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AINsight: Navigating Schedules and Contract Pilots

As flight demand increases, corporate flight departments with lean staffing struggle to provide employees with schedule flexibility.

By Sheryl Barden • AIN Contributor

March 18, 2022

Schedule flexibility is cited as the number-one benefit to business aviation employees, according to a recent survey conducted by NBAA. CD In fact, being able to flex one’s work schedule is cited in the survey as being more important than salary, company stability, benefits, and long-term potential.

And the data matches up with what I hear from job-seekers. I am seeing this have significant effects, particularly on single-airplane, two-pilot operations.

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Sheryl Barden

AIN Contributor

About the author

Sheryl Barden, CAM, is CEO of Aviation Personnel International, the longest-running recruiting and HR consulting firm dedicated to business aviation. A recognized thought leader on workforce and leadership issues, she is an NBAA CAM Fellow, past member of NBAA’s board of directors and advisory council, and recipient of NBAA’s John P. “Jack” Doswell Award for lifetime achievement and service to business aviation.

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