David Bental

David Bental

Managing Director

15961 High Knoll Road
Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 91436
Tel: +1 818 501 7239
Fax: +1 703 467 9765

David Bental is Managing Director and co-head of Seabury APG, which he co-founded in 1997. Mr. Bental has extensive experience in strategic planning and financial analysis for the aviation industry. He has managed projects for large carriers in Asia, Europe and the United States, and specializes in formulating airlines' strategic direction, focusing the resources of their route planning departments, and developing and utilizing modern planning tools. In addition to route analysis, Mr. Bental has participated in deregulation and alliance work for major carriers worldwide.

Before joining Seabury APG, Mr. Bental was Director of Route Strategy for US Airways, Inc. Some of Mr. Bental's major projects included rationalizing the carrier's route structure leading to US Airways' strong profitability in the late 90's, overhauling the airline's profitability system to include beyond profitability, increasing asset utilization, improving revenue generation, and creating advanced planning tools. In addition, Mr. Bental was responsible for supporting merger and alliance discussions between US Airways and other major domestic and international carriers.

Prior to US Airways, Mr. Bental served in the Planning Department of United Airlines, Inc., where he analyzed new market opportunities and alternative network structures. Mr. Bental's many projects included assessing the profitability of United's expansion into Latin America, performing key analysis for development of United's five-year strategic plan and analysing revenue synergies derived from international alliances. Mr. Bental also worked for American Airlines, Inc. in both financial and planning capacities. While in the Finance Department, he worked extensively with American's unit revenue and cost measures. On the planning side, Mr. Bental was responsible for both the profit plan and five-year plan of American's largest hub.

Mr. Bental received a B.A. in Economics, summa cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles, and holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Statistics from the University of Chicago.