Strategic aviation advisory for airline leadership

Helping airlines optimize fleet performance, operational control, profitability, and long-term growth.

25+ yearsof international airline leadership experience

ServingScheduled airlines, charter airlines, ACMI operators, aircraft lessors, and aviation investors.

Advisory grounded in airline operations

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CMA Aviation Solutions advises airline boards, chief executives, and senior operating teams on the decisions that determine fleet value and operational performance.

Our leadership brings more than 25 years of international airline experience spanning fleet planning, operational control, maintenance oversight, and airline strategy, including aircraft acquisitions, lease negotiations, and OCC management.

Areas of advisory

  • Fleet strategy and optimization
  • Airline operational efficiency
  • Network and capacity planning
  • Aircraft acquisition and lease advisory
  • Operations control center (OCC) improvement
  • Airline turnaround and restructuring
  • Safety and regulatory compliance
  • Digital transformation

Services

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Fleet Management Advisory

Fleet decisions commit capital for decades. We help airlines size, select, finance, and retire aircraft against the network they intend to fly.

Fleet planning

  • Fleet sizing
  • Fleet harmonization
  • Capacity planning
  • Growth strategy

Aircraft acquisition

  • New aircraft evaluation
  • Aircraft selection studies
  • Lease-versus-purchase analysis
  • RFP development

Fleet economics

  • Cost-per-seat analysis
  • Aircraft productivity studies
  • Life-cycle cost modeling
  • Retirement planning
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Operational Control and OCC Consulting

The operations control center is where the schedule meets the day. We design and strengthen the organization, processes, and decision rights that keep an airline on plan, and that recover it when disruption occurs.

OCC optimization

  • Control center design
  • Dispatch processes
  • Irregular operations (IROPS) management
  • Disruption recovery planning

Operational performance

  • Aircraft utilization improvement
  • Delay reduction initiatives
  • Schedule robustness analysis
  • KPI development

Integrated operations

  • Flight operations
  • Maintenance control
  • Crew coordination
  • Ground operations integration
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Airline Efficiency Programs

Structured programs that lower unit cost and raise the productivity of aircraft, people, and suppliers, without compromising safety or reliability.

Cost reduction

  • Operational cost review
  • Fuel efficiency programs
  • Aircraft turnaround optimization
  • Vendor performance assessment

Productivity enhancement

  • Aircraft utilization
  • Asset productivity
  • Resource planning
  • Workforce optimization
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Strategic Advisory

Counsel for chief executives, boards, and investors on the decisions that shape an airline’s future.

Executive consulting

  • Growth strategy
  • Market entry
  • Airline restructuring
  • Mergers and acquisitions

Board-level support

  • Strategic reviews
  • Investment assessments
  • Risk evaluations
  • Due diligence

Challenges we solve

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Fleet

When to replace, how to simplify, and how to move aircraft between leases without losing flying.

  • Aging fleet decisions
  • Fleet complexity
  • Lease transitions

Operations

Where the schedule breaks down, and why recovery takes longer than it should.

  • Poor on-time performance
  • High cancellation rates
  • Low aircraft utilization
  • OCC inefficiencies

Finance

Unit costs that rise faster than revenue, and capital decisions made under uncertainty.

  • Rising operating costs
  • Fleet investment decisions
  • Fuel cost pressure
  • Competitive market dynamics

KPI and performance expertise

Executive-level outcomes

  • Reduced operating costs
  • Increased aircraft utilization
  • Improved on-time performance
  • Enhanced dispatch reliability
  • Fewer maintenance-related disruptions
  • Improved fleet return on investment

Key airline metrics

  • On-time performanceOTP
  • Dispatch reliability
  • Aircraft utilization
  • Cost per available seat kilometerCASK
  • Revenue per available seat kilometerRASK
  • Load factor
  • Fuel burn
  • Technical delay rate

Why work with us

Conventional advisoryCMA Aviation Solutions
Generic adviceAirline-specific solutions
Limited operational knowledgeOperations leadership experience
Strategy onlyStrategy and execution
Short-term focusLong-term fleet value

Discuss your fleet and operational challenges

Start with a confidential conversation about your fleet, your operation, and the decisions ahead.

  • Executive discovery call
  • Confidential consultation
  • Global service availability
  • Response within 24 hours