VanAllen Insights

9 Tips When You Have a New Reporting Executive

Change is the only constant.  This holds true in all areas of our lives.  As an aviation leader, you will experience many changes: team changes, aircraft changes, regulatory changes, and company changes just to name a few.  But a change in the executive responsible for aviation, or Reporting Executive, can have a significant impact on you and your team. 

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VanAllen presents – The Aircraft Life Cycle

There is a lot to understand about the Aircraft Life Cycle. VanAllen offers a full-service approach when it comes to helping clients work through any and all aspects of private aviation. For over 30 years, our team of top aviation consultants have been supporting organizations through all phases of the Aircraft Life Cycle. We’ve created a short video to help understand some of biggest hurdles of ownership that VanAllen has helped clients overcome. We’re eager to find out more about your specific needs and how we can support your organization and Aviation Team.

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Roger Rose on 50 years of IOC for NBAA

VanAllen Consultant, Roger Rose is a Former Chairman of the International Operators Conference (IOC). In this video, commemorating 50 years of IOC, Roger speaks about his time as an active member and his unique insights to the group. He pushed for change, overcame challenges and continues to celebrate current NBAA members working towards growth and improvement. Join VanAllen in congratulating Roger on having a significant impact on Business Aviation around the world!

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Podcast – Human Capital Gains

Without people, airplanes don’t fly. Owning, maintaining, and managing business aircraft is complex, and most focus on the physical assets, technology, and financing. But the “human capital” – the people who fly, maintain, and service the aircraft – are just as important. Listen as Jeff Agur and Don Henderson discuss how bizav’s success depends on how well the people aboard the aircraft and on the ground are chosen, how they are trained, and how effectively they communicate with each other, in Human Capital Gains.

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Upcoming Events

Elevate: A Business Aviation Leadership Program

The Business Aviation Leadership Program is a four-day, fast-paced, highly interactive program from a nationally ranked business school scheduled for April 14-April 18, 2025 in Atlanta.

This program gives a strategic perspective supported by a blend of best practices in leadership development and business aviation, using multimedia presentations, industry case studies, and small-group exercises.

The program focuses on personal leadership effectiveness, developing emotional intelligence, building productive teams, and creating strong links between aviation operations, business strategy and value creation. Participants consistently tell us they leave the workshop more confident and optimistic about their leadership capacity and better equipped to engage in strategy-oriented discussions.

Upcoming Events

NBAA | BACE 2025

The 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) will return to Las Vegas, NV from October 14-16. Save the date and make plans to join us as we bring the industry together for three of the most important days of the year.

As the most influential business aviation trade show in the United States, the 2025 NBAA-BACE, will feature exhibitors promoting their latest products and services, aircraft displays, and education opportunities. Once again, VanAllen managing directors will attend and are eager to connect with you! Let us know if you’ll be there, and we’ll make plans to meet in Las Vegas!

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Podcast – NBAA Flight Plan

Listen as Jeff Agur, VanAllen CEO and Lori McGee, partner, Jetstream Aviation Law speak with NBAA about important aircraft transaction considerations. With business aircraft inventory at all-time lows, some buyers may feel pressured to cut corners in transactions. Don’t take shortcuts with your pre-purchase inspection, say two experts – that part of the transaction is critical in ensuring no unpleasant surprises await.

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Business Aviation 101

What is Business Aviation? What does it mean to “fly private” and who’s doing it? VanAllen CEO Jeff Agur helps break down the basics with Managing Directors Colby McDowell and Don Henderson in less than ten minutes! Find out if on-demand travel is the right fit for you or your organization by learning about different types of ownership, aircraft and reasons people chose to fly private. Current trends in the industry and special considerations regarding how on-demand travel can fit your needs are discussed.

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Safety – Part 3

In our final video of the VanAllen Insights three-part Safety series, Jeff Agur, Don Henderson and Peter Zeeb talk about the major role that Maintenance plays in managing risk. Peter describes the benefits of bringing technicians and maintenance to the table at the onset of safety culture.

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Safety – Part 2

In the second part of this three part series, Jeff Agur, Don Henderson and Peter Zeeb discuss Safety Standards. Is your department using an external standard to set the operational bar? Our VanAllen Managing Directors swim through the alphabet soup of acronyms and what they mean to the Aviation Team and the parent organization. Peter addresses how standards can help protect maintenance departments – but also recognizes that not all standards are appropriate for all teams.

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