GRA Corporate Profile

Founded in 1972, GRA, Incorporated is one of the leading economic and strategy consulting firms whose practice spans the globe and all air transportation service providers, including airlines, airports, air traffic control providers, and regulatory agencies, among others.  GRA is owned and controlled by its partners, and GE Capital holds a minority interest in the firm. Its senior partners have been with the firm for over 25 years. Its senior staff average over 15 years of service.  GRA's strong retention stems from its creative and collegial work environment and compensation policies, which include profit sharing.

GRA's practice requires that it maintain a large number of economic and financial databases including the Official Airline Guide, DOT financial and traffic statistics, ETMS data on U.S. IFR flights, airline cost and revenue data, and international data from ICAO and IATA, among others.  Its staff has developed the software tools and applications to rapidly query, analyze and summarize data for clients.  GRA has an international reputation as is called upon to perform work as experts in corporate acquisitions, litigation and regulatory settings for both public and private sector clients.  GRA has advised FAA on its most important policy deliberations for over 25 years.

GRA is unique in that it has a full time research librarian and maintains a full library with one of the best air transportation collections in the world.  It participates in interlibrary loan services with universities, government agencies and specialized libraries. Researchers come to use its library for academic research on the aviation industry.

Primary Clients

	Private: All aviation participants in U.S. and overseas: airlines, airports, manufacturers, lessors, trade groups
	Public: All federal agencies involved in civil aviation: FAA, DOT, NASA, DOJ, DOC, TSA

"Working" partners and senior level staff

	Core multidisciplinary staff, with backgrounds in economics, operations research, forecasting, airline management, airport planning and business planning
	Roster of Associates specializing in operations and finance
	Highly experienced core team with as much as 25 years working together

Products and Services

	Specialized tools and "hands-on" experience, including network, strategic and fleet planning for air and surface modes
	Specialized models for ATC, airport and user operations

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