Great news this past week regarding the re-opening of the great State of Alaska to include the capitol of its aviation industry, Anchorage!  However, as the State’s aviation industry starts to regain its footing, Alaskan operators will have to make some changes in the way in which business will be…

Weeks of self-quarantine seem to allow one’s mind to wander toward happier and more simplistic times, so please indulge me for a moment.  Maybe some folks can remember the 1980s sci-fi movie classic, Back to the Future, where Marty McFly is transported thirty years back in time courtesy of Doc…

Reaching down deep into our individual stamina and collective fortitude which has made our industry great over the years, we desperately need to turn our attention away (even if only temporarily) from what we have been inundated with from the media and find some areas in which we can all…

I am certain that everyone has been inundated over the past several days with news reports relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on global business activities.  Depending upon your sources, the current realities are being characterized as ranging from “challenging” to “cataclysmic” based upon their respective motivations.  Having…

Last week’s 2020 Aviation Symposium hosted by Fox Rothschild’s own mega personality Mark Dombroff is now “in the books” leaving a wake of positive feedback from attendees and presenters alike. This year, NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt provided an engaging Keynote Address challenging attendees to become more closely engaged in the…

It was indeed an honor and privilege to end the 2019 year with being presented the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 consecutive years of accident, incident, and violation free flight operations by the US Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration.  The Pilot Award was dated 09 September 2019…

During this festive time of the year, we wish to take a moment to wish a Happy New Year 2020 and to extend our heartfelt appreciation to our valued clients, loyal GHS Team Members, and our entire aviation community for making our 15th consecutive year of global business operations such a…

I had written the following blog post “Steering Away From The Past” last week with the intention of posting it today.  It was written before the tragic accident on the Kenai Peninsula this past weekend.  It is with a heavy heart that I post this blog post today – Quite…

GHS was very excited to be part of the 2019 IEP Conference in Orlando sponsored by the great safety and quality folks from jetBlue!  Outstanding presentations were provided by globally recognized aviation safety and quality experts each of whom brought a unique, inspiring, but closely harmonized perspective to the Conference. …

The Chairman “hit it out of the Park” last Friday in Anchorage by literally giving Alaskan aviation industry stakeholders the global spotlight under which to table their concerns as well as frustrations.  The matter of fatal aircraft hull loses got extremely personal and “up front“ through the experiences of many…