Airline Operations and Scheduling

Airline Operations and Scheduling

Author: Massoud Bazargan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 131718291X

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Operations research techniques are extremely important tools for planning airline operations. However, much of the technical literature on airline optimization models is highly specialized and accessible only to a limited audience. Allied to this there is a concern among the operations research community that the materials offered in OR courses at MBA or senior undergraduate business level are too abstract, outdated, and at times irrelevant to today's fast and dynamic airline industry. This book demystifies the operations and scheduling environment, presenting simplified and easy-to-understand models, applied to straightforward and practical examples. After introducing the key issues confronting operations and scheduling within airlines, Airline Operations and Scheduling goes on to provide an objective review of the various optimization models adopted in practice. Each model provides airlines with efficient solutions to a range of scenarios, and is accompanied by case studies similar to those experienced by commercial airlines. Using unique source material and combining interviews with alumni working at operations and scheduling departments of various airlines, this solution-orientated approach has been used on many courses with outstanding feedback. As well as having been comprehensively updated, this second edition of Airline Operations and Scheduling adds new chapters on fuel management systems, baggage handling, aircraft maintenance planning and aircraft boarding strategies. The readership includes graduate and undergraduate business, management, transportation, and engineering students; airlines training and acquainting new recruits with operations planning and scheduling processes; general aviation, flight school, International Air Transport Association (IATA), and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) training course instructors; executive jet, chartered flight, air-cargo and package delivery companies, and airline consultants.


Airline Network Planning and Scheduling

Airline Network Planning and Scheduling

Author: Ahmed Abdelghany

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-11-20

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1119275865

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A concise resource to the best practices and problem-solving ideas for understanding the airline network planning and scheduling process Airline Network Planning and Scheduling offers a comprehensive resource that is filled with the industry's best practices that can help to inform decision-modeling and the problem-solving process. Written by two industry experts, the book is designed to be an accessible guide that contains information for addressing complex challenges, problems, and approaches that arise on the job. The chapters begin by addressing the complex topics at a broad, conceptual level before moving on to more detailed modeling in later chapters. This approach follows the standard airline planning process and reflects the duties of the day-to-day job of network/schedule planners. To help gain a practical understanding of the information presented, each chapter includes exercises and data based on real-world case studies. In addition, throughout the book there are graphs and illustrations as well as, information on the most recent advances in airline network and planning research. This important resource: Takes a practical approach when detailing airline network planning and scheduling practices as opposed to a theoretical perspective Puts the focus on the complexity and main challenges as well as current practices and approaches to problem-solving and decision-making Presents the information in a logical sequence that begins with broad, conceptual topics and gradually delves into more advanced topics that address modeling Contains international standard airline planning processes, the day-to-day responsibilities of the job, and outlines the steps taken when building an airline network and schedule Includes numerous case studies, exercises, graphs, and illustrations throughout Written for professionals and academics, Airline Network Planning and Scheduling offers a resource for understanding best practices and models as well as the challenges involved with network planning and scheduling.


Airline Operations and Scheduling

Airline Operations and Scheduling

Author: Massoud Bazargan

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13:

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This book demystifies the operations and scheduling environment, presenting simplified and easy to understand models, applied to straightforward and practical examples. After introducing the key issues confronting operations and scheduling within airlines, it goes on to provide an objective review of the various optimization models adopted in practice. Each model provides airlines with efficient solutions to a range of scenarios, and is accompanied by case studies similar to those experienced by commercial airlines. Using unique source material, and combining interviews with alumni working at operations and scheduling departments of various airlines, this solution orientated approach has been used in courses with outstanding feedback. The book is structured to maximize its course teaching potential. Used on MBA courses with students grouped into small teams, it requires students to assume the role of operation managers, responsible for creating their own airlines, selecting routes and flight networks, considering fleet diversity, aircraft routings and maintenance locations, and examining hub and spoke systems, air/ground crew scheduling, and gate assignments.


Airline Operations and Delay Management

Airline Operations and Delay Management

Author: Dr Cheng-Lung Wu

Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

Published: 2012-10-01

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1409486249

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Airline Operations and Delay Management fills a gap within the area of airline schedule planning by addressing the close relationships between network development, economic driving forces, schedule demands and operational complexity. The pursuit of robust airline scheduling and reliable airline operations is discussed in light of the future trends of airline scheduling and technology applications in airline operations.


