mba | morten beyer & agnew
washington | frankfurt | tokyo | new york
L. Nick Lacey
Chief Operating Officer
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e-mail: nlacey@mba.aero
WASHINGTON DC (7 March 2007): mba announces the appointment of Gabor Kovacs, as Managing Director of mba's Business Consulting division. Mr. Kovacs is joining mba from his most recent position with the US FAA as Industry Economist for aviation, where he was responsible for FAA forecasts of aviation demand and aircraft activity.
Prior to working for the US Government, Gabor had an extensive consulting career focused on advising airlines on managing market facing issues that drive profitability. He is highly regarded for his innovative approaches to designing and applying analytical frameworks in developing airline strategies and restructuring programs. At the same time, his hands-on modeling experience has greatly benefited airline management's decision making on critical issues.
Gabor holds an MBA and Bachelors of Economics from the University of Maryland.
"Gabor brings a rare combination of extensive airline expertise and sophisticated modeling capability. This pairing will greatly aid clients with requirements in financial structure modeling as well as airlines seeking solutions to business and route profitability analysis," said Robert Agnew, President, mba.
mba, founded in 1992, is an independent international aviation consulting firm specializing in airline management, marketing, maintenance and operations, regulatory compliance, technical support, asset value appraisal and technical analysis, forecasting of commercial jet transport, and general consulting for the aviation industry. mba publishes, semi-annually, periodicals forecasting aircraft values to 20 years in the future. (Publications/Products: Red Book of Future Aircraft Values (FAV) - Jet Transport, Regional, and Cargo; eFAV: on-line valuation tool).
