James Airey

Taylor Airey

Taylor Airey is a leading independent strategy and operations consultancy for the transport industry. We aim to be the first choice consultancy for global transport clients when they need to resolve challenging issues. Taylor Airey was formed in 2015 by Directors Phil Taylor and James Airey with the aim to bring a professional, pragmatic, independent approach to our client's challenges. From our global headquarters in London, UK, we provide consulting, advisory, and implementation support in a growingly diverse range of sectors for both public and private sector organisations throughout the transport industry. Our talented, growing team of professional experts work as an integral part of our client's teams, assisting them in advancing strategies and delivering transformational assignments that allow their transport businesses to thrive. At Taylor Airey, we genuinely care about the work we do, which is reflected in both our personalised approach to each assignment and the high quality of our deliverables. We are constantly working to achieve our goal of providing our clients with a business advantage that supports their success. Our passionate team is supported by a set of values and culture that seeks to continuously challenge, motivate and develop our staff, which results in consistently high quality of work for our clients. We are a recognised supplier to major transport groups including Abellio, Bombardier, Go-Ahead Group, Heathrow Airport, IATA, Manchester Airport Group and Siemens. Recent projects undertaken by members of the Taylor Airey team include: • New train procurement and introduction • Technical due diligence • Depot and infrastructure upgrades • Rail franchise bidding • Due diligence on airport infrastructure development programme • Benchmarking of airport financial performance metrics • Review of performance regimes for air navigation services • Root causes analysis of punctuality and delay at major airports