Policy Analysis & Regulations

Regulatory Change

The effects of regulation are incredibly important to industries such as aviation, telecommunications, electric power generation, rail and bus transportation, and natural gas distribution. To assist our clients in their planning, forecasting, and litigation, InterVISTAS offers a range of economic and regulatory services including:

• Concrete regulatory proposals to government decision-makers
• Review, design, and assessment of regulatory regimes
• Assistance with the development of pricing policies
• Establishment of rates and charges
• Expert witness services for regulatory proceedings

Legislative, Regulatory, & Policy Advocacy

To maximize the success of your proposal to government decision makers, our industry and government expertise can help secure legislative and regulatory change, government approvals, or scarce rights in a contested proceeding. Our team has direct working experience as government regulators, economic advocates before the government on behalf of industry, and legislative policy evaluators. InterVISTAS can guide you through the process of building a business case for a legislative, regulatory or policy change.

Risk Analysis

In an uncertain world, aviation and other transportation organizations need to protect their business against risk. InterVISTAS can aid your organization in assessing key risk factors, both present and future, and develop action plans to eliminate or minimize risks. Some common risks we evaluate are:

• Demand risk (e.g. economic weakness, destination avoidance, pandemics)
• Supply risk (e.g. new entrants, additional competitive capacity, new airports)
• Key resource & cost risk (e.g. fuel, labor, airport infrastructure)
• Safety & security
• Market access obstacles (e.g. overflights, bilateral rights, airport access)

Strategic Cooperation

Transportation is about networks, and broader networks can lower unit costs, increase revenue, and offer single carrier convenience for more customers. Airlines can broaden their networks through cooperation from alliances up to full mergers. InterVISTAS consultants have years of experience negotiating, implementing, and leading some of the world’s largest codeshares and joint ventures and have evaluated the benefits, costs, and risks of potential airline mergers. We can work with you to identify optimal cooperation models and terms with potential future partners.