Other
Services
GRA Products for
Financial Intermediaries
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GRA helps
financial intermediaries anticipate changes in aircraft leasing and sales
markets through the use of its proprietary databases and models.
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The “Eval”
model allows bankers and financiers to examine the actual alternatives
carriers have to their existing fleet. Furthermore, the “Eval” model
helps intermediaries evaluate the prospects for potential aircraft placement
in the context of the carrier's operating environment.
Credit
Analysis: GRA’s “Z-score” model applies advanced statistical
techniques in order to anticipate financial stress.
GRA’s
“Z-Score” model anticipates financial stress of carriers and evaluates their
ability to recover...
Regulatory
Counsel to Private Firms: Because of its familiarity with regulatory
bodies and their operations, GRA is often called upon by private firms to
provide counsel on regulatory issues. Typical assignments have included:
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Certification
of new aircraft and airlines
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Counsel to
industry associations on regulatory matters
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Regulatory
hurdles to the commercialization of new technologies
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Expert
testimony on pricing and cost allocation
Infrastructure,
Finance, Economics
GRA has specialized
in helping to develop new organizational structures that can be easily
interfaced with private financial markets.
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The
reorganization of the bankrupt Northeast railroads
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The
privatization of aviation infrastructure in the United States and overseas
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The
deregulation of the rail, truck and airline industries in the United States
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The
reorganization of the air traffic control system in Europe
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The financing
of the National Airways System Plan in the United States through user fees
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New mechanisms
for financing commercial airports in the United States
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The economic
justification for the new Hong Kong airport
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Consolidation
of two major railroads in the United States
All of these
assignments required GRA to combine practical knowledge of the industry with
economic and financial analysis. The objective was to reach practical solutions
which would be financially viable while at the same time protecting public
interest concerns.
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