Phil Kaplan, FinTech Manager at Unify, joins Cameron and Ashwin to discuss running OneStream for a complex aviation services business. From contract-level planning across US, Canada, and UK airports to exploring AI for flight forecasting - this is real-world FP&A in action.

Black Diamond Podcast

Black Diamond Podcast

S2E6 | Running a Complex Aviation Services Business

OCT 9, 202515 MIN
Black Diamond Podcast

S2E6 | Running a Complex Aviation Services Business

OCT 9, 202515 MIN

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Phil Kaplan, FinTech Manager at Unifi, joins Cameron and Celvin to discuss running OneStream for a complex aviation services business. From contract-level planning across US, Canada, and UK airports to exploring AI for flight forecasting - this is real-world FP&A in action. Unifi is doing everything at airports except flying planes - baggage handling, cleaning, maintenance for Delta, Southwest, and other airlines. They have a CFO-driven AI initiative with a tangible use case: improving flight count forecasts. Weather, events, and seasonal patterns make flight forecasting ideal for AI. External data sources could dramatically improve accuracy of their departure-based revenue planning. OneStream's AI library could leverage multiple data sources for better volume predictions. What's your use case?