FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the continued expansion of its global Aviation practice with the appointments of Stephen Strange as a Senior Managing Director and David Walfisch as a Managing Director. Mr. Strange, who is based in San Francisco, has more than two decades of experience in the aviation industry, focusing on commercial strategy, fleet planning, aircraft acquisition, operations, turnarounds and transformation. In his role at FTI Consulting, Mr. Strange will help clients with commercial strategy and growth plans, while continuing to advise airlines on new aircraft acquisitions.

Mr. Strange joins FTI Consulting from Accenture, following that firm?s acquisition of Seabury Consulting, where he served as a Managing Director. Prior to that, he spent six years in supply chain and customer finance roles at Boeing. Mr. Walfisch, who is based in New York, is a commercial and fleet strategy expert with more than 16 years of experience in the airline industry.

At FTI Consulting, he will support clients through business planning, fleet acquisition campaigns and cost reduction efforts. Mr. Walfisch has extensive experience in aviation industry sustainability and will continue to help clients work toward sustainability goals while focusing on broader strategic objectives. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Walfisch was a Principal Director at Accenture, joining the firm as part of the acquisition of Seabury Consulting.