Savaş S. Ateş is an Associate Professor at Eskişehir Technical University in Turkey, specializing in strategic management and air transport management. He has published over 150 academic articles and been involved in 15 scientific projects, and is a representative of his university in The International Association of Aviation and Aerospace Education (ALICANTO).

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Emircan Özdemir
Emircan Özdemir is an assistant professor at Eskişehir Technical University’s Department of Aviation Management, with a focus on marketing research, particularly on service marketing, passenger satisfaction, and digital marketing. His background allows him to assist in producing course content, developing learning management systems, and project management within the project’s scope.
Frank Fichert
Frank Fichert is an Economics and Transport Economics Professor at Worms University of Applied Sciences. He’s published numerous papers on transport and co-authored a top German textbook on air transport management. His research centers around aviation competition and regulation, and environmental concerns. Fichert participated in applied research projects like COCTA and CADENZA.
Tobias Grosche
Tobias Grosche is a professor for Aviation Management at Worms University of Applied Sciences, Germany. His current research interests and teaching content include subjects like Airline Scheduling, Flight Operations, Aviation Analytics, and Sustainability in Aviation. Bevor joining the university, he worked in the aviation industry in the field of Business Intelligence and Passenger Demand Forecasting.
Kristjan Roosipõld
Mr. Kristjan Roosipõld is the Head of the Aviation Services Department at Estonian Aviation Academy from 2022. He has expertise and experience in management of airport ground handling services, business aviation and economic analysis.
Allan Nõmmik
Mr. Allan Nõmmik, PhD has been an Air Transport Management lecturer in Estonian Aviation Academy since 2003. His research areas include: regional airports, transport management, air transport economics and geography, and logistics.
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