CONVAIRT GROUP OF EXPERTS: Who we are & what we offer
CONFERENCES we attend:
Meet Us:
Singapore Airshow Feb 3-8, 2026
MRO USA, Miami, FL April 24-26, 2026
MONTHLY NETWORKING EVENTS: organized BY Americas Aerospace Cluster a non-profit Organization
Next Events: Online and in-person
September 30 – Phoenix, AZ | In-Person & Online Networking Happy Hour
5:00 PM – Phoenix, AZ
“Global Offset Manufacturing Opportunities Amid Geopolitical Turbulence”
by Ligia McLean, Director of International Business Development, Industrial Participation & Offsets, Senior Manager, Honeywell Aerospace, USA
October 8– Renton, WA | In-Person Networking Happy Hour
4:30 PM – Renton, WA
“Can More Efficient Engines Create Quieter Skies?”
by Andrei Evulet, CEO, JETOPTERA, USA
October 15– Online Global Aerospace Networking
9:00 AM Seattle/Phoenix | 18:00 Zürich | 24:00 Singapore | 1:00 AM Tokyo
“Wings Toward the Sun: The Culture Clash Behind Boeing’s Fall from Grace and the Flight Path to Redemption”
by Blake Emery, Retired The Boeing Company, USA
Questions:
Dr Joanna Moore, MBA, ConvAirT Group
Introduction / Who We Are:
ConvAirt Group is a multilingual, multinational USA/Swiss/EU-based group of professionals (partners) with former Boeing, GE, Honeywell, and government and diplomatic backgrounds offering a wide range of Aircraft / Airline Consulting, Training, Brokerage & Inspection Services.
Our ultimate goal is to:
Become the most affordable aerospace consulting firm specializing in start-ups and small airline consulting and brokerage, pilots & crew training, and passenger-to-cargo conversion service coordinator for all aircraft types while providing excellent inspection and legal services to our global clients.
Our team will help you find the most suitable aircraft fleet for your requirements, desired routes, and the goods you ship.
Our portfolio includes commercial aircraft, military, and private jets.
Challenging times need appropriate solutions:
Due to the pandemic, the market for PPE cargo as well as international and domestic air cargo is growing rapidly because of ocean shipping prices are rising to the skies, making air shipping a better choice.
The logistics companies are becoming cargo airlines and we help many cargo startups to get funding and suitable aircraft. The BBJ market will also grow due to increased securities at the airports.
Many of our clients, including governments, large logistics corporations, and SMEs, are therefore seeking an alternative and rapid solution compared to regular ocean shipping.
AEROSPACE TRAINING with IATA PARTNERSHIP:
We are unique in our offering, which includes the following aircraft/airline training:
- Aerospace Market Outlook
- Sustainability
- Revenue Management
- Airplane Performance
- Airline Economic Analysis
- Airplane Value Analysis
- Network & fleet planning
- Strategy & Business Models
- Airline Finance
- Business Environment
- Pilots and Crew Risk Planning
- Aerospace Technology
Why we are unique and What we offer:
We are unique in our offering, which includes the following aircraft/airline consulting & brokerage services:
• Understanding and consulting on aircraft requirements and routes
• Airline training for executives, pilots, maintenance personnel, and crew
• Passenger to cargo aircraft conversion: including all Airbus, Boeing, and other aircraft
• Commercial aircraft, including business jet selection and brokerage
• Non-military helicopters (including the arrangement of maintenance services)
• Arrangement of commercial aircraft maintenance, including heavy C & D checks
• Parts of aircraft, including engines for both commercial and military aircraft, we offer aircraft for parts
• We partner with aircraft manufacturers and MROs.
• We partner with the best legal experts: buy-sell contracts/airports/AOC
• Organizing and carrying out aircraft inspections
Based on our experience some of the best solutions to the current market challenges include:
(a.) A partial passenger-to-cargo aircraft conversion (removal of interior and window covers) without the need for the more expensive and time-consuming cargo door installation (3 to 4 month delivery time). This is a very fast and affordable solution for the short term (1-2 years) with an option to request a full conversion later while utilizing the already capable aircraft until then.
(b.) Should you already have capable aircraft but need to add extra capability to your fleet, our second offering might be the one fulfilling your needs.
After partial conversion we offer four different options:
1. Line up the aircraft for a full cargo conversion, including a large cargo door installation. This way, while in service (creating revenue), the airliner will be virtually in line for a full conversion, including a cargo door installation.
2. Option to reverse the aircraft back into the original passenger configuration later
3. Continue to utilize as a partially converted aircraft.
4. Sell the aircraft once no longer needed (in a partially converted or passenger carrier format)
Dr. Joanna Szydlo-Moore, MBA
Founding Partner: Global Market Consulting, Offsets and Inspections
• Reputation: known as a “deal closer” or “secret weapon”; great impact in final sales decisions
•Top-Tier Swiss PhD (EPFL, Switzerland) and Executive MBA (ASU, USA)
• Fluency in English, French, German, Russian & Polish
She got hired at the Boeing company and led applied technology cross-department teams to resolve the hardest aircraft development challenges, a specially multifunctional recognition with cash rewards. She worked in all types of aircraft specialized in Propulsion audit & safety, systems tools, and Structures innovation. She worked in the aircraft delivery center with airline executives to ensure that all the aircraft were delivered to customer satisfaction, in past paced environment directly connected to cash flow. After ASU executive MBA she was invited to become the Boeing Business Development & Finance Director, she lead many successful global teams to help with offsets and, more importantly, to create a road map of Boeing Global Supplier chain, including key partners, manufacturers, suppliers, and new key technology to apply to the newly developed aircraft.
