Passenger airlines
Scheduled and charter passenger carriers — Odyssey International, Nationair, Maldivian Airlines and others — across flag, regional and leisure models.
What we do
Advisory delivered by people who have run the airline
Falkirk works on the mandates that decide whether a carrier flies: restructuring a balance sheet and a network, building a cargo operation that earns, and getting a start-up through certification without wasted cycles.
01
Airline restructuring
Stabilise, restructure, and rebuild a carrier that can fund itself.
- Diagnostic review of network, fleet, cost base and liquidity
- Turnaround and change-management programmes
- Route and market analysis, schedule and capacity rationalisation
- Fleet strategy, aircraft selection, negotiation, purchase and lease return
- Lessor, creditor, lender and shareholder negotiation support
- Interim executive and accountable-executive placement
02
Air cargo restructuring
Freighter economics that work in perishables, pharma and just-in-time traffic.
- Cargo network and hub design, including cool-chain and distribution centres
- Freighter fleet selection and conversion economics
- Yield, capacity and interline strategy
- Ground handling, warehouse and customs process design
- Perishable food, seafood, flower and pharmaceutical logistics programmes
- CARICOM, Caribbean and emerging-market cargo development
03
Airline start-ups & certification
From business case to air operator certificate and entry into service.
- Feasibility studies, business plans and investor documentation
- Regulatory strategy and application management (Transport Canada, FAA, ICAO-state authorities)
- Company operations manuals, MCM, SMS and training programmes
- Accountable executive and post-holder structure and recruitment
- Proving flights, demonstration and entry-into-service planning
- Economic authority, licensing and route rights
04
Safety, quality & emergency response
The systems a regulator, insurer and board all need to see.
- Safety Management Systems (SMS) design and implementation
- Flight safety and accident investigation department set-up
- Emergency Response Plans (ERP), procedures and response teams
- Quality assurance and audit programmes
- Fuel conservation and operational efficiency programmes
- Flight operations oversight, check-pilot and training standards
05
Strategy, government & transaction advisory
Where commercial ambition meets state, regulator and lender.
- Strategic planning and market entry analysis
- Domestic and international governmental affairs
- Bilateral, traffic rights and policy engagement
- Due diligence for investors, lessors and financiers
- Board advisory and executive coaching
- Aircraft and support equipment sourcing and negotiation
06
Aircraft & helicopter brokerage
Corporate, commercial and rotary aircraft sourced, valued and placed.
- Corporate and commercial aircraft acquisition and sale
- Helicopter sourcing, valuation and placement
- Lease, sale-leaseback and lease-return negotiation
- Technical records, inspection and delivery management
- Import, registration and certification support
- Fleet transition and replacement planning
Sectors
Experience across every sector of the industry
Passenger, cargo, combination, charter and rotary — plus aircraft and helicopter brokerage. Falkirk's people have held line and executive roles in each of them, which is why the advice transfers between sectors instead of stopping at the airline gate.
Combination & cargo carriers
Royal Airlines and Sky Bahamas Regional flew both passengers and freight; CaribWest Air Cargo and Canadian World Cargo operate pure-freight cool-chain networks.
Charter & specialty operators
Hastings Aviation, ORNGE, Saggas and Norwall — executive charter, air ambulance, offshore and specialty mission flying.
Rotary & remote operations
Helicopter and off-strip operations from Papua New Guinea to the Canadian Arctic, where logistics and risk management decide the outcome.
Aircraft & helicopter brokerage
Corporate and commercial aircraft and rotary brokerage, valuation and transaction management for owners, lessors and operators.
Government & institutional
Ministries, civil aviation authorities, CARICOM states and policy committees — where regulation, funding and national interest meet the operation.
Not sure which mandate you have?
Most engagements begin with a short, confidential diagnostic conversation.