8. The board construction should apply a weight to voting based on % of funding or other support to encourage strong and equitable support.  
It is common that multiple communities and organizations will be involved in air service support but will not always contribute to the same funding level. By weighting voting to the funding level you can avoid voting issues and thus give proportional voice based on financial contribution to the air service efforts.

Board “Weighting” does sometimes need to be balanced with all constituents feeling like they have a voice in the direction and the decisions of the organization, however. If potential supporters feel they have no voice it becomes hard to win their investment in the air service support effort.

Community Flights has developed over 35 best practices and guiding principles for communities looking to improve their air service. The above is just a small sample of a complete guidebook of best practices…if you’d like to receive the complete guidebook for FREE: Community Flights Air Service Development Best Practices and Guiding Principles, email: scott@communityflights.com and request we send the full guide.

Scott Stewart is the principle of Community Flights; an air service support, development and management company. Community Flights works with communities, organizations or businesses on leveraging the great economic asset that air service is for economic gain. Scott formed Community Flights in January 2013 in order to mobilize community support efforts and assist clients, bridge the “air service understanding gap” with the airlines in order to create an airline and community win-win air service support and performance environment. More info about Community Flights can be found at www.communityflights.com. Scott Stewart can be contacted directly at scott@communityflights.com .