Airlines Expert Witnesses

Kit Darby was the president of AIR, Inc., the largest Career Information Resource company for pilots for 25 years. Mr. Darby Provides Answers and Statistical Data, but also Guidance through the Constantly Changing Aviation Industry. He works with Military, General Aviation, Corporate, and Commuter Pilots transitioning to the larger airlines. Mr. Darby provides complete, timely, and accurate career information to help pilots make informed decisions throughout their job search and to assist them in their career development as an airline pilot. Retired United Airlines captain, airline and military instructor pilot.

AIR-Experts Services Provided:

• Pilot Career Earnings and Employability Models
• Depositions and Trials
• Expert Witness and Litigation Support
• Case Preparation and Analysis

Pilot Forecasting:

• Pilot Hiring and Equipment forecast
• Economic Forecast
• Pilot Supply and Demand
• Pilot Hiring Trends
• Pilot hiring requirements

www.KitDarby.com

Bruce Weiner has worked in technology, product development, and software engineering since 1988, applying industry-standard design, testing, and post-deployment evaluation methods to determine whether technology products and features achieve their stated objectives.

Through Weiner.net LLC, he has been retained in 30+ matters since 2011 across U.S. District Courts, PTAB, state courts, arbitration, and administrative proceedings — retained by both plaintiff and defense counsel. 10+ depositions, with live testimony experience. Expert declarations cited by name in Federal Circuit opinion, 986 F.3d 1367.

Representative matters span gig-economy platform governance, airline and loyalty-program technology, e-commerce and affiliate systems, banking software, AI governance and AI-weighted model evaluation, source code / technical analysis, SDLC/PDLC governance, and billing substantiation. Opinions are anchored to ISO/IEC 12207, ISO/IEC 25010, IEEE 730, ISO/IEC 42001, and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.

Beyond litigation, he is an at-the-table technical advisor in labor negotiations, including CBA development under NMB mediation.

Since 2012, progressive technology leadership roles at a large financial services institution, most recently Vice President and Chief Product Owner. Princeton BSE, Magna Cum Laude. ACM and IEEE member. Named inventor, U.S. Patent 7,203,734. A-CSPO, CAL 1. Federal Top Secret Security Clearance — DCSA Tier 5 (Active).