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Fecri Karanki

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity
Aviation Industry Analysis and TrendsAir Traffic Management and OptimizationTransport and Economic PoliciesTransportation Planning and OptimizationEfficiency Analysis Using DEA

Publications

39

Citations

163

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
AI-generated

Fecri Karanki studies the economics of the airline and airport industries, using statistical and efficiency-analysis methods to examine costs, pricing, business models, and productivity. Recent work looks at topics such as sustainable aviation fuel, airline business model convergence, airport capacity and bargaining power, and how AI may affect labor and revenue in the U.S. airline industry. This research is aimed at understanding how airlines and airports make strategic and operational decisions and how these choices affect efficiency, competition, and prices for travelers.

Airline and airport economicsCost and efficiency analysis (e.g., stochastic frontier, DEA methods)Air transport policy and regulationBusiness model and technology change in aviation (sustainable fuel, AI)Airport capacity, revenue, and competition

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from no recorded publications before 2020 to a sustained pace of roughly 7-9 papers per year from 2023 through 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.8/year recently
1718192020: 3 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 7 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 9 publications9252026: 9 publications926
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Air Transport Management×6
  • Transport Policy×6
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×6
  • Research in Transportation Business & Management×4
  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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