Airline restructuring
Turnaround planning, network and fleet rationalisation, cost restructuring, creditor and lessor negotiation, and the operational discipline to make the plan hold.
Airline restructuring · Air cargo · Start-up certification
Building airlines. Connecting markets.
Drawing on 45 years of experience.
Led by CEO Lloyd Goodchild, Falkirk Aviation Consultants brings hands-on leadership to building, restructuring and growing passenger and cargo airlines. Our experience spans North America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim — from guiding start-ups through certification to developing cargo networks and strengthening established carriers.
45
Years in global aviation
16,860+
Hours international oceanic command
5
Continents of operating experience
30+
Airline & aviation clients advised
Who we are
Operators, not observers
Falkirk is led by people who have held the accountable executive seat, signed the operations manual, negotiated the aircraft and answered to the regulator. Our partners and network have founded, restructured and run airlines on five continents — which is why our advice survives contact with the ramp.
Meet Lloyd GoodchildCapabilities
Four practices, one operating standard
Airline start-ups
From feasibility and business case to AOC application, manuals, accountable-executive structure and entry into service — start-ups taken all the way to certificate.
Air cargo restructuring
Freighter economics, cool-chain and pharma logistics, hub development, interline and capacity strategy for perishable and just-in-time traffic.
Safety, SMS & compliance
Safety management systems, emergency response programmes, flight safety and accident investigation departments, quality assurance and regulatory affairs.
Global reach
A network with unusual reach
Regulators, lessors, financiers, ground handlers, maintenance organisations, ministries and airline boards — from Nassau to Seoul, Georgetown to Kuala Lumpur. When a mandate needs the right person in an unfamiliar jurisdiction, that introduction is usually one phone call away.
Where we work
Restructuring, launching or certifying an airline?
Confidential, direct and grounded in operating reality.