I built the resource
that should have existed.

Private aviation has a transparency problem. Buyers commit six and seven figures to programs they don't fully understand, guided by brokers with financial interests in the outcome and comparison sites funded by the operators being compared. BizAv Insider exists to fix that.

My name is Scott. I spent thirty years as a journalist — five of them covering the global business aviation industry. I was in the rooms where these programs are sold. I reported from the industry's flagship events across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. I know how operators talk about their products when buyers are present, and I know how they talk when they aren't.

"Every buyer I met asked the same question: where do I go to get advice that isn't trying to sell me something?"

I didn't have a good answer. The comparison sites were operator-funded. The broker recommendations came with commissions. The trade press covered the industry, not the buyer. So I built the resource that should have existed.

What I will never do

• Accept payment from an operator for editorial coverage or ranking
• Rank a program higher because it pays to be featured
• Soften a verdict because an operator threatens to pull access
• Publish a comparison I haven't verified from primary sources
• Recommend a program to a reader that I wouldn't recommend to a friend

If that sounds like basic journalism — it is. It just hasn't been applied consistently to this market.

What you should know about me

I don't disclose which publications I've worked for or which operators I have relationships with. Not because I have something to hide — but because protecting the independence of this site means keeping its sourcing private. The analysis stands on its own. If you disagree with a verdict, the contact form is open and I read everything.

Thirty years of reporting teaches you one thing above all else: the most important information is almost never in the press release. On this site, it won't be in the headline rate either.

Sponsorship on BizAv Insider is limited to non-operator categories — aviation insurance, legal services, MRO providers — and is always clearly labelled. It does not influence editorial decisions. If that ever changes, I'll say so and you should stop reading.