The AGIFORS Council has named three distinguished individuals as 2025 AGIFORS Fellows—one of the highest professional honors in our field. This prestigious recognition is reserved for those who have demonstrated exceptional achievements in applying operations research to air transportation, and who have made significant, long-standing contributions to the AGIFORS community through active participation and leadership.

·          Dr. John-Paul Clarke holds the Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Memorial Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He is honored for his pioneering work in robust scheduling, integrated recovery, and the interplay between airline operations and air traffic management. A long-serving Council member, Dr. Clarke has been a prolific contributor and presenter at study group meetings and annual symposia.

·          Dr. Thomas Fiig, Director Chief Scientist at Amadeus, is recognized for his influential research in revenue management. His work spans forecasting accuracy, simplified fare structure optimization, offer optimization, and dynamic pricing. A regular presence at revenue management study group meetings and symposia, Dr. Fiig has presented over 27 papers, many of which have received Best Presentation awards.

·          Dr. Stefan E. Karisch, Director of Air Science & Technology at Amazon, is celebrated for advancing optimization-based aircraft operations planning and scheduling. A long-time AGIFORS member, he has served as both Council President and Vice President, and notably led the planning committee for the 50th Annual AGIFORS Symposium held in Nice in 2010.

Our three new Distinguished Members will be officially recognized at the Gala Dinner at this year's Symposium in London.