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Working Papers

2005

1. Die Reorganisation und Zukunft des Eisenbahnwesens in Großbritanien
   Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge, Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät View citations (2)

2003

2. Die Liberalisierung des schwedischen Eisenbahnwesens - Ein Beispiel vertikaler Trennung von Netz und Transportbetrieb -
   Volkswirtschaftliche Diskussionsbeiträge, Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Applications of gravity models to evaluate and forecast US international air freight markets post-GFC
   Transport Policy, 2021, 104, (C), 52-62 View citations (14)
2. Mesh network as a competitive advantage for European LCCs: An alternative topology to hub-and-spoke for selling online connections
   Transport Policy, 2021, 106, (C), 196-204 View citations (5)
3. Towards a taxonomy-based preferred-customer model for suppliers in air cargo express service markets
   Journal of Air Transport Management, 2021, 90, (C)
4. What drives freight transportation customer loyalty? Diverging marketing approaches for the air freight express industry
   Transportation, 2021, 48, (3), 1503-1521 View citations (4)
5. Will It Fly? Adoption of the road pricing framework to manage drone use of airspace
   Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2021, 150, (C), 156-170 View citations (10)

2020

6. Can a strategy of integrated air-bus services create a value proposition for regional aviation management?
   Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2020, 132, (C), 527-539 View citations (5)
7. Collaboration as a service (CaaS) to fully integrate public transportation – Lessons from long distance travel to reimagine mobility as a service
   Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2020, 131, (C), 267-282 View citations (18)
8. Cost structure effects of horizontal airline mergers and acquisitions
   Transport Policy, 2020, 99, (C), 136-144 View citations (4)
9. Emerging business models and implications for the transport ecosystem
   Research in Transportation Economics, 2020, 83, (C) View citations (2)
10. Managing the drone revolution: A systematic literature review into the current use of airborne drones and future strategic directions for their effective control
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, 89, (C) View citations (17)
11. Ultra Long-Haul: An emerging business model accelerated by COVID-19
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, 89, (C) View citations (35)
12. What can we learn from the JATM literature for the future of aviation post Covid-19? - A bibliometric and visualization analysis
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2020, 89, (C) View citations (22)

2019

13. Designing optimal jet fuel hedging strategies for airlines – Why hedging will not always reduce risk exposure
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, 130, (C), 20-36 View citations (2)
14. Econometric evidence on the determinants of air transport in South Asian countries
    Transport Policy, 2019, 83, (C), 120-126 View citations (17)
15. Flying with(out) a safety net: Financial hedging in the airline industry
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2019, 127, (C), 206-219 View citations (21)
16. The relative effect of operational hedging on airline operating costs
    Transport Policy, 2019, 80, (C), 70-77 View citations (10)

2018

17. How to manage seasonality in service industries – The case of price and seat factor management in airlines
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2018, 72, (C), 39-46 View citations (12)
18. Trade-offs between transaction cost, operation cost and innovation in the context of procurement and asset specificity – The example of the bus industry
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2018, 69, (C), 173-179 View citations (3)
19. Workshop 2 report: Competitive tendering and other forms of contracting-out: Institutional design and performance measurement
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2018, 69, (C), 86-96 View citations (3)

2017

20. Challenges to domestic air freight in Australia: Evaluating air traffic markets with gravity modelling
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2017, 61, (C), 41-52 View citations (15)
21. Cost functions and determinants of unit cost effects in horizontal airline M&As
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2017, 103, (C), 444-454 View citations (5)
22. Determinants of bus rapid transit (BRT) system revenue and effectiveness – A global benchmarking exercise
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2017, 106, (C), 75-88 View citations (10)
23. Value of travel time savings and willingness to pay for regional aviation
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2017, 96, (C), 29-42 View citations (17)

2016

24. Managerial perceptions of incentives for and barriers to competing for regional PSO air service contracts
    Transport Policy, 2016, 47, (C), 22-33 View citations (8)
25. The causal relationship between air transport and economic growth: Empirical evidence from South Asia
    Journal of Transport Geography, 2016, 56, (C), 120-127 View citations (63)
26. Workshop 1 report: Innovations in Service Delivery and Performance Management
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2016, 59, (C), 7-10 View citations (1)

