Published Papers, Presentations, Scholarly Works
Referred
Publications include:
Rankin, W. B, & Ewald, M. (2005, Spring). AirportNet and the airport industry. International Journal of Applied
Aviation Studies, 5, pp. 213-220.
Rankin, W. B., & Cokley,
J. (2005, Spring). Astronauts as audiences: Characteristics of the first space communities, International Journal of Applied
Aviation Studies, 5, pp. 167-181.
Rankin, W. B., &
Cokley, J. (2006, Fall). Enhancing life in the hyper-surveillance mini-world of a space station: The role of situational awareness,
communication, and reality TV in the life of astronaunts. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 6, pp. 283-297.
Rankin, W. B. (2007, Fall). Runway incursions: A critical examination of airport
driver training methods. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 7, pp. 133-156.
Rankin, W. B. (2008, Spring). The significance of demographic characteristics in airport driver programs. International
Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 8(1), pp. 139-155.
Rankin,
W. B. (2008, July-September). Waco Regional Airport: A case study for strategic airport planning. Journal of Airport Management,
2, pp. 345-354.
Rankin, W. B. (2008, Fall). King County: A case
study model for strategic marketing planning for airport managers. Journal of Aviation Management and Education, 1, pp. 1-14.
Rankin, W. B. (2008, Winter). Runway incursions: An industry examination of FAA
initiatives and objectives. International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, 8(2), pp. 225-240.
Rankin, W. B., & Cokley, J. (2009, Spring). Runway incursions: Airport movement area driver training demographics
suggest revisions to airport driving training methods. Journal of Management and Marketing Research, 2, pp. 1-17.
Rankin, W. B. (Spring, 2009). King County International Airport case study. Journal
of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research.
Rankin, W. B.,
& Cokley, J. (2009, Summer). Ethnic and cultural focus in airport driver training. International Journal of Training
Research, 7(1), pp. 38-55.
Rankin, W. B. (Spring,
2010). General aviation security: A safety management model for colligate learning. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education
and Research.
Rankin, W. B. (2012). Runway incursions: A critical examination of
airport driver training methods. The National Civil Aviation Agency Journal (ANAC) of Brazil with permission of the
International Journal of Applied Aviation Studies.
Rankin, W.,
Cokely, J., Heinrich P., and McAuliffe, W., (Summer, 2013). Comparison of Historic Exploration with Contemporary Space Policy
Suggests a Retheorisation of Settings. Journal of the British Planetary Society, Vol 66, No 07/08.
Rankin, W. B. (Spring, 2015). Preparing airports
for weapons of mass effect. Journal of Airport Management, Henry Stewart Publications, UK.
Rankin, W. B.(Summer, 2016). Preparing airports and airlines for terrorist (Industry
Prespective). Journal of Air Transport Studies, Hellenic Aviation Society, Athens, Greece.
Rankin, W. B. ( Fall, 2016). Self education of agents in the multi-airport
logistics systems: A multiple cases study, Networks and Spatial Economics; Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Applicants
in Engineering and Technology, Beijing, China, Doi 10.3233/JIFS-169114.
Rankin, W., Cokely, J., Heinrich P., Handrick, P., and McAuliffe, W.,
(Summer, 2017). Tiny Homes as a Logistical Challenges
in a Space Colony, Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal, 1(1) 00002, Doi 10.15406/aaoj.2017.01.00002.
Rankin, W.B., Shen, D., Le, M. (2017), Multi-airport logistics system: Past, present,
future, Acta Technica, Institute of Thermomechanics, CAS, v.v.i., 62, No. 5A, 989 1002.
Rankin, W.B., Dinler, N. (September, 2018), Assessment of the Evolving Low-Cost Business Model for the Future Importance
of U.S. Secondary Airports, Manuscript 1267, Journals of Scholarly Commons, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, accepted
for inclusion in the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace.
Rankin, W.B.,
Dinler, N. (March, 2020), Increasing Airlines' On-Time Arrival Performance through Airport Capacity and Efficiency Indicators,
published in the open access Journal at Scholarly Commons, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, accepted for inclusion in
the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace.
Non-Referred Publications
include:
Rankin, W. B. (1978, July). Losing service?
The airport manager can make a difference. Airport Business Magazine, pp.78-79.
Rankin, W. B. (2000, July/August). Runway incursions-no silver beebees. Airport Magazine, pp. 38-39.
Rankin, W. B. (2007, July). Runway incursions: A critical examination of airport
driver training methods. Airport Magazine, (Annual Conference Issue), pp.100-108.
