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Understanding Sale and Lease back Transactions in the Aviation Industry In aviation, a Sale and Lease back transaction is when ...

Aviation English Training : How to ICAO Level Up

Understanding the Core Aspects of Aviation English Ok first the bad news. While there are recognized bodies providing accreditation for ...

Full Flight Simulator – A Guide for Young Pilots

Full Flight Simulators – Keep it Real Are you a young pilot, or still pre-pilot? Then listen up. A lot ...

Next-Level Training: How AQP Makes Aviation Safer

Exploring AQP: Safer Performance-Based Training Recent FAA rule proposals on pilot training for eVTOL aircraft prompted us to revisit the ...

Need Airplane Toy Advice ? – Chocks-on Right Here

Airplane Toys for STEM Education, and Inspiration The First Airplane Toy was invented by Alphonse Pénaud in 1871. Using a ...

Airworthiness Review Certificate – What you need to know

What is an Aircraft Airworthiness Review Certificate? An Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC) is a “health checkup” for an aircraft. It’s ...

Helicopter Crash Trends: Understanding the Facts and Figures

Understanding Risk Assessment in Helicopter Crashes Helicopter crashes make the news. Especially deadly crashes where famous people are involved. We ...

Empowering Stripes : The Fascinating Journey of Pilot Uniforms

Evolution of Pilot Uniforms: Tracing Progress and Inclusivity The history of the Pilot Uniform is closely intertwined with naval traditions, ...

Unveiling the Top Causes of Aircraft Emergency Landings

Aircraft Emergency Landings – Why do they happen? An Emergency Landing refers to the immediate landing (or ditching) of an ...

Safety First: Combatting Loss of Control in Flight (LOC-I)

Enhancing Pilot Skills : The Role of Human Performance in LOC I Incidents Loss of Control In-flight or loc-i, is ...

Demystifying SPECI Reports: And Why They Matter

Decoding SPECI METAR Reports: Understanding Aviation’s Rapid Weather Updates SPECI are Special Observation reports for weather updates in aviation. Providing rapid ...

In-Depth Analysis: Understanding Light Aircraft Crash Statistics

Our results from a study of 200 Small Airplane incidents in 2023 The vast majority of Small Plane Crashes are ...

Drones near Airports : Our Aviation Staff Guide

Managing the Risks of Drones Near Airports: A Guide for Airport Staff Our whole industry suffers when a drone is ...

Aircraft Finance Jobs : A Comprehensive Guide

Aircraft Finance – Roles and Career Paths Let’s dive into the exciting world of Aircraft Finance Jobs and leasing. If ...

Aviation Maintenance Technician : A Complete Guide

A Day in the Life of an Aviation Maintenance Technician Aviation Maintenance Technicians study the structures and systems of modern ...

Ultimate Guide to Urban Air Mobility Jobs

Looking at a move into the electric skies? The Urban Air Mobility jobs sector is booming. So what are the ...

5 Best (and Worst) Airline Social Media Posts

The Airline Social Media secret?…Don’t be a Drag. There’s a secret to Airline Social Media. Would you like to know ...

Runway Markings and Pilot Decision Height Explained

Runway end markings significance for Pilots So how do we “read” Runway Markings? Let’s start with the BIG WHITE number. ...

Airport Marshalling – Wand Life

Airport Marshal – Role, Training and Skill Set An Airport Marshaller is a member of the Ground support team. He, ...

Are Jets Safer than Turboprop Aircraft? – Statistics

We look at Turboprop Safety Statistics The last few years have been “outliers” with the Covid Pandemic shutting down aviation ...

January 2023 Aviation News

Who do you turn to for the most important aviation updates? January means the Dublin AirFinance Conference. And if you’re ...

Why On-the-Job Training Programs are Awesome

“Learn and Earn” with On-The-Job Training On-the-Job Training can be the best way to learn tasks or skills. For some ...

‘It Came from Unmanned Drone Space!’