2015

27. A Non-parametric Efficiency Measure Incorporating Perceived Airline Service Levels and Profitability
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2015, 49, (2), 261-275 View citations (37)
28. Measuring the Cost Efficiency of Urban Rail Systems An International Comparison Using DEA and Tobit Models
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2015, 49, (1), 17-34 View citations (11)
29. Regional aviation and economic growth: cointegration and causality analysis in Australia
    Journal of Transport Geography, 2015, 43, (C), 140-150 View citations (91)
30. Tactical production planning in a hybrid Make-to-Stock–Make-to-Order environment under supply, process and demand uncertainties: a robust optimisation model
    International Journal of Production Research, 2015, 53, (5), 1358-1386 View citations (3)
31. Using DEA models to jointly estimate service quality perception and profitability – Evidence from international airports
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2015, 75, (C), 42-50 View citations (41)

2014

32. Airlines-within-airlines: A business model moving East
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2014, 38, (C), 21-26 View citations (31)
33. Open access for railways and transaction cost economics – Management perspectives of Australia's rail companies
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2014, 48, (C), 227-236 View citations (2)
34. Policy approaches to public transport at airports—Some diverging evidence from the UK and Australia
    Transport Policy, 2014, 35, (C), 265-274 View citations (14)
35. The impact of terminal re-organisation on belly-hold freight operation chains at airports
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2014, 36, (C), 78-84 View citations (17)
36. Workshop 3 Report: Institutional and operational reforms within different socio-economic and cultural contexts
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2014, 48, (C), 205-208

2013

37. Barriers to entry into European aviation markets revisited: A review and analysis of managerial perceptions
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2013, 57, (C), 58-69 View citations (22)
38. Determinants of European PSO airline efficiency – Evidence from a semi-parametric approach
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2013, 29, (C), 11-16 View citations (29)
39. Efficient procurement of public air services—Lessons learned from European transport authorities' perspectives
    Transport Policy, 2013, 29, (C), 118-125 View citations (24)
40. Investigating European railway managers’ perception of transaction costs at the train operation/infrastructure interface
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2013, 54, (C), 14-25 View citations (7)
41. Regulation, trust and contractual incentives around transport contracts – Is there anything bus operators can learn from public air service contracts?
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2013, 39, (1), 67-78 View citations (12)
42. Workshop 1: Performance measurement and compliance
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2013, 39, (1), 46-49 View citations (4)

2012

43. A Review of Different Benchmarking Methods in the Context of Regional Airports
    Transport Reviews, 2012, 32, (3), 379-395 View citations (26)
44. A quantitative cross-modal analysis of transportation firms’ transaction costs – Are airlines any different?
    Journal of Air Transport Management, 2012, 22, (C), 3-8 View citations (4)
45. Mergers and acquisitions in aviation – Management and economic perspectives on the size of airlines
    Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2012, 48, (4), 853-862 View citations (37)
46. The Measurement of Transaction Costs - Evidence from European Railways
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2012, 46, (3), 349-365 View citations (22)

2011

47. SUCCESS FACTORS AND PITFALLS OF REGIONAL RAIL FRANCHISING IN GERMANY
    Articles, 2011, 38, (2) View citations (8)
48. The impact of strategic management and fleet planning on airline efficiency - A random effects Tobit model based on DEA efficiency scores
    Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2011, 45, (7), 686-695 View citations (99)

2010

49. Changes in transaction costs over time - The case of franchised train operating firms in Britain
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2010, 29, (1), 52-59 View citations (12)

2009

50. Benchmarking of train operating firms -- a transaction cost efficiency analysis
    Transportation Planning and Technology, 2009, 33, (1), 35-53 View citations (10)

Chapters

2019

1. Long-distance transport service sustainability: Management and policy directions from the airline perspective
   Chapter 11 in A Research Agenda for Transport Policy, 2019, pp 89-98

2016

2. Managing Freight Operations Chains of Passenger Airlines at International Airports
   A chapter in Airline Efficiency, 2016, vol. 5, pp 221-241