Rankin, W. B. (2008, June/July). Study findings underscore need to refine airport driver training. Airport Magazine,
pp. 35-38.
Rankin, W.B. (2008, August). Waco Regional Airport:
A case study model for colligate distant learning. Proceedings of the Society for Advanced Learning Technology, Washington,
DC.
Books include:
Rankin, W. B. (2008). Runway incursions: The effectiveness of airport driver training
methods revealed. Berlin, Germany: VDM Verlag Publishing.
Chapters
in a Books include:
airline managers
Rankin, W. B. (2011). Terror attacks: A safety management system training tool
for airport and . In E. Abu-Taieh, A. El Sheikh, & M. Jafari (Eds.), Technology Engineering and Management
in Aviation: Advancements and Discoveries(pp. 203-213). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
Rankin, W.B.,
Cokely, J., McAliffeh, H., Handrick, P., (2015). 'Media for future space communities,' in Taylor, A., et. al [eds]. Settlements
at the Edge, Edward Elgar Publishing, in the series New Horizons in Regional Science.
Other Refereed Publications include - Dissertation:
Rankin, W. B. (2007). Runway incursions: A critical examination of airport driver
training methods (Doctoral dissertation, Northcentral University, 2007): UMI Dissertation Abstracts 3243180.
Works in Progress (Referred) include:
None
at the present time.
University Research Publications
include:
February 2008, The significance of demographic
characteristics on airport driver training programs, Faculty Research Days 2008 submission, University of Central Missouri,
Warrensburg, MO.
Workshop Publications include:
April 2007, What is the future of commercial space travel? Aviation Roundtable,
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Presentations-Referred:
February 2008,
Runway incursions: A critical examination of airport driver training methods, New Learning Technologies Conference, Society
for Applied Learning Technology, Orlando, Florida.
August 2008,
Waco Regional Airport: Acase study model for colligate distant learning, Washington Interactive Technologies Conference, Society
for Applied Learning Technology, Washington, DC.
February 2009,
General aviation security: A safety management system model for distant learning, New Learning Technologies Conference, Society
for Applied Learning Technology, Orlando, Florida.
September 2011, Comparison of
historic exploration with contemporary space policy suggests a retheorisation of settings, 100 Year Starship Study Public
Symposium, Orlando, Florida
Janurary 2016, Tint Houses and the
Makers Movement (on Mars), Buzz Aldrin Space Institute, Melbourne, Florida.
Presentations-Non Referred:
March 2004,
Waco Regional Airport case study, FMC Faculty Research Days, Florida Memorial College, Miami, FL.
March 2005, The PLO and aviation terrorism, FMC Faculty Research Days, Florida Memorial , Miami, FL.
March 2006, Security at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL),
FMC Faculty Research Days, Florida Memorial University, Miami, FL.
March
2004, King County International Airport case study, FMC Faculty Research Days, Florida Memorial University, Miami, FL.
April 2007, Runway incursions a critical examination, The Faculty of the University
of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO.
October 2008, Overview
of the Department of Aviation, 40thAnnual Aviation Department Alumni Homecoming Reception and Dinner, Aviation
Department Alumni of the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO.
July 2015, The Millennial Age - The Next Generation of Aviation Employees, Florida Airports Council, 46th Annual
Conference, Boca Raton, Florida.
Other Creative
Works:
December 2008. Latest thinking in airport
marketing - Modern marketing planning at US airports. Henry Stuart Talks (audio presentation series). Series Editor: Dr. Anne
Graham, Senior Lecturer in Air Transport and Tourism. University of Westminster, London, UK.
March 29,2015, Aviation Assults, Linkedin Pulse. Published by request of Linkedin Editoral Staff at: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/article/aviation-safety-assaults-william-rankin/edit
Accreditation Team Visits Include:
DEA University; Dubai, UAE 2008, Visiting Team Member for the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research,
Abu Dhabi - UAE
Florida Institute of Technology, Florida 2012, Visiting Team Member
for AABI International, Auburn, Alabama - USA
Emirates Aviation College, Dubai,
UAE 2012, Visiting Team Chair for the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Abu Dhabi - UAE
International Programs Review Include:
International Business
Programs, Program Reviewer, National Business and Technology Institute, Upper Mount Gravatt Queensland, Austraila
Peer Reviewer
International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace, USA
International
Journal of Applied Aviation Studies, FAA Journal, USA
The Aeronautical Journal,
The Royal Aeronautical Society, London England
International Journal of Aviation Management,
Olney Bucks, UK
Editor (Honorable)
Aeronautics and Aerospace Open Access Journal