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Yi GAO - Air Transportation Educator/Researcher (Purdue)
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Yi GAO - Air Transportation Educator/Researcher (Purdue)
  • Home
  • Research
    • Sponsored Projects
    • Recent Studies
    • Publications
    • Conference Presentations
    • Research Students
    • Research Group Updates
  • Tools
    • IND Airport Catchment Area Visualization
    • Airline Tweets Sentiment Analysis
    • Travel Utility Analysis Tool - Tutorials
  • Teaching
    • Teaching at Purdue
    • Teaching at Swinburne
  • Engagement
    • Journal Editorial and Review Work
    • Membership & Committee
    • Media Appearances
  • More
    • Home
    • Research
      • Sponsored Projects
      • Recent Studies
      • Publications
      • Conference Presentations
      • Research Students
      • Research Group Updates
    • Tools
      • IND Airport Catchment Area Visualization
      • Airline Tweets Sentiment Analysis
      • Travel Utility Analysis Tool - Tutorials
    • Teaching
      • Teaching at Purdue
      • Teaching at Swinburne
    • Engagement
      • Journal Editorial and Review Work
      • Membership & Committee
      • Media Appearances
  • My name is GAO, Yi. In Chinese, it writes 高 翼 (meaning: high wing). 

  • I am currently 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

Research Group Updates

  • June

    • Our group's latest study, featuring the journey of Akron-Canton Airport after the dehubbing of nearby Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and exodus of Southwest Airlines, has been published on Case Studies on Transport Policy.

  • May

    • Dr. Gao attended the Transportation Research Symposium (TRS) at Rotterdam, The Netherlands, and presented his latest research on airlines' block time setting, titled "Robust modeling of discrepancies between scheduled and actual flight block times". 

    • Dr. Sen Wang latest study on airport parking revenues, partially based on his doctoral dissertation research, has been accepted for publication by Research in Transportation Business & Management.

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Contact me

Mail: 1401 Aviation Dr, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States

Phone (O): (765) 496-6276 Email: yigao (at) purdue (dot) edu

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