Tarryn Kille

A systematic review of the role of regional aviation in the airfreight industry

The purpose of this article is to explore the themes and challenges for regional aviation regarding the provision of airfreight services. The systematic review highlights three major challenges affecting the regional airfreight sector including: integration; infrastructure; and service reliability. There is a considerable dearth of academic literature available in this area. Thus, this paper aims to assist in highlighting these gaps and illustrating the potential for future research opportunities. It is hoped that this work will assist policy-makers, supply chain and air transport industry representatives as they seek to overcome the challenges hindering the development of regional aviation.

Measuring Success: The Search for Assessment Criteria in Determining the Impact of Deregulation in Regional Aviation

Regional aviation is considered critical to the development of regional and remote communities. It has been recognised by the Australian, Brazilian and Canadian governments that regional aviation is also crucial to the continued economic development of these countries. Whilst all three countries have similar economic structures, they have also completed a cycle of regional aviation deregulation over the last twenty years. A comparative analysis of the economic regulatory reforms conducted in Australia, Brazil and Canada has been provided. The paper uses this analysis to suggest the development of four criteria (improved service quality, increased competition, increased efficiency and increased innovation), to determine the impact of government economic policy on regional aviation.

Peer Observation in the Online Learning Environment

Distance education has emerged as an issue of high importance in the field of aviation higher education (Prather, 2006; Scarpelline & Bowen, 2001). Fullingim (2011) suggests that training needs in the aviation industry are expected to grow by more than 40 percent over the next two decades. Online learning offers great potential in meeting this increased demand (Raisinghani et al., 2005).