Dr. Amel has worked on numerous aviation cases including conducting extensive analysis for regulatory clearance in airline mergers, alliance antitrust immunity filings, analysis for independent expert reports in numerous labor disputes for U.S. airlines, analysis of government slot proposals, and analysis for expert reports in numerous airline bankruptcies.
Prior to his current position, Dr. Amel was the Chief Economist at Delta Air Lines and prior to that he was the Chief Economist at Continental Airlines. He also held a position at Federal Express. Dr. Amel was also an Assistant Professor of Finance at Arizona State University College of Business and has also been a Lecturer in Business Economics (MBA) at Boston University School of Management.
Dr. Amel received his Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University where he specialized in Finance, Industrial Organization, and Public Finance. He also holds a B.A. in Economics and Government from Oberlin College.