Title: Associate Director
Office: London, Ontario, Canada
Practice Area/Specialization: Airline traffic forecasting; air travel
demand studies; airport market analysis.
Paul McKnight has over 33 years of experience in the field of air transportation.
In the past 18 years, he has consulted to airports on matters related to commercial
air service and traffic, including the development of traffic forecasts to support
both financial and facilities planning. Mr. McKnight has particular expertise
in preparing air traffic forecasts in multi-airport urban areas, and in presenting
traffic forecasts to rating services and bond insurers.Representative Projects:
Client/Airport |
Projects |
Miami-Dade Aviation Department
Miami International Airport |
Bond feasibility studies
Consolidated rental car facility feasibility study |
San Francisco Airport Commission
San Francisco International Airport |
Bond feasibility studies
Airfield congestion relief study
Air service development |
Metropolitan Airports Commission
Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport |
Dual-track study of airport relocation
Bond feasibility studies |
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
Orlando International Airport |
Bond feasibility studies
Consolidated rental car facility feasibility study |
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Washington Reagan National Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport |
Bond feasibility studies |
International airports in:
Phoenix
Denver
Raleigh/Durham
Sacramento
Tucson
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Bond feasibility studies
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Prior Experience:
Paul developed and, since 2001, has taught a course in air transportation economics
in the Commercial Aviation Management Program at University of Western Ontario
in London, Canada. Before embarking on a consulting career, Mr. McKnight spent
14 years as commercial director for a Canadian regional airline, where he developed
flight and crew schedules, airfare offerings, and marketing programs, managed
station operations and in-flight service, and established Air Canada’s
first code-sharing relationship with a regional carrier.
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