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One lingering effect of the pandemic on businesses is ongoing labor shortages. There are many reasons for this, including the large number of working-age people who succumbed to COVID-19, the even larger number of individuals who have become ill and been temporarily unavailable, and many others who simply chose to leave the workforce. Boxwheel Trailer Leasing Transportation companies—and t...

For a business owner or decision-maker, nothing feels worse than encountering a problem and not knowing where to turn for help in resolving it. That’s true with any issue you might encounter. However, few are more important or time-sensitive than commercial HVAC problems. Fail to resolve a problem quickly, and you risk uncomfortable customers and employees, higher repair costs and other conse...

By Louis A. Sorrentino IIICEO & Managing Director, Aviation & Marine Safety Solutions International (AvMaSSI) Beyond Regulatory Compliance: Considerations for OEMs and Aircraft Operators Using a quality management system (QMS) audit process1 is one of the best ways to determine an original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM’s) level of compliance with applicable regulations and whether ...

A business owners policy (or BOP) and a general liability policy have many things in common. For example, they both provide protection from financial liability for many types of incidents. This includes accidental damage to customer property and injury to non-employees on the policyholder’s property. Product liability, libel, slander, and copyright infringement can also be covered by both ty...

To be successful in business, you’ve got to understand your audience and how they feel about your products. Simply guessing at their preferences often leads to poor performance and missing sales targets. What do your customers or clients like and dislike about your offerings? What new features or modifications do they want to see? What needs and preferences drove them to consider your produ...

Everyone who has travelled in an airplane is familiar with jet lag. True, the effect only applies when travelling east or west. But jet lag is so pervasive and annoying—not to mention a safety risk for pilots—that it merits serious discussion. Jet Lag Defined Technically, jet lag is known as circadian desynchrony. At its core, the condition results from the fact that it takes our body mo...

The approach of the holiday season commonly prompts reflection on the past year as well as a look forward. That certainly is true for us at Global Aerospace. We spend 10 months of the year working diligently to provide our clients with the aviation insurance and risk management programs they need. We do that through light aircraft insurance, aerospace manufacturer insurance, airport and g...

It goes without saying that to succeed in business, you’ve got to maximize your revenues while minimizing your expenses. When it comes to the latter, an often-overlooked area is transportation. It’s common for companies to dismiss these costs as necessary and static and then turn their attention to other expenses. That’s unfortunate since there are several ways to lower your transportation...

Commercial umbrella insurance (called commercial excess insurance in New York) gives your business extra financial protection on top of your existing liability policies. This coverage can come in handy, since the costs associated with just one covered incident can easily exceed the limits of a liability policy. Commercial umbrella insurance policies have aggregate limits, typically $1 million...

I’ve been studying the dynamic of the human-machine interface since 2001, the year I transitioned to my first fully integrated, glass-cockpit airplane. Even then there was a lot of published research, yet nowhere could I find a thought-through, uniform approach that would explain most of the capabilities and challenges of the modern flight deck and an organized approach to developing the ki...