AOA Guest Speaker

Bob Hobbi

Chief Executive Officer

Service Elements

Bob Hobbi is president and CEO of ServiceElements and has over 35 years’ experience in the aerospace and business and general aviation industry. Hobbi held various executive positions at FlightSafety International, until he was recruited by Honeywell to be director of the Aerospace Academy, responsible for training thousands of aviation professionals from all sectors of the industry. Hobbi later joined MedAire in the role of vice president and general manager for all business aviation activities. 

He has held executive positions on several boards including the Arizona Business Aviation Association, NBAA’s Business Aviation Management Committee, and 9 years on the Scottsdale Airport Commission. 

Additionally, Hobbi is the co-author of Building a Service Culture (Information Age Publishing, 2008). He has published numerous articles on workforce development and is a frequent keynote speaker at business aviation industry events. 

In 2003, Hobbi launched ServiceElements International Inc. to develop people and solve challenges in the business and general aviation industry. ServiceElements has grown into an industry icon addressing topics such as service culture, leadership, teamwork, communications, human factors and organizational development.