Sectors
AirTrav Inc. provides professional advisory services in Canada and around the world, with particular emphasis on the aviation sector. We support airlines, airports, governments, investors, law firms, labour associations, regulators, trade associations, and other travel industry clients. AirTrav has also supported maritime operators and shippers, pipeline transmission companies and road-haul operators.
Airlines
AirTrav has worked with all types of airlines worldwide, including network, regional, cargo, and discounters, and often partner with trade associations and other consultancies on projects. We hold deep expertise in many areas of commercial strategy, business process transformation, economic impact evaluations, financial and fleet analysis, fuel management, risk management (fuel and forex hedging), distribution and travel technology, inflight catering management and customer experience, loyalty programs, network planning, pricing &revenue management, and support for airline matters that intersect government and regulators.
Airports
In the airport world, AirTrav provides traffic forecasts, operational analytics, cost and revenue benchmarking, air service development business case development and funding models, self-connect programs, airport parking strategies and improvements, economic impact evaluations, establishment of on-airport aviation MROs, fuel infrastructure master planning, benchmarking of governance models such as public, semi-private and private, plus updated approaches to non-aeronautical strategies.
Government &
Regulatory
AirTrav provides research and analytical support for government legislative or regulatory changes, and for current and proposed airline matters before the Competition Bureau. We can also assist domestic airline start-ups and offshore airlines with licencing and bilateral air service agreement matters. While AirTrav is not a registered lobbyist, we do prepare advocacy letters for industry associations to support a wide range of aviation and travel industry issues.
Investors
We provide independent market research and analysis for private equity and other investors that are contemplating aviation investments/divestments and mergers & acquisitions, but who lack deep in-house knowledge. And through our partnership with a national Canadian law firm and a Big Four multinational consultancy, AirTrav is working with investors in an active search for appropriate regional aviation M&A opportunities in North America.
Law Firms
AirTrav provides a range of support for law firms, including class action expert reports, insolvency/bankruptcy analytics including aircraft lease remarketing, regulatory hearings on aviation matters, labour negotiations, structured tax deals intersecting the aviation space, and more. We have worked with most major, national Canadian law firms, and independent law firms in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Travel Industry
Our full circle experience in the aviation and travel sectors makes us a logical choice for travel industry companies looking to improve their insights on the airline sector. While AirTrav is neither a travel management company (TMC) or a technology vendor, we harness our deep knowledge of airlines, travel suppliers, TMCs, travel distribution, and travel technology to deliver meaningful, value-added insights that support government lobbying, strategic planning, and proposed transactions.