UAS are here to stay. Who keeps them on the straight and narrow.? Drones, Drones, everywhere. Save us Drone laws! ...

Supply Change Management – Aviation Edition

Why a Supply Chain Manager is as crucial as a CEO Supply Chain Management is the controlling of the flow ...

Top 10 Most Misunderstood Airplane Facts

Amazing Airplane Facts to Share Our Top 10 Airplane facts that people still believe. But are in fact false. We work ...

Skybrary and other Aviation Libraries

You need Aviation Facts and Figures? – Here’s where to go Information is everywhere. You can google pretty-much anything and ...

Private Jet Costs – How to Avoid Getting Took

Need to Charter a Jet? Don’t make these mistakes You’re wealthy… Private Jet wealthy. And you take private jet charters ...

NOTAM Meaning has changed – Why take Notice

Our NOTAM Meaning has Changed – Here’s why it matters The NOTAMS Meaning (Notice to Airmen) is no more. Welcome ...

Risk Assessment in Aviation Explained

Need a Risk Analysis? Just ask the Feds Risk assessment is a dense, multi-faceted area. The best advice we can ...

How a Plane Trader Flips a 737

The Plane Trader Profession is unlike any other A Plane Trader making a profit from buying, maintaining and selling commercial ...

Mentoring – You Might Already Be Doing It

Everyone can be a Mentor – And why your badly needed You are a Mentor. Yes, you are. Unless you ...

How Fast do Planes Fly?

Some Plane fly fast. Why not commercial Aircraft? Did you know British Airways callsign is Speedbird? You did! Ok, but ...

Love is in the air : Maybe in Seat 14-D!

You meet people on airplanes all the time – Is Love in the Air? “If love is in the Air ...

Jet-Power Your LinkedIn Profile: The Aerospace Way

In Business, only one Profile Matters. Your LinkedIn Profile is the most valuable tool in your public-professional profile, especially in ...

The Leadership Traits You Need To Master

What are the Key Leadership Traits? Are Great Leaders born or made? What leadership traits made them who they are? ...

All Interview Questions seek One Answer

Employers just want to know one thing All Interview Questions are really one question. Because they all seek a single ...

IFRS 16 and How It Changes Aircraft Leasing Forever

New Accountancy Rules an how it affects Airlines New IFRS 16 rules are going to change the Aircraft Leasing business ...

How To Be Manager Material

Well all want that Manager title. Here’s how to do it. We get asked “How do I become Manager Material?” ...

Hazmat and IATA Dangerous Goods Training Guide

Aviation Hazmat is tricky. Don’t miss the signs. There you were, happily working away in your nice cozy corner of ...

How & Why We Set Up a Special Purpose Company

Why Lessors Use Special Purpose Companies Special Purpose Companies, or SPV’s, are a staple of the aircraft leasing industry. Aircraft ...

Unruly Aircraft Passenger – Know the Rules!

Know your rights when you confront an Unruly Aircraft Passenger Have you seen an Unruly Aircraft Passenger lately?. Why it’s ...

Train-The-Trainer and Why You Need to Do It

How to be a skilled Trainer In most countries in the world, if you become a subject matter expert (or ...

Private Plane Costs 2023 – Can you handle the Altitude?

What are the private plane costs such as the G800 No! we are not going to give you Private Plane ...

Top 10 Naval Aviation Museums – Worldwide

Naval Aviation Museums – Discover Aviation History National Naval Aviation Museums, especially a Military Aviation Museum, always catch our eye ...

Non Destructive Testing in Aerospace

How to use Non-Destructive testing techniques NDT Jobs are a category of roles within nondestructive inspection of aircraft maintenance. It ...

Turbulence 101 : What You Need to Know

Why Turbulence is a challenge to avoid Turbulence can be bad. Flight Attendants, those unlucky enough to have been caught ...

Winglets, Sharklets… and the Scimitar

There are Three Types of Winglets. Boeing calls them Winglets and Airbus calls them Sharklets. The latest evolution is called ...