Contact Dr Thomas Budd
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 754240
- Email: t.m.budd@cranfield.ac.uk
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Areas of expertise
- Aviation Management & Operations
Background
Dr Thomas Budd is an Associate Professor of Airport Decarbonisation in the Centre for Air Transport Management at Cranfield University. His main areas of teaching and research expertise include air transport environmental and sustainability planning, including the role of digital transformation and zero emissions fuels in decarbonisation and achieving net zero. The role is co-funded by Heathrow Airport, via their longstanding partnership and support of Cranfield's Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC).
In DARTeC, Thomas coordinates research activities in the Ground Operations (GO) Laboratory; an at-scale aircraft stand test-bed environment for trialling new and disruptive technologies in the field of airport ground operations.
In the Centre for Air Transport Management, Thomas leads the Air Transport Environmental Planning MSc module and professional short-course.
Thomas joined Cranfield in August 2014 having previously conducted his PhD research at Loughborough University, and held a research fellowship in the Centre for Transport Research at the University of Aberdeen.
Research opportunities
Air transport sustainability and environmental planning
Zero Emissions Flight infrastructure and operations
Climate change mitigation and resilience planning
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Voskaki A, Budd T & Mason K. (2023). The impact of climate hazards to airport systems: a synthesis of the implications and risk mitigation trends. Transport Reviews, 43(4)
- Mwesiumo D, Halpern N, Bråthen S, Budd T & Suau-Sanchez P. (2023). Perceived benefits as a driver and necessary condition for the willingness of air passengers to provide personal data for non-mandatory digital services at airports. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 171(May)
- Doctor F, Budd T, Williams PD, Prescott M & Iqbal R. (2022). Modelling the effect of electric aircraft on airport operations and infrastructure. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 177(April)
- Mwesiumo D, Halpern N, Budd T, Suau-Sanchez P & Bråthen S. (2021). An exploratory and confirmatory composite analysis of a scale for measuring privacy concerns. Journal of Business Research, 136(November)
- Budd T, Suau-Sanchez P, Halpern N, Mwesiumo D & Bråthen S. (2021). An assessment of air passenger confidence a year into the COVID-19 crisis: A segmentation analysis of passengers in Norway. Journal of Transport Geography, 96(October)
- Halpern N, Mwesiumo D, Budd T, Suau-Sanchez P & Bråthen S. (2021). Segmentation of passenger preferences for using digital technologies at airports in Norway. Journal of Air Transport Management, 91
- Halpern N, Budd T, Suau-Sanchez P, Bråthen S & Mwesiumo D. (2021). Conceptualising airport digital maturity and dimensions of technological and organisational transformation. Journal of Airport Management, 15(2)
- Halpern N, Mwesiumo D, Suau-Sanchez P, Budd T & Bråthen S. (2020). Ready for digital transformation? The effect of organisational readiness, innovation, airport size and ownership on digital change at airports. Journal of Air Transport Management, 90
- Budd T. (2019). ‘The end of liberalization?’ – Selected papers from the 4th European Aviation Conference (EAC), UK, 2015. Journal of Air Transport Management, 74
- Cottrill C, Gault P, Yeboah G, Nelson JD, Anable J, .... (2017). Tweeting Transit: An examination of social media strategies for transport information management during a large event. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 77
- Morton C, Budd T, Harrison G & Mattioli G. (2017). Exploring the expectations of transport professionals concerning the future automobility system: visions, challenges, and transitions. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 11(7)
- Budd T & Suau-Sanchez P. (2016). Assessing the fuel burn and CO2 impacts of the introduction of next generation aircraft: A study of a major European low-cost carrier. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 21
- Budd T. (2016). An exploratory examination of additional ground access trips generated by airport ‘meeter-greeters’. Journal of Air Transport Management, 53
- Budd T, Budd L & Ison S. (2015). Environmentally sustainable practices at UK airports. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport, 168(2)
- Budd L, Ison S & Budd T. (2015). Developing air cargo operations at regional airports. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport, 168(2)
- Budd T, Ryley T & Ison S. (2014). Airport ground access and private car use: a segmentation analysis. Journal of Transport Geography, 36
- Budd L, Ison S & Budd T. (2013). An empirical examination of the growing phenomenon of off-site residential car parking provision: The situation at UK airports. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 54
- Ryley T, Elmirghani J, Budd T, Miyoshi C, Mason K, .... (2013). Sustainable Development and Airport Surface Access: The Role of Technological Innovation and Behavioral Change. Sustainability, 5(4)
- Budd L, Budd T & Jefferson A. (2012). The importance of collaborative dialogue in the aircraft noise debate: Examples of flightpath changes at UK airports. Journal of Airport Management, 7(1)
- Budd T, Ison S & Ryley T. (2011). Airport surface access in the UK: A management perspective. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 1(1)
- Budd T, Ison S & Ryley T. (2011). Airport surface access management: Issues and policies. Journal of Airport Management, 6(1)
