Flight departments develop belt-tightening strategies
Pilots spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about their jobs, and this is understandable, given the dramatic cutbacks in business aircraft travel
Pilots spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about their jobs, and this is understandable, given the dramatic cutbacks in business aircraft travel during the current recession. The loss of pilot, mechanic and flight operation jobs is unprecedented, and thus it is not surprising that pilots often discuss ways to save their operations money.
While most pilots realize that their jobs don’t depend on saving a few cents a gallon on fuel, subconsciously, they may hang onto the hope that managing such expenses will endear them to their bosses. But there is a lot more to managing costs in a flight operation than just a pilot’s on-the-road expenses, according to David Wyndham, partner at aviation information provider Conklin & de Decker.
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