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Cranfield University
Independent_Consultant
Cathay Pacific Airways
British Airways
Expert Systems et al

Courses (days)
Business Statistics (5)
Intermediate Stat's (3)
Advanced Stat's (2)
Operations Research (5)
Revenue Mgt (2)
Team Building (1)

Introduction
Louis Busuttil is well known in the airline industry as a revenue management specialist, having served as Chairman of AGIFORS (Airline Group of the International Federation of Operations Research Societies) Reservations and Yield Management Study Group.

Airline background
He has an airline industry background, rising to senior management levels at both British Airways in London, and at Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong. At BA (1987-1993), he led a team of 15 operations researchers responsible for the development of forecasting and optimisation systems in BA’s COBRA (Capacity Optimisation Brings Revenue Advantage) system. At Cathay (1993-1999), he led a team of 25 OR and IT staff responsible for developing Cathay’s reservation systems, CRS/distribution systems, pricing systems, and PROS-based yield management systems. He now undertakes short term consultancy contracts in Airline Revenue Management on a freelance basis, where his clients may benefit from his impartial and independent input.

University / Industry teaching:
As a full-time senior lecturer at Cranfield University he was responsible for running their Executive MSc in Air Transport Management. He now continues his association with Cranfield University as a visiting lecturer, where he supports Air Transport MSc programmes by teaching Statistics, Operations Research and Forecasting. He also teaches Revenue Management to Cranfield MBA students, and has served as an external examiner for City University’s BSc degrees in Air Transport Operations and Air Transport Studies. He is also a regular lecturer on Euresas courses in Toulouse, and a regular speaker on Airbus Air Transport Seminars.