Planning for balanced growth in Chinese air traffic: A case for statistical mechanics

Hans Huber

Journal of Air Transport Management, 2010, vol. 16, issue 4, 178-184

Abstract: This paper identifies drivers of variations within air traffic systems highlighting inefficient mechanisms that can lead to system sub-optimality. Domestic air traffic in China is used as a case study. Airports need to respond to local demands with airlines that control parts of the system as agents. The relationship between the agent's behavior and system-wide variations in traffic movements shows how the collective behavior of a relatively few agents can disproportionately influence the system-wide traffic distribution.

Keywords: Airport planning; Power-law distribution; Network competition; Route attachment; Mutual forebearance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2009.11.002

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