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Assignments
GRA’s airline
practice melds senior airline management expertise with state-of-the-art
analytical expertise to effect profitable change. Each assignment features the
use of Proprietary GRA Software.
Alliances and
Mergers
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Alliances
and alliance alternatives advisory services (Western European, Central
European and South Pacific carriers) |
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Counsel
to
antitrust authorities: United-US Airways merger; Continental-Northwest
alliance |
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Impact
of potential changes in service patterns on airports: Philadelphia
International Airport and Cleveland Hopkins Airport |
Network
Performance
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Network
optimization performance through fleet, schedule, pricing changes (South
and East African carriers) |
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Assessment
of carrier turnaround prospects (U.S. and Latin American carriers) |
On-Site Airline
Management
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Senior airline
management teams provided to manage carriers: start-up, turnaround and
privatization situations (Southeast Asia and South Asia carriers) |
Privatization
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Carrier
preparation for privatization; purchase/sale support (two Asian carriers) |
Fleet and
Schedule Planning and Financing
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Detailed evaluation of fleet and schedule alternatives and
effects on
carrier finances (Russian and Mediterranean carriers) |
Business
Plan Assessment
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U.S.
Air Transportation Stabilization Board (assessment of nine passenger and
three cargo airlines) |
Integrated
Airline Planning
Plan
development
for airlines featuring all of the relevant disciplines with financial projections.
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Strategic
assessment of current and potential markets, including carrier’s alliance
posture |
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Assessment of
operating departments relative to best practice, and benefit/cost
evaluations of alternatives |
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Organizational
review and advice on specific changes in reporting and responsibilities |
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Fleet plan |
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Aircraft
scheduling |
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Route
profitability reports |
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System and
theater financials |
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Documentation
and presentation to Senior Management, Board of Directors, Financial
Intermediaries and Principals |
GRA has substantial
experience applying these planning techniques to complex airline
systems, as well as to single hubs and point-to-point services.
GRA has
been called on to apply advanced airline planning techniques to assignments on behalf of
regulatory bodies, airports and air traffic control systems.
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