Nadine Itani

Previous Professions

  • Course Director and lecturer, 2015-present, American University of Beirut.
  • Managing Director, 2011-present, Aviation Minds Consultancy - Lebanon.
  • Aviation Strategy Consultant, 2007-2008, UNDP Lebanon, International Civil Aviation.
  • International Relations Coordinator, 2002-2008, Civil Aviation Auhtority-Lebanon, Ministry of Transport.

Honorary Office & Memberships

  • Founding member of the Middle East Association for Aeronautical Research (MEARS), since 2014.

  • President of the Women in Aviation Forum (WAF), since 2014.

  • Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), United Kingdom, since 2011.

Field(s) of Expertise

Air Transport
Learning and Development
Human Resource Management
Airport Management
Strategic Planning

Publications

Exhibitions, Lectures & Performances

  • Speaker, session entitled “Regional airports living in the shadows of hub airports”, Airport Exchange conference, Muscat, Oman, November 2017.
  • Moderator, session entitled “Managing Airports Management in the Middle East”, Airport Council International conference in Doha, Qatar, April 2017
  • Speaker, lecture entitled "Women in Aviation in Middle East: Rise and Shine" presented at the Annual Conference of Women Aviation and Aerospace Committee, organized by the Royal Aeronautical Society, London, United Kingdom, October 2015.
  • Speaker, lecture entitled "Impact of expatriates homeland relations, on air traffic demand in Lebanon" presented at the Air Transport Research Society, Bordeaux, France, June 2014.
  • Panel member to talk about "Innovative Solutions in Aviation Executive Education and Training" at the TAV talent management Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

Awards

  • Received the UN-International Civil Aviation Organization (UN-ICAO) Award for her research in aviation in developing countries, 2011.

Community Involvement

Itani, N., O'Connell, J.F., & Mason, K. (2015). Towards realising best-in-class aviation policy scenarios. Journal of Transport Policy, 43, 42-54. retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X15000694Itani, N., O'Connell, J.F., & Mason, K. (2014). A macro-environment approach to civil aviation strategic planning. Journal of Transport Policy, 33, 125-135. retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X14000651Itani, N., O'Connell, J.F., & Mason, K. (2013). The impact of emigrants' homeland relations on air travel demand in a security volatile market: a case study on Lebanon.Journal of Transport Geography, 30, 170-179. retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692312002128