The association between personality and effective team leadership in the cockpit environment has been a major focus of research in aviation management. The major air carriers incorporate in their assessment process personality style and decision-making skills by placing pilot candidates through a two or three stage interview process. In an ongoing effort to develop a comprehensive pilot candidate selection model, university researchers have studied the relationship between personality type and skill in small group manipulation. In this study, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a construct of personality type and the Mach V scale as a construct of skill in small group manipulation were employed in the survey of 52 commercial flight officers. Eight-five percent of the surveyed pilots fell into one of the sixteen personality types measured by the MBTI scale, which correlated significantly with Machiavellian orientation as measured by the Mach V scale. Research indicates a significant relationship in success in leadership of small groups and the Mach V scores. The results of this study suggest the potential of select dimensions of the MBTI and the Mach V instruments in the screening of commercial pilot candidates for hire.

This article presents a detailed description of the key attributes of undergraduate aviation management programs. This exploratory research provides insight into key program issues in a manner designed to stimulate meaningful dialogue among aviation management faculty based on a study of 56 collegiate aviation baccalaureate programs. This investigation resulted in a taxonomy of aviation management curricula that examines: (1) breadth of curriculum, (2) science foundation, and (3) curriculum structure. Research results show that two primary dimensions emerged. The first is an operational vs. business processing oriented dimension. The second is a functional vs. asset understanding oriented curricula. The findings reveal that most programs are clustered around operational process-asset understanding. The authors advocate a need for increased business management oriented curricula focused by industry perspective and participation.

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