Aviation Expert Witness Services

With more than 44 years of executive leadership in commercial aviation, airport operations, ground handling, customer experience, safety, and operational management, David Perlitz provides independent expert witness services in complex aviation litigation. His opinions are informed by decades of real-world executive experience, accepted industry standards, applicable regulations, and a comprehensive understanding of the operational realities that shape airline and airport decision-making.

Having led commercial airlines, startup carriers, airport operations, charter programs, and customer experience initiatives, David offers a unique perspective that bridges executive strategy and frontline operations. His extensive leadership experience enables him to objectively evaluate operational practices, organizational decision-making, policies, procedures, training programs, and standards of care, and to clearly communicate complex aviation issues to attorneys, judges, juries, and arbitrators.

David provides comprehensive litigation support throughout every phase of the legal process, including case evaluation, document review, standards-of-care analysis, expert reports, depositions, mediation, arbitration, and trial testimony. Every opinion is developed through an independent, evidence-based analysis supported by applicable regulations, accepted industry practices, and more than four decades of executive aviation leadership.

Representative Areas of Expertise

• Commercial Airline Operations

• Airport Operations & Station Management

• Ground Handling Operations

• Customer Service & Accessibility Practices

• Accessibility Principles, Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), and Industry Standards

• Training Programs, Policies & Standard Operating Procedures

• Safety Management Systems (SMS) & Operational Risk

• Charter & Supplemental Airline Operations

• Executive Mobility & Corporate Flight Departments

• Aviation Operational Negligence & Standards of Care

• Regulatory Compliance & Industry Best Practices

• Organizational Leadership & Executive Decision-Making

• Contracted Ground Service Providers & Vendor Oversight

• Operational Preparedness, Crisis Response & Business Continuity

Whether evaluating operational decisions, employee training, accessibility practices, customer service standards, or the reasonableness of an organization's actions, David delivers objective, well-supported opinions that are credible, defensible, and clearly articulated. His combination of executive leadership experience and operational expertise provides clients with practical insights that help courts understand not only what occurred, but also how accepted aviation standards and practices apply to the facts of each case.