mba founded in 1992, is an independent international aviation consulting firm specializing in airline management, marketing, maintenance and operations, regulatory compliance, technical support, asset value appraisal and technical analysis, forecasting of commercial jet transport, and general consulting for the aviation industry. mba publishes, semi-annually, periodicals forecasting aircraft values to 20 years in the future. (Publications/Products: Future Aircraft Values (FAV) — Jet Transport, Regional, and Cargo; The International Aviation Oracle Newsletter, eFAV: the on-line valuation tool). mba has offices in Washington, DC, Paris, Tokyo, and New York.