Known for her execution skills and outstanding international teamwork, she was the right hand of the Sales & Marketing VP, Program Development, and Supplier Chain VP connecting in the three key departments into Boeing commercial and military ONE supplier chain global strategy.
Contact:
+1 425-783-9777 (USA)
+41 76 404 071 (Switzerland)
Dr. David Anderson, MBA
Partner: Aerospace Consulting and Inspections
David is a private pilot experienced with Boeing and competitor’s airplanes. He retired as Boeing Managing Director of Product Development, being responsible for the launch of the 787, the 747-8, the Russian SSJ-100, several 777 products, including the 777F, and small variants of the 737, and as Program Manager for 767F development. He started out being an airplane performance expert and was involved in negotiations with the Chinese military for flights in Tibet.
He now hosts an AIAA Seattle Retirees brunch and aviation technical speaker's forum at the Museum of Flight, is involved in several boards, has been a guest speaker at universities including MIT, and speaks about aviation in high school engineering classes.
AndersonPacific Consulting consults with companies on subjects such as large-scale systems integration, gated decision-making, and risk management. These are settings where cross-functional communication, strategic planning, and option evaluations are critical. They also participate in independent technical reviews for the development of materials, land, businesses, and vehicle integration.
Contact:
425-677-4953
Tom Larkin
Partner: Consulting Propulsion and System
GE Aviation representative for Advanced Programs/Product Development at Boeing Commercial Airplanes - Seattle, WA. Directed GE and CFM International (CFMI) advanced commercial engine programs within the Boeing Commercial Airplane Product Development organization. Responsible for product definition, preliminary design, market analysis, product strategy, and the customer relationship.
Major programs included the Sonic Cruiser, Y1/737PLS (recently designated the 737-MAX), 747-8, 7E7/787, 787 derivatives (-10), and the Y3/777-Advanced.
Also directed GE Advanced Concept Product studies for Boeing Future Programs.
Jean-Baptiste RigaudiaS, Ingénieur ESE
Partner: International Air Transport and Environment
Former VP Air France Airlines, Environment. Forty years of international air transport expertise:
Operational use and overhaul of on-board electronics systems involving chair of ARINC committees, then commercial aircraft environmental issues, including representation in IATA activities or participation in the French Delegation for ICAO conferences. Responsibility for maintenance or operation divisions is then for the Airline Operations Control Center.
Launching of the Environmental Affairs Office at the same time as coordinating Flight safety and setting up IT quality assurance, followed by Vice-President Environmental Affairs and Sustainable Development: IATA Environment Committee chair until 2008 and the AEA Environment and Infrastructure Committee until 2009.
Member of the "Compagnies des Experts" by the International Chamber of Commerce in France, then, Member to committees of the Air and Space Academy and of the "Association Aéronautique et Astronautique de France”
Acting as International Development and Environmental Affairs Advisor
Contact:
+33698241889
Shunichi Okaya
Partner: Sales Japan and Asia
Former Chief Engineer at IHI Aerospace, Japan in charge of the advanced technology development, the system concept definition, the preliminary/critical design, and the business development for various Japanese space and aviation programs.
Directed many aerospace development programs included Rocket Propulsion, Gas-Turbine Propulsion, electric power systems, and high-altitude airship systems, etc., and collaborated with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).
And directed Aviation Fuel Cell flight demonstration program collaborated with Boeing EcoDemonstrator Organization.
During past 10 years, I coordinated future Japanese aerospace development plans and programs, including Future Supersonic Transportation System and Electric Airplane System international collaboration study, as Deputy Director of Japanese Government; MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology—JAPAN) and as Senior Advisor of JAXA.
Contact:
Aerospace International Business and Engineering Consulting
Attila Danku, MBA
Founding Partner: Sales and Government Relations
Assisting European startups throughout their global expansion process, with a special focus on U.S. market entry. Building bridges for European startups and SMEs globally.
Worked at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary creating and exploring various business related opportunities (investment / export / import / partnership / education / research / knowledge exchange) and directly connecting various US business entities (from SMEs to large multinational corporations) educational institutions, R&D centers and US state governments to various Hungarian SMEs, large multinational corporations, and the Hungarian government.
He promoted businesses willing to invest in Hungary—within the European Union—or interested in partnerships, importing, exporting, or on-the-ground market intelligence.
His focus included Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, South Dakota, North Dakota, Hawaii, Idaho, California, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Washington & Wyoming.
Contact:
European Innovation Center - Silicon Valley
USA: +1 / 415-240-7318
EU: +36 / 20-582-5123
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