Impact analysis of a flexible air transportation system

Atasoy, Bilge and Salani, Matteo and Bierlaire, Michel and Leonardi, Claudio (2013) Impact analysis of a flexible air transportation system. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 13 (2). pp. 123-146. ISSN 1567-7141

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Abstract

The paper provides analytical evidence of the added-value of flexibility for air transportation systems. More specifically, the impact of a new innovative modular aircraft on the operations of an airline is deeply analyzed. The impact analysis is carried out with an integrated schedule planning model which presents a combination of appropriate optimization and behavioral modeling methodologies. The results show that the flexible system uses the transportation capacity more efficiently by carrying more passengers with less overall capacity. Moreover, it is observed that the flexible system deals better with insufficient transportation capacity. Furthermore, the scheduling decisions are robust to the estimated cost figures of the new system. For the analyzed range of costs, it is always carrying more passengers with less allocated capacity compared to a standard system.

Item Type:	Scientific journal article, Newspaper article or Magazine article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Flexible transportation, Integrated schedule plan ning, Itinerary choice, Modularity, Multi-modality, Spill and recapture effects
Subjects:	Mathematical sciences > Operational research Engineering > Aerospace engineering > Aeronautical engineering > Air passenger transport engineering
Department/unit:	Dipartimento tecnologie innovative > Istituto Dalle Molle di studi sull’intelligenza artificiale USI-SUPSI
Depositing User:	Matteo Salani
Date Deposited:	13 Mar 2014 14:42
Last Modified:	23 May 2016 13:27
URI:	http://repository.supsi.ch/id/eprint/3938

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