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R.W. Mann &
Company, Inc.
Airline Industry Analysis,
Airline Industry Analyst, Airline Industry Analysis and Consulting, Airline Consulting
Airline Industry Analysis and Consulting
1995 -
2024 by R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Who we are, what we
do
'The airline 'pivot'; is it worth it?' Airline Efficiency and Utility are Keys to Distribution Costs, Performance Metrics, Customer Preference, and Financial Performance
ATH
Group's 'Attila' to the rescue!
Faced with cost pressures, product quality and A+0 "on-time" concerns at the world's busiest airport, while restructuring, what did Delta do?
Transportation Research Board Affiliate, Wings Club Member
Corporate
Name and Address:
R.W. Mann
& Company, Inc. Airline Industry Analysis and Consulting
85 Murray Avenue
Port Washington, NY 11050
Bob
in the office, Port Washington, NY
Bob, on a recent assignment, in the field
Business Description:
R.W. Mann & Company provides breakthrough analysis and consulting
services to airline management,
principal investors and employee groups, as well as to counsel (expert
testimony) and industry-related firms.
Our prime areas of expertise include:
industry economics, including small jet ("regional jet") impact
competitive analysis, including flight schedule analysis
marketing and planning, business intelligence and customer relationship
management (CRM) strategy
electronic distribution, including traditional global distribution system
and internet/new media channels
alliance strategy, including economic valuation of airline alliances
productivity opportunities
We are frequently called upon by business publications and news media for
'business insider' commentary on
breaking airline industry issues, and are qualified to offer expert
testimony and as an airline subject matter expert
(SME) in each of the above areas.
R.W. Mann & Company trades on the experience gained from more than
twenty years of Officer-level,
direct management experience at some of the industry's most prominent
airlines and consulting engagement
experience at the request of the industry's top managers. We
have performed engagements on five continents.
We offer clients individual attention and an efficient, non-conflicted
engagement. We display the cultural and
organizational sensitivity gained from working hands-on with a wide
range of U.S. and foreign air carriers,
large and small firms, with Corporate Boards, top managers, staff and
front-line employees.
We are dedicated to providing our clients innovative solutions and consulting
in the most cost effective manner.
Our staff, clients and vendors are partners in this process. Innovative
solutions depend on teamwork to succeed.
We never forget that people working together is the key to service
industry success; technology helps, but people
provide the "moments of truth".
Intellectual
Property evaluation, development and marketing
ATH Group - Attila®
An automated inflight arrivals sequencing tool that reduces
enroute time/fuel burn/CO2 emissions,
reduces variance in arrival times, improves on-time performance,
reduces the need for "just in case"
assets (gates, GSE, support), extends to the schedule
planning domain by reducing future schedule
block times and costs, and reduces future CAPEX.
Now in service at Delta
Air Lines' Atlanta hub operation, saving on the order of 1000 minutes daily.
Intellectual Property evaluation, development and marketing
Tenon & Groove - innovative revenue and service enhancement
tools
A suite of innovative services that harvest and capture
surpluses, and improve service quality and results,
by responding to passengers' concerns and needs, that
fit neatly with airlines' business requirements.
How does an additional
1.5-2.0% top-line revenue -- with no associated cost or IT requirement
-- sound?
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Recent advisory engagements
Consensual Restructuring of AMR Costs: Pay Rates, Work Rules, Incentives and Business Processes for American Airlines Pilots Represented by Allied Pilots Association
R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. worked with a team of professionals to
review AMR Corporation's financial position and advise APA negotiators
and the APA Board on necessary changes to pay rates, work rules,
incentives and business processes designed to consensually restructure
AMR
outside bankruptcy. We worked with APA and AMR over a period
of six
months to accomplish this effort, which has been widely regarded as
both
financially and strategically successful, as well as a model for constructive
labor-management interaction.
Forensic Analysis of Business Plans and Risk Management Practices
For the Hawaiian Airlines Trustee,
R.W. Mann & Company assisted
in an airline expert capacity, by
producing a forensic analysis of HAL
business plans and risk management
practices, prior to bankruptcy, as well as
advising on a executive-level employment
and competitive response-related matter.
Restructuring Efficacy Analysis and Opinion Letter
R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. prepared an opinion letter, following
analysis of the
efficacy of the proposed consensual restructuring of compensation and
work rules,
offset by improved job protection, for Aircraft Maintenance Technicians
at Continental Airlines.
Market and Feasibility Studies for Airframe Manufacturers
For Embraer, R.W. Mann & Company assisted
the manufacturer by interpreting industry trends
in market development, network/work group/fleet
assignment, and by forecasting trends in labor settlements
that impacted prospective growth rates of regional
and mainline fleets over a capacity range 70 to 110 seats.
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For Boeing, R.W. Mann & Company assisted the
manufacturer by interpreting industry trends and
contractual settlements associated with breakthrough
changes in airframe design and labor productivity,
and by developing productivity-based unit costs for
new generation passenger aircraft technology.
Electronic Distribution and Revenue Integrity for the new South African
Airways
Reservations, GDS Strategy, Airport Systems, Revenue Integrity
and Related IT and Distribution Business Process Changes
Financial Analysis and Opinion Letter
R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. prepared a financial analysis and opinion
letter
in respect of Northwest Airlines' financial condition, liquidity and
related options
and ability to redeem Preferred Stock issued to employees, in
recognition of their
willingness in 1993 to consensually restructure Northwest's labor contracts
and costs.
Market- and Productivity-based Rates of Pay
Pilot pay rates for new aircraft categories and capabilities,
based on market rates, improved aircraft productivity
and improved cash flows.
1995 -
2024 by R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Transportation Research Board Affiliate, Wings Club Member 
Bob
in the office, Port Washington, NY
Bob, on a recent assignment, in the field
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