Research papers

Strategic Analysis of Digital Transformation Capabilities: A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Evaluation of Low-Cost Airlines

This study comparatively assesses the digital transformation capabilities of low-cost carriers (LCCs) operating in Turkey through the lens of dynamic capabilities.

Integrated QFD-TRIZ Optimization Method for Satellite Solar Array Design in Cost-Sensitive Environment

With the rapid evolution of commercial space markets in the new space era, satellite design philosophy is transitioning from "performance supremacy" toward "cost-effectiveness priority." This research concentrates on sol…

Relational Energy’s Role in Leadership Development for Airline Executives

Relational energy — the dynamism of emotional and psychological exchanges in interactions — is an overlooked element in leadership development.

Career Choice Motivation for Professional Pilots

This study identified key motivational factors of current flight training students to better understand how individuals are motivated to pursue a career in aviation.

Just Culture in Aviation: A Metaphorical Study on Aircraft Maintenance Students

Just Culture, a sub-dimension of safety culture, has been a prominent and debated topic in aviation safety in recent years. Just culture signifies a work environment where employees are motivated to provide essential saf…

Justifying the Cost of Implementing Contactless Travel in Non-Primary Airports: A European Perspective

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry faces an unprecedented push towards digital transformation. This paper delves into the economic, operational, and safety imperatives of implementing contactless…

The impact of corporate social responsibility on airline reputation and passenger satisfaction and loyalty

Aviation is a driving force of economic and social progress but has negative externalities such as carbon emissions and noise. This paper investigates passenger perceptions of airline corporate social responsibility and …

Managing Uncertainty in the Airline Industry: The Interaction of Strategic Flexibility, Organizational Learning, and Dynamic Capabilities

The airline industry is one of the sectors characterized by being highly competitive, dynamic, and uncertain. In addition, the constantly renewed, growing structure and vulnerability to conjuncture of the sector usually …

Training and the pilot shortage

For the past few years, securing a pipeline of new pilots has been a primary concern for airlines around the world. In an Oliver Wyman poll of flight operations leaders, 62 percent listed a shortage of qualified pilots a…

Experience Levels Forcing a Change in Aviation Planning

This theoretical article evaluates the changing dynamics caused by high turnover in aviation and how the lower level of experience impacts aeronautical companies' organizational planning and partnerships.

Aviation Fuel Tankering and Sustainability: The Brazilian Scenario

This research project aims to investigate fuel tankering practices in the aviation industry, exploring their relation to carbon emissions and evaluating the Brazilian fuel tankering scenario in comparison to global and n…

Organizational Networks, and Management of Disruptions in the Airline Ground Operation Process During Seasonal Crises

This study focuses on informal relationships between airlines and suppliers in managing disruptions in the airline ground operation process during peak times in the summer seasons.

Airport Operations Delays and Possible Mitigation Through Electric Taxi Systems

Airline departures, not including private aircraft, increased from 25,143 in 2000 to 36,722 in 2017. More passengers necessitate more aircraft and more flights.

The Impact of an International Aviation Leadership Development Program on Organizational Effectiveness

Leadership development is critical for organizational progress. Leaders who are strong in operations and talent management maximization are a strength to organizational effectiveness (Andenoro et al., 2015).

Adversity: Its Affect on the Resilience of Female Pilots

Women are one of the solutions to alleviating the pending pilot shortage. Becoming a pilot needs to appeal to women. Resilience plays an important role in determining whether women in male-dominated career fields will pu…

Increasing Airports' On-Time Arrival Performance Through Airport Capacity and Efficiency Indicators

To optimize the U.S. airports’ operational performance, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides various metric values (i.e., average gate arrival delays, the average number of daily aircraft operations, effect…

A Data Mining Approach to Building a Predictive Model of Low-Cost Carriers' Presence in the U.S. Domestic Routes

The purpose of the study was to build the predictive model of the presence of U.S. low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the domestic network structure.

An Optimal Airline Revenue Management Seat Pricing Plan Model

The goal of an airline is to sell tickets at the highest fare possible, thus yielding maximum profit for the stakeholders. As airline seat pricing is divided into different fare classes, a revenue management system is cr…

Calculating the Cost of Pilot Turnover

Controlling costs is a critical ingredient in achieving profitability in the airline industry. Typically, labor costs are the first or second highest cost category for airlines.

Assessment of the Evolving Low-Cost Business Model for the Future Importance of U.S. Secondary Airports

Airline deregulation caused a profound reshape in the aviation industry. The liberalization of the aviation sector resulted in a favorable environment for the emergence of low-cost carriers (LCCs).

Recipe for Success: Behavioral Ingredients for Superior Performing Leaders

The aviation and aerospace business is a complex adaptive system that includes emerging technologies, competitors, government policies, cost demands, globalization, and talent constraints.

Calculating the Cost of Pilot Turnover

Controlling costs is a critical ingredient in achieving profitability in the airline industry. Typically, labor costs are the second highest cost category for airlines.

Sustainability Reporting Practices of Group III U.S. Air Carriers

Once a side note, sustainability reporting has become an important issue for companies and airlines globally and in the U.S. This exploratory study examined the sustainability reporting practices of U.S.

Data Mining and Social Media for promotion and marketing in the Aerospace Industry

Data mining and social media is an innovative platform for the aerospace industry to focus, promote and market the industry in the upcoming economy.

International Air Transport Association Vision 2050 Report Assessment

The International Air Transport Associations report Vision 2050 report addresses how the aviation industry members participating in the Vision 2050 will work towards meeting combined established goals, which include impr…

Approach Stability from FDM Data

The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus maintains a fleet of twenty four aircraft, which includes sixteen Cessna 172S NavIII and four Diamond DA42NG equipped with flight data monitoring software capabili…

Aerospace Renaissance – Ripe for Research to Impact the Industry

The Center for Aviation and Aerospace Leadership (CAAL) was founded in 2008 to capture, create, and share relevant information on leadership in the aviation and aerospace industry.

Unmanned Aerial Systems and Airport Master Plans

Investigative research study to establish best practices that may lead to a model for integrating UAS operations into airport master plans.

Assessing Customer Service in Airports – Models from the UAE

Customer service at airports has become a key priority for airport operators given the high degree of competitions. This paper uses an airport customer service model to analyze three examples from the United Arab Emirate…

Evaluating Conflict between Employees: Exploring the Costs to an Organization

Conflicts between employees result in decreased job satisfaction, negative relationships within the organization, and a loss of employee commitment to both the organization and the specific job performed.