Christopher Broyhill

Christopher Broyhill
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Dr. Chris Broyhill is an industry veteran with over 40 years in aviation. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1982, served with distinction for over 20 years in the Air Force and flew multiple aircraft including the OV-10, A-10, and F-16. Chris was an outstanding graduate of the USAF’s prestigious Fighter Weapons School and held multiple leadership positions at the squadron and wing levels throughout his career. Upon retirement from the USAF, Chris chose a career in business aviation that now spans over twenty years. He has flown multiple aircraft, served as a Chief Pilot and Director of Operations under 14 C.F.R. Part 135, and served as Chief Pilot and Director of Aviation for two Fortune 100 companies operating under 14 C.F.R. Part 91. Chris is a recognized business aviation industry authority on retention and compensation who is regularly invited to speak on these topics. He performs retention and compensation consulting services, and is the inventor and CEO of the AirComp CalculatorTM, business aviation’s only online compensation analysis engine. Chris performs pilot services in the Falcon 900EX and Falcon 7X and teaches Upset Prevention and Recovery Training as an instructor in the S-211 Marchetti Jet. Chris holds a B.S. in computer science from the Air Force Academy, an M.A. in National Security Studies from California State University at San Bernardino, and a Ph.D. in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is an established author with six fiction novels, a non-fiction work, multiple aviation periodical articles, and a Ph.D. dissertation to his credit. Chris is currently working on his Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) credential to broaden his knowledge of compensation methodology.

Staffing Challenges in Business Aviation

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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With the holidays behind us and an entire new year ahead, this is the time of the year when the thoughts of many will...