Air transport system analysis and modelling : capacity, quality of services and economics

Presenting a comprehensive coverage, Air Transport System Analysis and Modelling is a unique text dealing with the analysis and modelling of the processes and operations carried out in all three parts of the air transport system, namely, airports, air traffic control and airlines.

Seen from a planners point of view, this book provides insights into current methods and also gives details of new research. Methods are given for the analysis and modelling of the capacity, quality and economics of the service offered to users and includes illustrative analytical and simulation models of the systems operations supported by an appropriate analysis of real world events and applications. Undergraduates and graduates in the field of air transport planning and technology, applied operations research and applied transport economics will find this book to be of interest, as will specialists involved with transport institutes and consulting firms, policy makers dealing with air transport and the analysts and planners employed at air transport enterprises.

Author Notes

Milan Janic is currently Research Fellow in Air Transport at the Transport Studies Group at Loughborough University, UK. He was formerly Chief Researcher at the Institute of Traffic and Transport, Ljubljana, Slovenia and has worked on a number of national and Europe-wide projects. He has published extensively on the analysis, modelling and planning of transport systems

Introduction to the Series	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction	p. 1
1.1 Concept of Capacity, Quality of Service and Economics	p. 1
1.2 Components of the Air Transport System	p. 3
1.3 References	p. 7
Chapter 2 Airport System Capacity	p. 9
2.1 Capacity--General	p. 9
2.2 Landside Area--Description of Capacity	p. 12
2.3 Modelling Capacity	p. 13
2.3.1 Airport Ground Access Systems	p. 15
2.3.2 Passenger Terminal	p. 18
2.4 Airside Area--Description of Capacity	p. 22
2.5 Modelling Capacity	p. 28
2.5.1 Runway System	p. 28
2.5.2 Taxi-way System	p. 45
2.5.3 Apron/Gate Complex	p. 45
2.6 References	p. 49
Chapter 3 Capacity of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) System	p. 53
3.1 Description of the System and Capacity	p. 53
3.2 Modelling Capacity	p. 59
3.2.1 Airspace	p. 60
3.2.2 Air Traffic Controller	p. 80
3.2.3 Air/Ground (A/G) Communication Link	p. 91
3.3 References	p. 92
Chapter 4 Capacity of an Airline	p. 95
4.1 Description of Capacity	p. 95
4.2 Modelling Capacity	p. 105
4.2.1 Capacity of a Route of the Airline Network	p. 106
4.2.2 Capacity of the Airline Network	p. 107
4.2.3 Size of the Airline Fleet	p. 108
4.2.4 Determination of Flight Frequencies on an Isolated Route	p. 113
4.2.5 Planning Flight Frequencies in the Airline Network	p. 125
4.3 References	p. 132
Chapter 5 Quality of Service at Airports	p. 135
5.1 Airport Landside Area--Description of Quality of Service	p. 135
5.1.1 Airport Ground Access Systems	p. 137
5.1.2 Passenger Terminals	p. 140
5.2 Modelling Quality of Service	p. 143
5.2.1 Airport Ground Access Systems	p. 143
5.2.2 Passenger Terminal	p. 148
5.3 Airside Area--Description of Quality of Service	p. 164
5.4 Modelling Quality of Service	p. 167
5.4.1 Aircraft Delays	p. 167
5.5 References	p. 184
Chapter 6 Quality of Service in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) System	p. 187
6.1 Description of Quality of Service	p. 187
6.1.1 Aircraft Delays	p. 187
6.1.2 Aircraft Extra Fuel Consumption	p. 192
6.2 Modelling Quality of Service	p. 197
6.2.1 Aircraft Delays in an En-Route Network	p. 199
6.2.2 Aircraft Extra Fuel Consumption Due to Cruising at Fuel Non-Optimal Altitudes	p. 208
6.2.3 Delays of the ATC Control Tasks (Messages)	p. 214
6.3 References	p. 216
Chapter 7 Quality of Service of Airlines	p. 219
7.1 Description of Quality of Service	p. 219
7.2 Modelling Quality of Service	p. 229
7.2.1 Structure of Passenger Trip Time	p. 230
7.2.2 Load Factor	p. 241
7.2.3 Airline Quality Rating (AQR)	p. 242
7.3 References	p. 247
Chapter 8 Economics in the Air Transport System	p. 249
8.1 Some Aspects of Air Transport System Economics	p. 249
8.1.1 Economies of Scale at an Airport	p. 252
8.1.2 Economies of Scale in the Air Traffic Control (ATC)	p. 253
8.1.3 Economies of Scale in the Airline Industry	p. 255
8.2 Modelling Air Transport System Economics	p. 262
8.2.1 The Airports	p. 263
8.2.2 The Airlines	p. 271
8.2.3 Selling the Airline Seats--'Yield Management'	p. 281
8.3 References	p. 288
Chapter 9 Conclusions	p. 291
Index	p. 295

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