Bijan Vasigh, is Joseph R. Martin Distinguished Professor of Aviation Management, at the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Florida and a Managing Director at Aviation Consulting Group, LLC. Dr. Vasigh received a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the State University of New York, and he has written and published many articles concerning the aviation industry.

The articles have been published in numerous academic journals such as the Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of Transportation Management, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports, Transportation Quarterly, Airport Business, Journal of Business and Economics, and Journal of Travel Research, and quoted in major newspapers and magazines around the world. Bijan is a member of several Editorial Boards of journals such as: Journal of Air Transport management, Transportation Journal and he is the Editor-in-Chief, Journal Airline and Airport Management.