Ryan Kim Consultant and Global Airline Alliance Analyst Arlington, Va. Office

Ryan Kim joined GCW’s Shanghai office as a consultant in May, 2004 and has since moved to the firm's Arlington, Va. office.

At GCW, his work has included network development strategy for major Chinese and foreign carriers as well as start-up low-cost carriers, and hub development projects for the airport authorities in China. In addition, he participated in an air service marketing project for a major European airport and advised a Chinese carrier during the negotiation for a strategic partnership with a foreign carrier.

Before joining GCW, Ryan worked for Asiana Airlines in South Korea as an alliance executive for three years. During his career at Asiana, Ryan was responsible for researching and analyzing global airline industry and network data. Also he managed codeshare agreements with major global carriers including All Nippon Airways, Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways, United Airlines and all three major Chinese carriers – Air China, China Eastern and China Southern.

Additionally, Ryan managed Asiana Airlines’ strategic planning and implementation of global alliance integration project into the Star Alliance in early 2003. For over a year, Ryan served as project coordinator, which helped Asiana complete its Star Alliance integration project in just eight months.

Ryan received his B.A. degree in the German language and literature as well as Journalism & Mass Communications at Korea University in 2000.

Ryan Kim can be reached at via telephone at (315) 492-2691 or via email at rkim@gcwconsulting.com.

As an intermediate photographer, Ryan takes documentary and landscape pictures during his spare time. Ryan also participated in publication of a book, named “Berlin, still under Construction” which has real experiences of university students in Korea, the world’s only divided country about post-effects of Germany’s reunification.