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Gil Wolin

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Publisher of Business Aviation Advisor, has nearly 50 years in business aviation including executive positions at aircraft management/charter and ground services companies. He is a past director of the NATA and Corporate Angel Network.
Safety “By the Book” isn’t Enough, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt

Safety “By the Book” Isn’t Enough

If you think that flying safely means simply “doing things by the book,” then think again. Even if that book is your flight operation’s...
Your Call Is Important To Us

Your Call Is Important To Us

“Your call is important to us…” Or so they said. Or rather, as the recording repeated every two minutes – for two and half...
FalconJet Aqueous Solutions

Blending Safety with Service

With more than 40 years as an aviation professional, I figured I’d developed a fairly elevated safety consciousness. And I had – at the airport,...
Manifest Destiny - Gil Wolin

Manifest Destiny

Many of us have closets – or file cabinets – full of unfinished projects. The exigencies of business and daily life pull us in...

COVID-19: Flying Healthy & Safe in 2020

Your aviation professionals, aircraft managers, and charter providers work tirelessly to keep you flying safely in ordinary times – but these are not ordinary...
Business Aviation Advisor Going Green

Going Green

Fifty years ago, in a rare bipartisan effort sparked by grassroots concerns, 20 million Americans – 10% of the population – participated in peaceful...
2020 Super Bowl Miami

You Vet Your Life

You’ll be entertaining a few select clients at the Super Bowl at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium on February 2. And if your own aircraft...
NBAA JAM!

NBAA JAM!

Most folks like to deal in round numbers whenever possible. Like, “We’ll be there in a couple of hours...” As in sports, performance in aviation requires...

We Interrupt This Project…

I t was time to renovate, to update, and to complete some overdue home maintenance. The work was well underway. Craftsmen were replacing drywall and flooring...
Nextant 400XTi

New, Preowned – or Remanufactured?

Many factors drive aircraft product improvements – better operating economics, better performance, and sometimes, even our better nature, as evidenced by lower exhaust emissions...