Fuel Efficiency in Saudi Arabia’s Aviation Sector: Progress and Future Implications

Senior Fellow- Transportation & Infrastructure Andres is a transport senior fellow with over 22 years of experience in transportation. His research focuses on transportation demand…

Andres is a transport senior fellow with over 22 years of experience in transportation. His research focuses on transportation demand planning, the macroeconomic impact of transportation policies, multi-regional input-output models, hybrid integrated models for transport, and demand and supply models of energy and transportation systems. Before joining KAPSARC, he was an associate professor and visiting lecturer in the Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria, Universidad de Los Andes, and Universidad Javeriana in Colombia. He was also a researcher in the Transportation Research Center (TRANSyT) at the Technical University of Madrid in Spain. He has also worked on many transportation projects as a senior transportation consultant for public and private companies, at Bogota’s District Secretary Planning Office and the Bogota Metro Line 1 project with the China Harbour Engineering Company.

Andres holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from the Escuela Colombiana de Ingenieria in Colombia. He also has an M.Sc. in Complex Transport Infrastructure Systems from the MIT Portugal Program (Lisbon) and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Systems - Transportation from Madrid's Technical University in Spain.

Expertise

• Transport Demand Modeling
• Aviation Transport
• Impact Assessment of Transport Policies
• Sustainable Transport
• Transport Economics and Energy Assessments

Postdoctoral Researcher- Transportation & Infrastructure Juan Nicolas Gonzalez is a Postdoctoral Researcher at KAPSARC, specializing in sustainable transport and mobility. He holds an M.Sc. in…

Juan Nicolas Gonzalez is a Postdoctoral Researcher at KAPSARC, specializing in sustainable transport and mobility. He holds an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering with a focus on traffic and transportation and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering Systems with a focus on transportation. Prior to joining KAPSARC, he worked as a researcher at the Transportation Research Center (TRANSyT) at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and as a Transport Consultant. His contributions span projects on transport policy, parking management, low-emission zones, shared mobility services, and urban logistics. His research interests include transport policy and modeling, data-driven approaches in mobility, the intersection of energy and transport, and sustainable urban mobility solutions.

Expertise

• Transport Policy and Modeling
• Data Science in Transport
• Energy and Transport
• Sustainable Urban Mobility

Lead- Transportation & Infrastructure Abdulrahman is a Lead Transportation & Infrastructure expert at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). Before joining KAPSARC,…

Abdulrahman is a Lead Transportation & Infrastructure expert at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC). Before joining KAPSARC, Abdulrahman was a Lecturer at the College of Engineering at Muhammed Ibn Saud University. He also worked as a Traffic Engineer at the Riyadh Metro project. His interests are in transport demand modeling, aviation transport, life cycle analysis, alternative fuels, and energy demand. Abdulrahman holds a master’s degree in Transportation Planning and Engineering and a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering.

Expertise

• Transport Demand Modeling
• Aviation Transport
• Life Cycle Analysis
• Alternative Fuels and Energy Demand