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Dr. Andreas Kraus


Dr. Andreas Kraus serves as Director Market and Sales Development and is responsible for the areas of aviation marketing consultancy and air service development studies.

Specialist area

His responsibility includes airline marketing strategy projects with a focus on sales and distribution. He has gained significant experience in the aviation business and directed projects worldwide.

Recent assignments

Client

Responsibility in project

Bangalore Airport, India

Project Manager
Development of Technical Planning Parameters and a Model Flight Schedule

Moscow Vnukovo Airport, Russia

Project Manager Air Service Development Strategy

Kuwait National Airlines, Kuwait

Project Expert Commercial Airline Start-up strategy

Transaero, Russia

Project Manager Strategy for the international points of sale

Cayman Airways, Cayman Islands

Project Expert Commercial Strategy

Qualifications

  • Graduate of Cologne University, Germany: Masters degree in Business Management and Economic Geography
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA: Professional Course in
    Airport Systems - Strategic Planning and Detailed Design
  • IATA Training Centre, Montreal, Canada: Professional Course in Airline Marketing
  • Ph.D. in Economics from Cologne University
  • Research Fellow at the University of Cologne

Publications

  • Development potential for using former military airports for civil aviation purposes in Germany
    In: Koelner Forschungen zur Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeographie, Vol. 58, Köln 2007.
  • The Perishable Air Cargo Challenge: The Role Supply Chain Design plays in maintaining rapid and reliable Global Logistics Services
    (with Koch, Benjamin). In: Delfmann, W.; Klaas, T. (Eds.): Supply Chain Design. Theory, Concepts and Applications. Koeln: Koelner Wissenschaftsverlag, 2007, pp. 337 – 359.
  • Strategies to cope with air cargo traffic peaks: The Beaujolais nouveau case
    (with Koch, Benjamin). In: Journal of Airport Management, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2007, pp. 377 – 392.
  • The Opportunities and Threats of Turning Airports into Hubs
    (with Koch, Benjamin). In: Journal of Air Transportation, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2006, pp. 87 – 112.
  • Integrator Network Strategies and Parameters of Airport Choice in the European Air Cargo Market”
    (with Koch, Benjamin). In: Delfmann, W. et al. (Eds.): Strategic Management in the Aviation Industry. Aldershot, Koeln: Ashgate, Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag, 2005, S. 517 – 538.

Outside the office

Dr. Andreas Kraus is fascinated by archaeology and enjoys exploring the landscape in foreign countries. During his time off, he likes to play tennis and go running.

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