NBAA is rolling out a Small Operator Learning Series to provide guidance to lean flight departments on budgeting, effective communications, safe operations, and other key areas. Developed by NBAA’s Small Flight Department Subcommittee, the series of online courses are designed to address the unique challenges that smaller operators may face and include insights from flight department leaders and industry experts.

“The majority of NBAA’s membership is made up of small operators, those with one or two aircraft,” said Noah Yarborough, NBAA’s manager of operations. “Leading a small flight department can feel like a lonely space, but these learning sessions are incredibly valuable resources developed by small operators, for small operators.”

Comprising eight sessions that provide Certified Aviation Manager credit, the courses were developed with the feedback of other flight departments.

“There’s value in benchmarking other flight departments,” said Dylan Miller, Challenger 604 captain and co-chair of the Small Flight Department Subcommittee. “And even if we can’t address an operator’s exact scenario, the online sessions provide additional resources to get a specific answer.”