in business aviation maintenance

AINsight: The Overlooked Maintenance Crisis

Charles Alcock

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are target markets for business aircraft sales

Blog: Can Putin's BRICS Allies Be Trusted Trade Partners?

Finding the right fit can ease buying or selling a used business aircraft

AINsight: Which Aircraft Brokers Rise Above the Field?

Almost every problem has a proactive solution

AINsight: What Bothers You Most?

Preflight errors can lead to aircraft accidents

AINsight: Remove before Flight

Changes mean pilots need to be proactive

AINSight: FAA Aeromedical Update

Bizav industry is rebalancing in 2023

AINsight: Everything All at Once, and That’s Good

Learning from the mistakes of others

AINsight: Dark Side of Visual Approaches

Matt Thurber

The AIN team has been working on its new website for the past two years, and now it's ready for action.

AIN Launches New Website

Bonuses and incentives might be better than training contracts to keep pilots at flight departments that just paid for their new aircraft type rating.

AINsight: Training Contract Ethics and Accountability

What does risk management mean in the concept of business aviation?

AINsight: Liability Risk Management for Bizjet Owners

The preowned business aircraft market is doing well in mid-2023, but shop availability for pre-purchase inspections could dampen transactions.

AINsight: Two Down, Two To Go

Transparency and working together can help fix the lack of available simulator training slots for pilots.

AINsight: Navigating the Pilot Sim Training Slot Issue

A simple query about improving aviation safety to ChatGPT yielded 10 solid answers, but they also require critical thinking to delve further.

AINsight:  Now Everywhere, Can AI Improve Aviation Safety?

Too much aircraft maintenance is done just for the sake of it, not because it is truly necessary, and this ties up valuable mechanic time.

AINsight: Solving the Mx Tech Shortage without More Techs

Aviation Medical Examiners now have the ability to upload a pilot’s required medical documentation to the FAA website, saving review time for medicals.

AINsight: FAA Medical Document Submission Improvements

Lack of pre-buy inspection slots could derail an expected resurgence in preowned business aircraft transactions in the second half of 2023.

AINsight: Will 2H2023 Be a Bastion of Hope?

Challenger 300/350 pilots should review the airplane's quick reference handbook in light of a recent upset accident in the business jet.

AINsight: Fatal In-flight Upset Poses Important Lessons

Pilots spent much of their time at work at high altitudes with increased exposure to UV rays, so they should wear sunscreen to help protect their skin.

AINsight: Don’t Fly Without It!

Despite recent bank casualties and market volatility, most financiers can and will continue to finance private aircraft—but under stricter terms.

AINsight: Aircraft Finance Losing Altitude in Bank Crisis

The preowned business aircraft market appears to have achieved balance—this is a great thing and should be welcomed.

AINsight: Finding Value in Numbers

Pilots should not hesitate to execute a go-around when encountering a bounced landing in a business aircraft.

AINsight: Bounced-landing Awareness and Recovery

To help retain business aviation pilots, it might be time to decouple aircraft size with compensation and then pay enough to keep pilots from jumping ship.

AINsight: Does Size Really Matter?

Pilots awaiting FAA letters regarding medical condition reviews need to have some significant patience these days, given the complexities for such reviews.

AINsight: Waiting for an FAA Letter?

Aircraft specification on aircraft listings need to be extremely accurate since buyer deals are often predicated on installed equipment per the specs.

AINsight: 1 in 60 Rule and Why Accuracy Matters

With the preowned business aircraft market normalizing, it's important to right-size pricing rather than overprice and assume the market will correct it.

AINsight: Matching Words with Action

Development of electric aircraft by the experimental aircraft community seems to be lagging, but there are some interesting efforts underway.

Blog: Where’s My Electric-powered Airplane?

Pilots must execute the basic blocking and tackling that supports the planning, communication, and coordination needed to avoid runway incursions.

AINsight: Blocking & Tackling To Avoid Runway Incursions

Women unfairly face higher standards than men in many industries, including aviation. It's time to end this.

AINsight: No More Female Takedowns

As the preowned business jet market is rebalancing to pre-pandemic norms, the devil is in the details of purchase contract terms.

AINsight: Contract Issues Remain Hot as Jet Sales Cool

The preowned business aircraft market has normalized after a frenetic two years, offering more choices for buyers but not likely lower prices.

AINsight: Putting Market Change into Perspective

The clean aircraft concept ensures that an aircraft is safe for flight in wintry conditions. 

AINsight: Keep It Clean

Flight departments need to be up front about the rules for allowing their crewmembers to do contract flying.

AINsight: Making Hay while the Sun Shines

The FAA's recent changes to vision restriction verbiage and relaxation of rules regarding cardiovascular conditions have pilots talking.

AINsight: Recent FAA Medical Updates and Controversies

Potential business aircraft buyers who patiently waited out the frothy market will be rewarded this year with more selection and better pricing.

AINsight: Year of Reward for Patient Bizcraft Buyers

Runway excursions account for one-third of business aircraft accidents and, barring mechanical issues, are preventable.

AINsight: Preventing Runway Excursions a Complex Task

The pilot shortage requires corporate flight department managers to have "hard conversations" with HR about increasing pilot compensation and benefits.

AINsight: Don’t Shoot the Messenger

Privacy for business aircraft users is important, but far from guaranteed.

AINsight: How To Protect Owner Privacy in Bizav

After two frenetic years, Mesinger Jet Sales CEO Jay Mesinger expects business aircraft pricing and transactions to return to a more normal state in 2023.

AINsight: Preowned Bizcraft Pricing Is Anybody’s Guess

Canada TSB drills down into group dynamics to find root cause of fuel starvation that led to a crash of a de Havilland Twin Otter.

AINsight: Adaptations, Groupthink Down Twin Otter

How many pilots does it take to change a lightbulb?

TEST: Flying It My Way or the Highway

Mental health is an important, but delicate, issue to contend with in aviation.

AINsight: Mental Health Issues in Aviation

Pilots should welcome thorough medical exams since it's better to find small problems now rather than wait to turn into big issues that require grounding.

AINsight: Why Pilots Want Thorough AME Exams

The preowned jet market is experiencing more inventory and flattish prices, implying a soft landing scenario.

AINsight: Is There Something in the Air?

An incorrect barometric setting on an RNAV (GPS) approach could have fatal consequences without any overt warnings to the crew.

AINsight: Six Feet from Disaster

Pilot and raconteur Patrick Gordon reminisces about his early flying adventures and the lessons he has learned. 

What We’re Reading: 'Fly the Friggin’ Airplane!'

The human element is an important part of aviation safety, which means addressing internal and external factors that can cause an employee to disengage.

AINsight: Pushing the Envelope—for Safety

2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Expert Opinion

Insights and analysis from AIN’s industry veterans.

AINsight: Reflections and Celebrations

End of the year is the perfect time for a personal audit

AINsight: Pilot Professionalism Redefined

Professionalism in aviation is much more than just collecting a paycheck for flying and wearing a necktie

AINsight: Incidental Findings and Medical Screenings

Pilots should not be reticent to do recommended medical screenings

AINsight: I Can Almost See the New Year

Business aircraft buyers are already looking ahead to 2024

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