Airport Management Expert

Airport Management Expert Witness

Accredited Airport Executive (AAE) with Legal Experience Ph.D. in Business Administration Specialization in Aeronautical Management

Areas of Focus


Airport Operations
Trial Testimony
Airport Security
Depositions
Leases and Contracts
Case Review
Dr. William Rankin, AAE - My Background
Welcome, I am the Managing Director of Airport Management Expert Witness. As an Accredited Airport Manager, I was active in airport management for more than 29 years with considerable knowledge in airport management, operations, maintenance, planning, development, facilities, project, and construction management. I was also in charge of strategic management, budgeting, and financial management. My Airport Management experience includes being the Director of Aviation at the El Paso International Airport, Texas; Manager of the Operations Division, at Washington National Airport, Washington, DC; Director of the Eastern Iowa Regional Airport, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Manager of Smith-Reynolds Airport, Winston-Salem, NC. I joined the faculty of the Florida Institute of Technology in 2013 as an Associate Professor, and in August 2020, I was promoted to the rank of Professor. I retired from FIT in 2022 and am an Adjunct Professor of Airport Management. Before 2013, I was a Professor of Aviation Management and Chair of the Department of Aviation at the University of Central Missouri for 7 years. In addition, to FIT, I teach at the University of Phoenix (UOP), College of Business. At UOP I am certified as an Advanced Online Facilitator. Courses taught at UOP include Strategic Management, Operations Management, and Business Seminar.
PAST/CURRENT CLIENTS AND CASES INCLUDE
Clients: Cunningham and Swaim LLP Mahoney and Keane LLP Vernis & Bowling of Northwest Florida PA Murry, Morin, and Herman PA Lewis Legal Group PA Ulmer & Berne LLP Winne, Banta, Basralian & Kahn, P.C. Cases: Thomas E. Shultz; Sally Shultz v. the City of Los Angeles. Parker Airport Leasing, Parker Aero Development; American Airports Corp. - Cunningham and Swaim, LLP, - (Pasadena, CA).
David G, Hata v. NYNJ Port Authority, MSN Air Services Inc, and LOT Polish Airlines – Mahoney and Keane LLP – (New York, NY).
Patrick Shultz and Jessica Shultz v. Allanton Landing LLC, Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc; Race Foster - Vernis & Bowling of Northwest Florida, P.A. - (Pensacola, FL) and Murry, Morin, and Herman, PA – (Tampa, FL).
Gayle Burch v. Town of Pierson, Florida – Lewis Legal Group PA – (Plantation, FL).
City of Cleveland, Ohio v. (name of airline confidential) - Ulmer & Berne LLP Raphael Zucker, Plaintiff v. United Airlines Inc., United Ground Express Inc., and John Doe Corporation.