AIR CARRIER

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Our capabilties include, but are not limited to: Aircraft Economic & Performance Analysis / Aircraft Acquistion via Bank Financing or Leasing / Airport Handling Arrangements / Airport Facilties Planning  / Airport Service Solicitation Requests / Airport Negotiations /

Enterprise Profitability Analysis / Enterprise Financial Management Systems /  Enterprise Financing via Capital Raise, Institutions, Vendors and Other Stakeholders / Enterprise Restructuring including Merger, Sale of Assets or Going Concern, and Bankruptcy / Fleet Planning - Maintenance, Operational and Strategic / Fleet Planning - Mapping of Acquisitions & Disposals, including Lessor Returns / Flight Operations - Assessment of Compliance / Flight Operations - Aircraft Integration / Flight Operations - Standards & Training / Information Technology - Maintenance & Operations / Information Technology - Marketing: GDS & Web and Yields /

Maintenance - Assessment of Compliance / Maintenance - Aircraft Integration / Maintenance - CASS & Records / Maintenance - MRO & Key Vendor Management / Maintenance - Troubleshooting & Reliability Improvements / Maintenance - Supply Chain & Logistics / Marketing - Route & Network Planning / Marketing - Passenger & Cargo Forecasting / Marketing - Selling Strategies & Alliances /

Training - Customer Service, Dispatchers, Flight Crews, Maintenance Technicians, Management,  Sales Force & SMS.

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AIR CHARTER

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For customers who are not Airlines or Air Taxi Operators holding Aircraft Operating Certificates (AOC), we have assisted with:

One Time Point to Point Charters for Corporations & Individuals  /  Fly In - Fly Out Contracts / Heavy Lift Cargo Movements / Multi-modal Logistics Movements, Helicopters in Construction & Offshore Support / Development of Inclusive Tour Charter Track Programs under USDOT Part 380 & Foreign Equivalents / Gaming Casino Junkets, including Licensing / Large Group Movements / Military & Contractor Personnel Movements / Negotiations for Air Freight Forwarders & Couriers / Travel Clubs.

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AIRPORTS & COMMUNITIES

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We can assist with:  Airport Operational Assessments / Airport Financial Management / Airport Capital Improvement Programs /     Airport Industrial Development Parks / Airport Marketing, including Air Service Solicitations to Airlines / Airport Technologies

Airline-oriented Community Marketing Support Programs / Aviation-oriented Community Economic Development Programs.

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APPRAISALS

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We have provided Appraisals of Fair Market Value for: Aircraft, Engines & Spare Parts / Airlines & Air Taxi Operations, FBO, MRO & Repair Stations on a Sale of Assests or Going Concern, or Value of Shares Basis / Enterprise Value for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Initial Public Offerings (IPO), Peer Ranking on Market Capitalizations, and in Re-Organization for Fresh Start & Liquidation as well as Creditor Payouts / Financial Institutions for Credit Purposes & Workout Assessments / Private Individuals Seeking to Acquire Airlines & Aviation-related Enterprises, including Aircraft Lease Porfolios / Publicly Traded Aviation Equities.

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CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

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We are experienced in developing strategies, documenting and negotiating: Aircraft Purchases & Leases / Code-Sharing Alliances / Collective Bargaining Agreements & Grievance Resolution / Important Customer Relationships / Key Vendor Supply Relationships / Non-Union Workplace Dispute Settlements / Proposed Fines & Settling Other Regulatory Compliance Matters / Selling Company.

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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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Our clients have included Air Carriers, Financial Institutions, Lessors and Private Individuals, and we are experienced in helping with: Air Carriers - Budgeting & Financial Controls / Air Carriers - Cash Flow Management on a Micro & Macro Basis / Air Carrier - Business Plan Updates and Presentations to Financial Institutions, Lessors and Private Individials as Prospective Investors & Other Stakeholders; Air Carrier - Analysis of Merger & Acquistion Opportunities, Development of Private Placement Memorandums and Draft of Initial Public Offering Documents Coordinating with Legal Team and Investment Bankers; Air Carriers - Restructuring including Reorganization and Bankruptcy / Financial Institutions - Assessment of Air Carrier or Lessor Prospects / Financial Institutions - Credit Risk Management & Workouts, including Interim Management of Daily Operations / Lessors - Assessment of Air Carrier Prospects / Lessors - Lease Restructurings, Rent & Reserve Collections / Lessors - Workouts / Lessors - Repossessions /

Private Individuals - Assessment of Aviation Investment Opportunities, Purchase/Sale of Aviation Enterprises & Turnarounds.

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FLIGHT TRAINING 

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Over many years, we have been involved with Flight Training at the Commercial or Air Transport Pilot level, and can assist an AOC Holder with: Pilot Selection - Assess, Recruit, Process for Advanced Training, securing Work Permits & Work Contracts / Pilot Training - Manage In House or Third Party Training Program, including Simulator/FTD/Classroom Scheduling / Pilot Programs - AQP, MPL, Intial Type Certification, Upgrade Training, Special Missions Training & Managing Training Pipe on Turn Key Basis.

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GOVERNMENT & REGULATORY

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We can assist with: Certification - Initial AOC & Upgrading Cabilities / Certification - Manuals to current FAA Part 121/125/135/141/ 145 Standards or Local Equivalents per CAA, CASA, EASA, ECAA, FAA, LAR, MDGAC, NCAA or TC Regulations  / Certification - Managing Process from Preliminary Statement of Intent to Proving Runs & AOC Issuance / Certification - Negotiating Deviations & STC Approvals / Client Advocacy - Expert Witness, Lobbying for Regulatory Change & Participation in Bilateral Air Agreements /

 Compliance - Assessment of Conformity via Self-Audit / Compliance - Negotiation of Path to Compliance from Formal Inspection Findings / Compliance - Post-Accident/Incident Assessment of ATOS, SMS, SOP &  CVR/FDR Interpretation & Diagnosis /

Financial Fitness - USDOT Part 204 & 49 USC 40102 Applications or Canadian and EU equivalents for Scheduled Air Carriers /

Subsidy - U.S. Essential Air Service Program (EAS) / Subsidy - EU Public Service Obligation Awards (PSO).

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INSURANCE

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Uniquely, we understand both sides of the insurance relationship and can help with: Insureds - Presentation of the AOC Holder and Negotiation of the Initial Premium or Renewal /  Insureds - Assess SMS & Safety Awareness to Minmize Claims; Insureds - Accident/Incident Analysis Coordinating with Key Management Personal, Civil Aviation Authority & Legal Team / Insureds - Manage Aircraft Repair and EIS After Significant Structural Repair, Coordinating with AOC Holder, MRO, Other Contractors & Supply Chain /

Insurers - General Safety Audits of AOC Holder on Initiation or Renewal / Insurers - Specific Post-Accident Safety Audit / Insurers - Assist Adjusters with Budgeting & Management of Signifciant Structural Repair and EIS / Insurers - Expert Witness in Litigation.

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MRO & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

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Our deep understanding of aviation maintenance allows us to assist with: Continuing Analysis & Surveillance System (CASS) / System Reliability Analysis & Engineering Recommendations / Engine & Rotable Component Time/Cycle Extensions / Organizational Diagnosis including Job Design, Shift Scheduling & Contractor Management / Spare Parts Stocking Levels & Critical Supply Chains /

Management of Relationships with Airline Clients and Key Vendors including Budget Controls and Credit Arrangements.

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