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Dr. Bijan Vasigh is a professor of Economics and Finance in the College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Florida and the President and Founder of Aviation Consulting Group. Bijan has focused his consulting and teaching on the theory, modeling, application of financial instruments in transport finance, and provides expert opinion in court cases. He is the author of North America’s leading aviation textbooks, including An Introduction to Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Application, Foundation of Airline Finance: Methodology and Practices, and Aircraft Valuation in Volatile market Condition. He has a wealth of experience serving as an expert witness and consultant for numerous law firms in the field of aviation. Over the years, he has provided expert testimony and consultation on a wide range of aviation-related legal cases. His specialized knowledge in aviation has been invaluable in assisting with case preparation, and evidence analysis. Vasigh’s work has led to formal collaborations with multiple domestic government agencies and foreign governments, such as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Learning Center, and NASA on a grant on “Determination of Statewide Economic Benefits of the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS).” Bijan diligently served as a key member of a three-person task force appointed by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. The primary objective of the task force was to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the slot valuation procedures at London Heathrow Airport. He has been interviewed and quoted by national and international news media, including The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, NBC News, CBS News, USA Today, Forbes, Bloomberg Business, National Public Radio (NPR) Marketplace, Voice of Russia, El Pais (Spain), Rzeczpospolita (Poland), Trinidad Express, Cuba News, and The Guardian (United Kingdom), among others.