Naveen Bandla
Senior Manager, Market Planning and Analysis
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Date of Birth: 10/23/1974
Years in Aviation: 15
Naveen Bandla is a high-performing results-driven aviation professional with 15 years of extensive experience working with top global airlines and airports in the areas of flight scheduling, network planning and forecasting, fleet optimization, and air service development. Her educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Operations Research.
With nearly 12 years of consulting experience with top global airlines and driving increased revenues based on network forecasting and optimization decision support systems, Bandla has developed a profound understanding of aviation industry economics.
In the last three years with the Air Service Development team at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), Bandla has played a strategic role in developing key relationships with international airlines and developed critical business cases to sell the viability of DFW to potential new customers. He was part of the team that brought prestigious global airlines like Qantas and Emirates to DFW, amongst many others during a record period of new air service to DFW.
“I’ve been here for a little over three years now. I would say helping bring in airlines like Quantus and Emrites, which are two global flagship carriers, are probably the best part of my stay so far,” he says.
Bandla is also responsible for developing the passenger and landed weight budgets for the airport which is a key driver for other internal departments like Parking, Concessions, Finance, and Marketing. He uses market intelligence to interpret industry trends and forecasts the effect on passenger volumes at DFW Airport. Bandla is an industry expert in aviation analytics, forecasting, and decision support systems.
He has traveled extensively across many continents to conferences and airline headquarters to pursue new air service opportunities. He has championed exciting projects, and has interacted with aviation leaders around the world. He has developed key airline network studies including merger analyses and presented findings to executive management. “I love traveling to different countries, developing relationships and selling them on why they need to get to DFW. It’s a win-win situation for the airline flying in and for the airport,” he adds.
Bandla believes that while the aviation industry has its own unique challenges, the sky is the limit when it comes to growth and future potential.
