Maninder joined the DY team in 2018 as an aviation consultant, able to provide aviation infrastructure advice, air traffic forecasting and specialist insights on airport capacity assessment and planning. As a Senior Aviation Consultant, he is currently providing planning and organizational support to the Port Authority Planning Division. He specializes in assessments for capacity needs, ridership forecasting and terminal facilities. Maninder is responsible for providing insights and strategic decisions using publicly available and proprietary data sources. In addition, he is knowledgeable in FAA compliance, and proficient in conducting airfield design, data mining, existing condition assessments and Cost-Benefit analysis. In his free time Maninder likes to fly, cook, and research updates on Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technology.

• Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
• MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology
• Master of Science in Data Analytics Program, Georgia Tech (expected graduation 2023)