Last week, I was in Oklahoma City visiting the FAA Academy. I met several ATO managers who hosted this month’s Meet and Greet event. For those who don’t know, Meet and Greets are organized by the ATO to connect academy students with managers from the...

I wrote a review a few months ago on the book “Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell. I just finished another book he authored called “Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking”. I found it to be an outstanding read and thought provoking about what...

"Can you hear me now?" "Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?" "How do you hear this transmission?" It's all around us... we as human beings want to know that we are being heard. We seek acknowledgement of our expressed...

We all have questions about NextGen. How is it going to work? How will it affect me? There is one group – SPARC – who is going to help answer these questions. I was fortunate enough last month to attend the SPARC kick-off meeting, and I am excited by...

Good morning, Last night as I was over north Alabama, the birthplace of my passion for aviation, it occurred to me that we often overlook that in our people. Everyday you come to work you are surrounded by passionate people who do an incredible job...