ICF SH&E provides objective, independent regulatory, technical, financial, and commercial guidance to aviation clients, including airlines, airports, financial institutions, manufacturers, U.S. federal agencies, international governments, VIPs, and heads of state. From our offices in North America, South America, Europe, China, East and South Asia, and Africa, we help aviation clients manage assets and operations, mitigate risk, and maximize return on investment.
ICF SH&E applies our aviation expertise across disciplines, including:
- Bringing first-hand commercial airline perspectives to federal programs, such as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s NextGen initiative
- Using regulatory insights from our public-sector work in our engagements with commercial carriers
- Applying our understanding of the aviation industry as a whole to our due diligence and other financial analyses for major banks and investment firms worldwide
Our multidisciplinary teams include former airline and airport executives, maintenance and operations specialists, financial analysts, and other aviation experts offering highly specialized skills in aviation fundamentals. The depth of our experience includes a near 50-year track record brought by ICF's acquisition of commercial aviation consultancy SH&E.
In addition, through thousands of client engagements, ICF SH&E has developed proprietary databases and analytic tools that help aviation clients better understand energy efficiency, environmental compliance, pricing, passenger trends, and bottom-line impact.
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Airports, airlines, manufacturers, and governments worldwide benefit from ICF's nearly five decades of aviation experience. Click here to view ICF's 2012–2013 company highlights related to aviation.

In 2007, ICF International acquired SH&E, one of the world's largest consulting firms dedicated to air transport, which helped position ICF as a leader in airline, airport, and aviation industry consulting, enabling ICF to significantly strengthen its transportation service offerings with federal, state, and industry clients.