Enhancements to the FAA Ground-Delay Program Under Collaborative Decision Making

Kan Chang, Ken Howard, Rick Oiesen, Lara Shisler, Midori Tanino and Michael C. Wambsganss
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Kan Chang: Metron, Inc., 11911 Freedom Drive, Suite 800 Reston, Virginia 20190
Ken Howard: DTS-920, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142-1093
Rick Oiesen: DTS-56 Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
Lara Shisler: Metron, Inc.
Midori Tanino: Metron, Inc.
Michael C. Wambsganss: Metron, Inc.

Interfaces, 2001, vol. 31, issue 1, 57-76

Abstract: When airport arrival capacity is reduced, it may not meet the demand placed by arriving aircraft. In these cases, the FAA enacts a ground-delay program (GDP) to delay flights before they depart from their origin airports, keeping traffic at an acceptable level for the affected arrival airport. However, air-traffic managers sometimes lacked current data and a common situational awareness when running a GDP. Working with the FAA and the airline community, Metron, Inc. and Volpe National Transportation Systems Center improved the process by using real-time data exchange between all users, new algorithms to assign flight-arrival slots, and new software at FAA facilities and airlines. This paper reflects the views and opinions of the authors and does not necessarily reflect that of the FAA.

Keywords: INDUSTRIES—TRANSPORTATION—SHIPPING; INFORMATION SYSTEMS—DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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