Director of Flight Operations Reporting Responsibility
Discussion
A sometimes common discussion regarding the organizational structure of a corporate flight department is to whom in the larger corporate organizational structure the Director of Flight Operations (DO) or the Aviation Department Manager (ADM) should report. There are many possible debatable answers to that question, though one is most generally accepted as best.
Analyze and evaluate the information you have learned in the reading assignments for this Module and state to whom you believe the DO should report in the larger corporate structure, and more importantly, state why you believe that.
• Provide examples to support your contentions.
• Support your work by citing and referencing a reliable source(s).
Course material:
Business and Corporate Aviation Management
Chapter 4 – Running the Business (except pp. 145-155)
Chapter 5 – Flight Department Management
Practical Applications in Business Aviation Management
Chapter 3 – Operational Criteria
Chapter 8 – Human Resource Management: pp. 189–203
Chapter 9 – Team Building and Communications: pp. 219–226
