My name is GAO, Yi. In Chinese, it writes 高 翼 (meaning: high wing).
I am currently the Director & Professor for the School of Aeronautics at Kent State University. Prior to joining Kent State, I was an Associate Professor in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University.
I completed Ph.D. in Technology at Purdue University, specializing in Aviation Management.
My primary research area is Air Transportation. My research covers the following topics:
Air Transportation Economics & Operations
Customer Loyalty Programs & Frequent Flyer Programs
Aviation Safety
Aviation Education
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August
Our latest publication on the discrepancies between scheduled and actual flight block times of U.S. domestic airline operations, led by Dr. Gao, has been published in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Gao, Y., Dou, Z., Wang, S., & Liu, J. (2026). Factors associated with discrepancies between scheduled and actual flight block times: Evidence from U.S. domestic airline operations. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 213, 105227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105227
Our latest publication on how Breeze Airways select airports for their new routes, led by Dr Wang, has been published in Transport Economics and Management
Wang, S., & Gao, Y. (2026). The geography of airport selection by emerging low-cost carriers in the United States: Evidence from Breeze Airways. Transport Economics and Management, 4, 208–216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.team.2026.08.002
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Mail: P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001, United States
Phone (O): +1 (330) 672-2892 Email: ygaoaero (at) kent (dot) edu
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