Applications of Operations Research in the Air Transport Industry

Cynthia Barnhart (), Peter Belobaba () and Amedeo R. Odoni ()
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Cynthia Barnhart: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Peter Belobaba: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Amedeo R. Odoni: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

Transportation Science, 2003, vol. 37, issue 4, 368-391

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of several important areas of operations research applications in the air transport industry. Specific areas covered are: the various stages of aircraft and crew schedule planning; revenue management, including overbooking and leg-based and network-based seat inventory management; and the planning and operations of aviation infrastructure (airports and air traffic management). For each of these areas, the paper provides a historical perspective on OR contributions, as well as a brief summary of the state of the art. It also identifies some of the main challenges for future research.

Date: 2003
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