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Professor Kan Tsui

Name Kan Tsui
Pronoun He/Him/His
Position Professor (Aviation)
Section School of Business
Office 334
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4559
Extension 4559
Email
Qualifications BBusSt Massey , BAvn Massey , PGDipPA Massey , PGDipAvn Massey , PGDipBusAdmMgmt Massey , MMgt Massey , PhD Massey

Biography

I am a Professor of Aviation at the School of Business, serving as the Discipline Lead for Aviation. I hold a PhD in Aviation Management from Massey University (2013) and previously worked at the University of South Australia. I also bring over five years of professional experience in the aviation industry.

My research spans aviation, tourism, and economics, with 65 peer-reviewed journal articles and 5 book chapters published. My work appears in leading journals such as Tourism Management, Journal of Travel Research, Annals of Tourism Research, Transportation Research Part A, Urban Studies, and Regional Studies—all ranked Q1, A* on the ABDC list, and included in Shanghai 219 or FT50. One of my solo-authored papers was published in Tourism Management (A*).

I received the Early Career Research Award (2015) and the College Research Award (Supervisor) (2022) from Massey University. I have led four research projects as Principal Investigator and provided advisory services to government and airport stakeholders.

I serve as Editor for Case Studies on Transport Policy, Guest Editor for Current Issues in Tourism and Research in Transportation Business & Management, and sit on the Editorial Board of Journal of International Logistics and Trade. I regularly review for international journals and have been interviewed by media outlets on aviation issues.

My research applies methodologies to address contemporary challenges in air transport policy, airport operations, and tourism development. I actively supervise PhD and Master’s students and am committed to expanding research capacity in aviation-related fields.

Most recent publications:

- Wang, H., Tsui, W. H. K., Wu, H. J., Wang, J & Fu, X. (2025). How do board governance and operational management affect carbon emissions among full-service and low-cost carriers? Journal of Clearner Production, Forthcoming.

- Wongyai, P. H., Ngo, T., Wu, H., Tsui, W. H. K., & Nguyen, T. H. (2025). Passengers’ Acceptance of Biometric Check-in Kiosks: The Case of Thai Airports. Tourism and Hospitality Research, 1-17

- Erdenetsogt, O., Fu, X., Wu, H., & Tsui, W. H. K. (2025). Aviation industry growth in a landlocked developing country: The case of Mongolia. Case Studies of Transport Policy, 21, 101550.

- Ngo, T., Wu, H., Tsui, W. H. K., Squires, G., & Wang, X. (2025). House Prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of “Panic” Returnees Migrants to New Zealand. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 18(7), 24-45.

- Wang, H., Tsui, W. H. K., Wu, H. J., Fu, X., & Wang, X. C. (2025). External environments and the growth of low-cost carriers in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review and future research agendas. Research in Transport Economics, 101515.

- He, H., Wu, H., Tsui, W. H. K., Wang, Bo., & Fu. X. (2024). Spatiotemporal evolution of air cargo networks and its impact on economic development – An analysis of China’ domestic market before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Transport Geography, 177, 103872.

- Wu, H. J., Lin, Y. H., Ngo, T., & Tsui, W. H. K. (2023). Aviation subsidy policy and regional wellbeing: Important indicators from relevant stakeholders’ perspectives. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 16, 101181.

Su, J, B., Wu, H. J., Tsui, W. H. K., Fu, X., & Zheng, L. (2023). Aviation resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of the European aviation market. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 177, 103835.

- Lin, Y. H., Wu, H. J., He, H., & Tsui, W. H. K. (2023). Changes in perceptions of airport services’ attributes: An assessment of the impacts of COVID-19. Transport Policy, 141, 116-128.

- Wu, C., Tang, W., & Tsui, W. H. K. (2023). Analysing factors affecting charter flight service demand. Journal of Air Transport Management, 110, 102424.

Research Career


  • Econometric And Statistical Methods ( 380202 )
  • Cross-Sectional Analysis ( 380201 )
  • Econometrics not elsewhere classified ( 380299 )
  • Panel Data Analysis ( 380204 )
  • Econometrics ( 380200 )

I'm keen to explore the dynamics of the air transport industry and the tourism sector within the Asia-Pacific region. My areas of focus include the regulatory environments of air transport, current and future tourism trends and their interaction with the air transport industry, the management and operations of airlines and airports, and the future development of aviation in various regions.


- Member of the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS)
- Member of Belt and Road Global Research Network•
- Member of The Council for Australasian University Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE)
- Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (New Zealand Division)
- Member of Belt and Road Global Research Network


• Executive Member of the Aviation Policy and Research Centre (the Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Teaching


AVN1105 Introduction to Aviation Business (Undergraduate)

AVN2101 Airport Operations Management (Undergraduate)

AVN3110 Aviation Security Management (Undergraduate)

AVN5101 OptimiZing Air Transport Economics (Postgraduate)

Supervising PhD and Master students


13 Years


Aviation Discipline Lead (Department Head)

Supervision


  • Econometric And Statistical Methods ( 380202 )
  • Cross-Sectional Analysis ( 380201 )
  • Econometrics not elsewhere classified ( 380299 )
  • Panel Data Analysis ( 380204 )
  • Econometrics ( 380200 )