Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, February 2006.
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| author | Leroyer, Pierre, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| author2 | Cynthia Barnhart. |
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| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, February 2006. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/361682019-04-12T14:44:10Z Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches Leroyer, Pierre, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cynthia Barnhart. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, February 2006. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-92). With increasing delays and airport congestion that disturb airline operations, the development of robust schedules is becoming crucial. Increased traffic and poor weather are a few of the causes of airport congestion, rising delays and lengthening passenger trips. In this thesis, we identify the latest trend in the flight arrival and departure delays, differentiating major U.S. airports from other smaller airports. We also quantify the types of delays airlines should work to mitigate. We then analyze the effects of schedules changes that were implemented by a major U.S. airline at their largest hub. We measure the effects of these schedule changes on on-time performance, taxi time, plane utilization, and passenger connection and total travel time. We also analyze how extensive is the practice of adding buffer time to flight times to improve schedule reliability. Finally, we propose and implement a new model to achieve robust crew schedules, that is, crew schedules that are less likely to be inoperable due to disruptions during operations. We show that with an increase in crew costs of 0.2%, we can decrease the number of times crews must connect between different aircraft by 32%. by Pierre Leroyer. S.M. 2007-02-21T11:50:53Z 2007-02-21T11:50:53Z 2005 2006 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36168 74278235 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 92 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Aeronautics and Astronautics. Leroyer, Pierre, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| title | Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| title_full | Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| title_fullStr | Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| title_short | Robust crew pairing : delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| title_sort | robust crew pairing delays analysis and implementation of optimization approaches |
| topic | Aeronautics and Astronautics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36168 |
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