Christopher Broyhill
Staffing Challenges in Business Aviation
Ordinarily, this would be the article where I examine my predictions for compensation growth vs. the survey data. But, since one of the major...
Hiring and Firing
You may have heard the phrase: “Be slow to hire and quick to fire.” I couldn’t agree more with both sentiments but let me...
Understanding the Flight Department as a Business
Many years ago, after making the transition from Part 135 to Part 91 operations and landing a job as chief pilot for a Fortune...
Compensation Predictions for 2026
Here we are back in the suspense period, folks. That time between when the business aviation compensation surveys collect their data and analyze it...
Culture, Compensation, and Safety
Recently, I was asked to speak to the National Safety Roundtable, an event that occurs the day before the Flight Safety Foundation’s annual Business...
Leadership: The Quiet Crisis in Business Aviation
In early April, my podcast, “The Flight Department Show,” debuted. The show has been well received and has generated the conversation I hoped it...
A Deep-Dive on Long-Term Incentive Payments and Total Direct Compensation
I’ve discussed base salary and total cash compensation extensively in the articles I’ve written here, so this month I thought I’d turn to a...
Personnel Demand and the Data Behind It
I’m not a huge fan of social media, but there are a few platforms that are less annoying than others and a few perhaps...
Announcements and Random Thoughts
Folks, it’s February and time for a few announcements. First of all, by the time you read this, The Business Aviation Book: Leading Operational...
Compensation Planning in the New Year
With the holidays behind us and an entire new year ahead, this is the time of the year when the thoughts of many will...



































































