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Faculty Member

Dr. Ryan Leick

Biography

Dr. Ryan Leick is an Assistant Professor specializing in air transport strategy, marketing and operations at Utah Valley University in Provo, Utah, USA. He is a graduate of the Air Transport Management PhD program at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and alumni of the School of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Campus. Dr. Leick draws upon industry experience in airline marketing, distribution and information technology acquired from working for entrepreneurial start-up and long-haul, low-cost carrier MAXjet Airways; legacy carrier United Airlines and privately held, niche carrier Aloha Airlines.

Education

PhD, Cranfield University, 2008

Major: Air Transport Management

BS, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2003

Major: Aviation Business Administration

Teaching

AVSC 3060

Airline Management, Summer 2026

AVSC 3060

Airline Management, Summer 2026

AVSC 2710

Aviation Marketing, Summer 2026

AVSC 2150

Air Transportation Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 2150

Air Transportation Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 2150

Air Transportation Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 2150

Air Transportation Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 2150

Air Transportation Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 2150

Air Transportation Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 3120

Airport Management, Spring 2026

AVSC 4750R

Current Topics in Aviation, Spring 2026

AVSC 4750R

Current Topics in Aviation, Spring 2026

Presentations

Leick, Ryan (Co-Presenter), Castagna, Curt (Co-Presenter), Martin, Margaret (Co-Presenter), 2026 AzAA "Dutch Bertholf" Spring Conference, "Airport Leasing Policies", Arizona Airports Association, Prescott, AZ. (March 30, 2026)
Castagna, Curt (Moderator), Leick, Ryan (Co-Presenter), Crider, Rick (Co-Presenter), Maxfield, Ryan (Co-Presenter), 2025 Aviation Business Conference, "Navigating Rates, Fees, and Leases_ Building a Sustainable Aviation System", National Air Transportation Association, Dallas, TX. (November 18, 2025)
Leick, Ryan (Moderator), Sandrin, Mark (Co-Presenter), Kong, Laura Lee (Co-Presenter), Gabis, Stephanie (Co-Presenter), Organ, Aaron (Co-Presenter), 78th Collegiate Aviation Education Conference, "Aligning Collegiate Aviation with the Evolving Workforce Needs", University Aviation Association, Costa Mesa, CA. (October 3, 2025)
Leick, Ryan (Moderator), Lavin, Nate (Co-Presenter), Young, Seth (Co-Presenter), 78th Collegiate Aviation Education Conference, "Industry and Academic Collaboration in Aviation Management Curriculum", University Aviation Association, Costa Mesa, CA. (October 2, 2025)
Leick, Ryan (Moderator), Collins, Lee (Co-Presenter), Bjerke, Elizabeth (Co-Presenter), 78th Collegiate Aviation Education Conference, "Shaping the Future of Aviation Higher Education_ A Collaborative Vision of Collegiate Aviation", University Aviation Association, Costa Mesa, CA. (October 2, 2025)
Leick, Ryan (Moderator), Castagna, Curt (Presenter Only), 78th Collegiate Aviation Education Conference, "Building a Sustainable General Aviation Ecosystem_ Regulatory Pressures and Market Trends", University Aviation Association, Costa Mesa, CA. (October 1, 2025)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Leick, Ryan , (2025) "Funding General Aviation Airports for Self-Sufficiency" (Issue: July 2025). Washtington, DC: Aviation Business Journal (ABJ). https://avbizjournal.com/
Leick, Ryan , Organ, Aaron , (2020) "Balance Utah Feasibility Study" .
Hoskins, Jake David, Leick, Ryan , (2019) "Fraud Abroad? GDP Per Capita, Online Customer Reviews and Vacation Rental Unit Booking Rates in the Sharing Economy" (Issue: 2, vol. 13). United Kingdom: Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JRIM-10-2018-0126/full/html
Leick, Ryan , Clark, Alexandra , (2018) "Utah Department of Transportation Aeronautics Division Aviation Operations Business Use Case Report" .
Leick, Ryan , Wensveen, John G, Prokop, Darren , (2014) "The Airline Business" (vol. 1). Santa Barbara, CA: The Business of Transportation, Praeger Publishers. https://www.abc-clio.com/products/a3557c/
Wensveen, John G., Leick, Ryan , (2009) "The long-haul low-cost carrier_ A unique business model" (Issue: 3, vol. 15). Journal of Air Transport Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.11.012

Awards

Captain V.L. Larsen Trans World Airlines (TWA) Award for Teaching Excellence

University Aviation Association - October, 2018

Open Educational Resources (OER) Early Adopter Award

UVU Office of Teaching and Learning