Airline Operations and Management

Airline Operations and Management

Author: Gerald N. Cook

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-02-03

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1315299585

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Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook is a survey of the airline industry, mostly from a managerial perspective. It integrates and applies the fundamentals of several management disciplines, particularly economics, operations, marketing and finance, in developing the overview of the industry. The focus is on tactical, rather than strategic, management that is specialized or unique to the airline industry. The primary audiences for this textbook are both senior and graduate students of airline management, but it should also be useful to entry and junior level airline managers and professionals seeking to expand their knowledge of the industry beyond their own functional area.


A New Approach for Disruption Management in Airline Operations Control

A New Approach for Disruption Management in Airline Operations Control

Author: António J. M. Castro

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-06-19

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 3662433737

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Most of the research efforts dealing with airline scheduling have been done on off-line plan optimization. However, nowadays, with the increasingly complex and huge traffic at airports, the real challenge is how to react to unexpected events that may cause plan-disruptions, leading to flight delays. Moreover these disruptive events usually affect at least three different dimensions of the situation: the aircraft assigned to the flight, the crew assignment and often forgotten, the passengers’ journey and satisfaction. This book includes answers to this challenge and proposes the use of the Multi-agent System paradigm to rapidly compose a multi-faceted solution to the disruptive event taking into consideration possible preferences of those three key aspects of the problem. Negotiation protocols taking place between agents that are experts in solving the different problem dimensions, combination of different utility functions and not less important, the inclusion of the human in the automatic decision-making loop make MASDIMA, the system described in this book, well suited for real-life plan-disruption management applications.


Airline Operations and Scheduling

Airline Operations and Scheduling

Author: Massoud Bazargan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1317182928

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Operations research techniques are extremely important tools for planning airline operations. However, much of the technical literature on airline optimization models is highly specialized and accessible only to a limited audience. Allied to this there is a concern among the operations research community that the materials offered in OR courses at MBA or senior undergraduate business level are too abstract, outdated, and at times irrelevant to today's fast and dynamic airline industry. This book demystifies the operations and scheduling environment, presenting simplified and easy-to-understand models, applied to straightforward and practical examples. After introducing the key issues confronting operations and scheduling within airlines, Airline Operations and Scheduling goes on to provide an objective review of the various optimization models adopted in practice. Each model provides airlines with efficient solutions to a range of scenarios, and is accompanied by case studies similar to those experienced by commercial airlines. Using unique source material and combining interviews with alumni working at operations and scheduling departments of various airlines, this solution-orientated approach has been used on many courses with outstanding feedback. As well as having been comprehensively updated, this second edition of Airline Operations and Scheduling adds new chapters on fuel management systems, baggage handling, aircraft maintenance planning and aircraft boarding strategies. The readership includes graduate and undergraduate business, management, transportation, and engineering students; airlines training and acquainting new recruits with operations planning and scheduling processes; general aviation, flight school, International Air Transport Association (IATA), and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) training course instructors; executive jet, chartered flight, air-cargo and package delivery companies, and airline consultants.


Airline Operations Research

Airline Operations Research

Author: D. Teodorovic

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9782881246722

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The increase in practical problems generated by the intensive growth in air transport has necessitated the development of specialised operations research methods and modern computer technology. By combining operational research data from both scientific publications and airline companies, this book, first published in 1988, provides a unique source of information for those working on the development and application of operations research analysis in air transportation. Topics include air transport analysis, flight frequency determination, the scheduling of flights and personnel, and the problems of airline overbooking.


The Global Airline Industry

The Global Airline Industry

Author: Peter Belobaba

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 536

ISBN-13: 1118881141

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Extensively revised and updated edition of the bestselling textbook, provides an overview of recent global airline industry evolution and future challenges Examines the perspectives of the many stakeholders in the global airline industry, including airlines, airports, air traffic services, governments, labor unions, in addition to passengers Describes how these different players have contributed to the evolution of competition in the global airline industry, and the implications for its future evolution Includes many facets of the airline industry not covered elsewhere in any single book, for example, safety and security, labor relations and environmental impacts of aviation Highlights recent developments such as changing airline business models, growth of emerging airlines, plans for modernizing air traffic management, and opportunities offered by new information technologies for ticket distribution Provides detailed data on airline performance and economics updated through 2013


Quantitative Problem Solving Methods in the Airline Industry

Quantitative Problem Solving Methods in the Airline Industry

Author: Cynthia Barnhart

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-12-21

Total Pages: 461

ISBN-13: 1461416078

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This book reviews operations research theory, applications and practice in airline planning and operations. It examines the business and technical landscape, details best practices, and identifies open questions and areas for future research.