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Leading aviation consultants SH&E have added Bill McKnight to their senior team as Senior Vice President and managing officer for its Washington office. Mr. McKnight comes to the firm with more than thirty years of aviation experience. Over his three-plus decades in the industry, Mr. McKnight has held numerous strategy and consulting roles. He has served as Vice President - Marketing for Alaska Airlines, where he directed all aspects of the company's marketing and sales activities as well as its award winning in-flight service. Later, he served as Executive Vice President of American Trans Air (ATA). At ATA he served on the Executive Committee and was responsible for marketing, planning, revenue management, reservations, station operations, and in-flight service. Mr. McKnight has also held senior roles with other prestigious management consulting firms, including Booz Allen Hamilton and A.T. Kearney, where he led the firm's Transportation Practice. In heading SH&E's Washington office, Mr. McKnight will oversee and grow the firm's federal-based business, as well as provide leadership to client engagements in the airline, transportation, and related industries. In focusing on Washington, Mr. McKnight expects that the rapidly evolving new airline business models will place difficult new challenges on policy makers and regulators. David Treitel, SH&E's Chairman & CEO, said of the appointment, "SH&E is committed to building its federal government practice. Bill McKnight is one of the country's leading transportation management consultants. SH&E and its clients will benefit greatly from Bill's talents and experience." About SH&E. Simat, Helliesen and Eichner, Inc. (SH&E) was formed in 1963 to provide management assistance, expert counsel, and research regarding operations, economics, and finance of airlines and aviation-related industries. Committed to objective and independent analysis, extensive in-house industry experience, and unparalleled expertise and advisory capability, SH&E delivers strong client value, managing more projects than any other consulting firm of its type. SH&E has performed more than 5,000 assignments, serving hundreds of airlines, airports, governments, international agencies, and the financial community in all parts of the world. This wealth of experience gives SH&E a unique understanding of the problems and challenges in all segments of the aviation industry. SH&E's professional staff reflect a balance of industry experience, strategic thinking, and advanced technical skills. The firm's 100 aviation specialists have been drawn from airline management, academia, government, and related businesses. The firm complements this experience with specialist expertise in applied operations research, finance, marketing, statistical analysis, information technology, and strategic planning. SH&E maintains major offices in New York, Washington, Boston, and
London. Additionally, in 2004 SH&E added the Center for Airport Management
to the firm, specialists in airport concessions planning and management.
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