Peter Morris is Flightglobal Ascend’s Chief Economist, and is responsible for projects concerning airports, airlines, market demand analysis, forecasting and new aircraft and product research.
Prior to joining Ascend’s Consultancy team in 2003, Peter Morris was IATA’s Chief Economist and headed the IATA Research Consultancy Department. Over the previous ten years he built up the Aviation Information & Research Dept for IATA to be one of the Industry’s leading suppliers of Market Research, Statistical and Forecasting Information.
He has been responsible for the direction and management of more than 50 international studies in the areas of aviation strategy, forecasting, business travel, marketing, market research, performance benchmarking, operational research, economic studies, pricing research, new product research and cargo. These studies have been carried out for airlines, financial institutions, airports, regulators, manufacturers and suppliers across the aviation and related industries. He is a regular media commentator on issues connected with aviation policy and industry trends.