Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, SUNY at Binghamton
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" Provided Technical Information and Assistance on the Air Transport Industry Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisors (2008).
" Provided Technical Assistance on Cost-Rebalancing and Cost Reduction Strategies to Air Malta (2008).
" Provided Technical Assistance for Airport Improvements and Airspace Optimization in the Central Zone of Country of Chile (2007).
" Consultant for an airline creditors, hired to analyze the possible deepening insolvency and violation of fiduciary responsibilities by the management (2006).
" Consultant for American Airlines, hired to investigate the validity of a previous study distributed by Southwest Airlines and The Campbell-Hill Aviation Group. Southwest Airlines commissioned The Campbell-Hill Aviation Group in an effort to support its proposition that repeal of the Wright Amendment will result in lower airfares (2005).
" Consultant for a Miami based law firm, Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., hired to provide a comprehensive strategic examination of the U.S. airline industry and to identify the factors affecting a defunct airline. The result of the report was used to defend a client airline in Federal Court. (2004-2005).
" Consultant for a Pittsburg based startup airlines (Direct Jet), hired to develop a multi-year strategic business plan aimed at finding potential partners and investors in the United States. (2002 to 2006).
" Consultant for a Florida Based air taxi company, hired to develop a business plan looking for capital investors to finance the commercialization of their service in the North American market. (2002 to present).
" Consultant with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO); provided assistance on the evaluation of aeronautical charge structure for the Brazilian Institute of Civil Aviation (IAC).
" Worked on a NASA Research Grant, entitled, Determination of Statewide Economics Benefits of the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS). 2001 and 2003.
" Economic Feasibility Analysis of the Commercial Airline Pilot Training (CAPT) Program: Strategic- Economic Framework of Airline Qualification Training Program for a Florida based Flight School, 2003.
BOOKS and CHAPTERS:
" Foundation of Airline Finance: Methodology and Practices Bijan Vasigh, Liam Mackay and Kenneth Fleming, Ashgate Publishing, England, 2010.
" Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Applications Bijan Vasigh, Kenneth Fleming and Thomas Tacker, Ashgate Publishing, Gower House Croft Rd Aldershot,
England, 2008.
" Airline Finance & Accounting Management IATA, Training and Development Institute, Edited, 2006.
" Bijan Vasigh and Shawn Helmsky, Airline Safety: An Application of Empirical Methods to Determine Fatality. Handbook of Airline Economics, Second Edition, PP 501-512, McGraw- Hill Company, 2002.
" Reza G. Hamzaee and Bijan Vasigh, Total Factor Productivity Index (TFP) for Airport Efficiency. Handbook of Airline Economics, Second Edition, PP 469-476, McGraw- Hill Company, 2002.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS:
" Evaluation of Airport Performance: Public versus Private Ownership University of Bucharest,
the Faculty of Business and Administration, Pages. 286-302, November, 2009.
" Air Transport Liberalization. Negotiating Strategies for Creating a Liberalized Air Transport Bloc in North Asia. The Korea Transport Institute, and East West Center, Special Report. 2008.
" Productivity Analysis of Public and Private Airports: A Causal Investigation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, abstract, V 45, no 15, Pages 3-4. August, 2007.
" Aviation Safety: New Concerns by Airline Travelers, de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Transporte Aéreo, Pages 7 and 24, V.1, No.7, 2006.
" Airport Industry: Challenges and Opportunities, Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos Estratégicos e de PolÃticas, PP 1-3, September 2006.
" A Total Factor Productivity Based for Tactical Cluster Assessment: Empirical Investigation in the Airline Industry National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, abstract, V 45, no 15, P 13. July, 2005.
" An Evaluation of Commercial Airline Safety: Assessment of Major, National and Regional Airlines Safety. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, abstract, V 43, no 14, P 13. April, 2005.
" Reza G. Hamzaee and Bijan Vasigh, Productivity Analysis of Public and Private Airports: Developing Measures of Merit. Avmark Aviation Economist, V 18, no 2, pp. 10-13. March 2001.
" Its Time to Privatize Our Airports, The Leader, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ, PP. 20-21, spring 1998.
" Privatization: Trends in Aviation, Airport Business Magazine, February 1996.