Airline Industry Subject Matter Expert – Robertson & Company Ltd.

Role: Airline Industry Subject Matter Expert

Transport Canada Consulting Opportunity (Federal Government Contract)

Robertson & Company is seeking experienced consultants to support a bid submission for a Transport Canada engagement involving the economic, financial, and operational assessment of a proposed transborder airline joint venture. The successful team will support sophisticated merger/joint venture analysis, econometric modelling, financial assessment, and airline industry research and advisory services.

The team will also include the following members: Lead Financial Analyst & Lead Economist

Contract Duration: Contract award through June 30, 2027. Major analytical deliverables are expected by October 2026, with ongoing advisory support through June 2027.

Work Location: Remote/telework from the consultant’s place of business. No travel is anticipated. Must be in Canada.

Security Requirement: Reliability Status is mandatory (must have 5+ years in Canada)

Mandatory Requirements

• Demonstrated experience within the airline, aviation, air transportation, or aviation consulting sector.
• Experience analyzing airline routes and networks.
• Experience supporting airline pricing analysis.
• Experience evaluating operating efficiencies within airline operations.
• Experience contributing to strategic, operational, financial, commercial, or regulatory aviation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of airline business models, route structures, network planning, and aviation operations.

Strong Assets

• Experience supporting airline mergers, acquisitions, alliances, or joint ventures.
• Experience with transborder airline operations.
• Experience assessing competitive impacts within the aviation sector.
• Experience working with transportation regulators.
• Experience analyzing airline financial performance.
• Experience supporting pricing, revenue management, route economics, or network strategy initiatives.
• Experience with public interest, regulatory, or competition-related reviews.
• Previous experience working with major airlines, aviation consultancies, transport regulators, or aviation economists.

Responsibilities

• Provide airline industry expertise and context.
• Support route, network, pricing and operational assessments.
• Assist with evaluation of operating efficiencies and industry practices.
• Advise on airline market dynamics and competitive considerations.
• Contribute to development of findings and recommendations

Airline Industry Subject Matter Expert Deliverables

The Airline SME will support the economic and financial assessment of a proposed transborder airline joint venture and will be responsible for providing airline industry expertise, analysis, and subject matter input into the final report and supporting deliverables.

Responsibilities may include:

• Analyze airline route networks, market coverage, and competitive positioning of the participating carriers.
• Assess the potential impact of the proposed joint venture on airline competition, network connectivity, market access, and competitor airlines.
• Conduct airline route and network analysis at the national, regional, and route-specific levels.
• Evaluate airline pricing strategies, fare structures, and potential pricing impacts associated with the joint venture.
• Assess claimed operational efficiencies and synergies arising from the joint venture, including network optimization, schedule coordination, connectivity improvements, capacity utilization, and revenue-sharing arrangements.
• Provide industry benchmarking and comparative analysis against other airlines, airline alliances, joint ventures, and industry best practices.
• Assess barriers to entry, competitive risks, and market concentration issues within affected airline markets.
• Support analysis of route profitability, route viability, network performance, and airline operating models.
• Review airline operational, commercial, and strategic information to identify potential public interest risks and benefits associated with the proposed transaction.
• Contribute airline industry expertise to hypothetical scenario development, sensitivity analyses, and impact assessments.
• Develop written findings, presentations, recommendations, and supporting documentation for inclusion in the final report.
• Participate in meetings with Transport Canada and provide subject matter support throughout the assessment period and any subsequent remedies or terms and conditions development activities through June 30, 2027.
• Support responses to clarification requests, methodology discussions, and review comments from Transport Canada.

Team Deliverables

Final Report (Due by approximately October 2026)

The contractor must produce a detailed written report containing:

• Executive Summary
• Background information on the carriers
• Objectives of the analysis
• Theoretical framework
• Data, Methodology and Model Specification
• Estimation results through merger simulation for each output
• Analysis of results
• Robustness checks
• Hypothetical scenarios and sensitivity analysis
• Potential risks (loss of competition, barriers to entry)
• Potential benefits (operating efficiencies)
• Conclusion
• Revisions requested by Transport Canada (TC)

Only those who are qualified will be contacted.

How to Apply

If you are a motivated professional looking to contribute to a leading team, please submit your resume outlining your qualifications and experience relevant to this role. Robertson values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We invite all qualified individuals to apply.

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