Aviation Industry and Security
Vahid Montevalli
Director of The Aviation Institute, Director of the Aviation Safety and Security Management
Security Program Dr.
Motevalli is a associate research professor at the GW Transportation Research
Institute, and co-founder of the Aviation Institute. He was selected as a
Congressional Fellow by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and served
on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science in 1995-96. In 1997,
he served as an Executive Committee member and Co-Chairman, Safety Track,
International Conference of Aviation Safety and Security in the 21st Century,
which was co-sponsored by GW and the White House Commission on Aviation Safety
and Security.
Mobile: (301) 254-9120
George Novak
Lead Research Scientist at the Aviation Institute and Program
Administrator of the International Summit on Aviation Safety and
Security
Novak has more than 15 years of experience in international
aviation matters, beginning his career as a senior FAA attorney specializing in
international aviation matters. Since 1993, George has been in private practice,
both as an attorney and as a consultant in these
areas.
Office:(703) 726-8351
Mark Gerchick
Director of the GW School of Business Airline
Management Graduate Certificate Program
Among the topics Professor Gerchick can address include
airline industry economics, airline bankruptcy, international aviation, aviation
negotiations, airline alliances, airline code-sharing, airline consumer issues,
airline regulatory issues and FAA-related questions regarding regulation,
airport slots, congestion, delays and airline
legislation.
Office: (202) 298-7265
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Last updated November 13, 2001