Southpaw Blog
Notes from the operations desk, the cabin, and the road.
Industry
Consulting in motion: when private aviation actually pencils
Consulting partners run hot calendars. Here's the practical math on when chartering a private leg pays for itself in recovered hours.
April 22, 2026 · 6 min read
Financial Services
Six cities, four days: how road-show travel actually gets done
A first-hand look at running an IPO road show across six US cities in four days, and why the airplane is the smallest hard part.
March 18, 2026 · 8 min read
Members
Cabin Coningsby, all day: making a working flight actually work
Cabin tech that makes a private leg an extension of your office, not a five-hour offline interlude.
February 4, 2026 · 5 min read
Lifestyle
Monday morning dash: getting back from a long weekend, intact
Long weekends out are great. Long weekends back are not. How to design the return trip so Monday morning doesn't crater.
December 8, 2025 · 4 min read
Entertainment & Production
Filming overseas, not over budget: aviation for production travel
How a smart aviation plan keeps an international production on schedule and inside the line budget — even when the call sheet shifts.
October 14, 2025 · 7 min read