Dynamic Model of Contingency Flight Crew Planning Extending to Crew Formation

Vojtech Graf, Dusan Teichmann, Michal Dorda and Lenka Kontrikova
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Vojtech Graf: Institute of Transport, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu, 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Dusan Teichmann: Institute of Transport, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu, 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Michal Dorda: Institute of Transport, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu, 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
Lenka Kontrikova: Institute of Transport, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu, 15/2172, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

Mathematics, 2021, vol. 9, issue 17, 1-28

Abstract: The creation of a flight schedule and the associated crew planning are clearly among the most complicated tasks in terms of traffic preparation. Even with a relatively small number of pilots and aircraft, numerous specific constraints arising from real operations must be included in the calculation, thus increasing the complexity of the planning process. However, even in a precision-planned operation, non-standard situations often occur, which must be addressed flexibly. It is at this point that an operational solution must be applied, the aims of which are to stabilize the flight schedule as soon as possible and minimize the financial impacts resulting from the non-standard situation. These problems are resolved by the airline’s Operational Control Center, which also uses various software approaches to solve the problem. The problem is approached differently by large air carriers, which use software products to address it, and small and medium-sized air carriers, which resolve the issue of operational rescheduling intuitively, based on the experience of dispatchers. However, this intuitive approach can lead to inaccuracies that can lead to unnecessary financial losses. In this paper, we present an optimization model that can serve as a tool to support the decision-making of employees of the operations centers of smaller and medium-sized air carriers.

Keywords: crew rescheduling; operational planning; delay; linear programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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