ADAM PILARSKI oversees valuation and consulting services at AVITAS and is responsible for producing traffic forecasts, economic forecasts, statistical analyses, strategic planning, and airline industry issues. In 1997, he joined AVITAS after 17 years at Douglas Aircraft Company, where he was Chief Economist and Director of Strategic Planning and was also editor and publisher of the annual Outlook publications. Dr. Pilarski has published more than 200 articles in professional and academic publications. His book, published in 2007 by Ashgate Publishing, is “Why Can’t We Make Money in Aviation?” Dr. Pilarski is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and he also serves on Sage Electronics & Technology board of directors. Dr. Pilarski earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Illinois