Innovation, Growth, and Global Impact
What began with three engineers at drafting tables has grown into one of the world’s leading aviation consultancies. This year, BNP marks 55 years since Morton “Morty” A. Breier, Arnold S. Neidle, and Enrico “Ric” A. Patrone founded the firm with a shared belief that great design and rigorous thinking could transform how airports work.
From Hand-Drawn Plans to a Digital Future
The evolution of BNP mirrors the evolution of the industry itself. Where founders once worked in ink and paper, today’s teams operate in a world of Building Information Modeling, artificial intelligence, and integrated digital workflows. Nowhere is that transformation more visible than in baggage handling, an area where BNP has been a pioneering force since the late 1970s. Simple mechanical conveyors have given way to sophisticated automated systems driven by real-time data, intelligent controls, and high-speed sortation technology.
A Family Legacy, and a Growing One
The firm’s story has always been personal. Damien Breier, son of co-founder Morty Breier, joined BNP in 1993 as a project engineer and has since become its CEO. Having eventually acquired a founding partner’s stake in the business from an employee who bought out founder Morty Breier in 1989, Damien has now been with the company for nearly twice as long as his father was. That continuity of commitment, across generations and decades, reflects something central to BNP’s identity.
A Platform Built for the Future
Over the years, BNP expanded from its original cargo consultancy roots into baggage handling in the late 1970s and apron services in the late 1980s. This past year brought the firm’s most significant structural milestone yet, the launch of BNP Group, a platform company uniting BNP Associates, Inc. with three exceptional firms:
Today, BNP Group operates across 20+ offices worldwide, spanning six continents and more than 50 countries, with over 4,000 projects completed.
Looking Ahead
BNP’s growth has been shaped at every turn by the clients and partners who placed their trust in the firm. That relationship remains central to how BNP operates, as does its commitment to its people. The firm is actively investing in career development and professional pathways at every level, with the goal of remaining the destination of choice for talented professionals in the aviation and infrastructure space.
Fifty-five years in, the mission is the same as it was at those original drafting tables: to bring expertise, innovation, and care to every project. The scale has simply changed.
BNP Associates, Inc. is the worldwide leader in providing specialized consulting services to the air transportation and logistics industries.