How Airlines and Airports Recover from Schedule Perturbations: A Survey

Jerzy Filar (), Prabhu Manyem () and Kevin White ()

Annals of Operations Research, 2001, vol. 108, issue 1, 315-333

Abstract: The explosive growth in air traffic as well as the widespread adoption of Operations Research techniques in airline scheduling has given rise to tight flight schedules at major airports. An undesirable consequence of this is that a minor incident such as a delay in the arrival of a small number of flights can result in a chain reaction of events involving several flights and airports, causing disruption throughout the system. This paper reviews recent literature in the area of recovery from schedule disruptions. First we review how disturbances at a given airport could be handled, including the effects of runways and fixes. Then we study the papers on recovery from airline schedule perturbations, which involve adjustments in flight schedules, aircraft, and crew. The mathematical programming techniques used in ground holding are covered in some detail. We conclude the review with suggestions on how singular perturbation theory could play a role in analyzing disruptions to such highly sensitive schedules as those in the civil aviation industry. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001

Keywords: air traffic management; ground holding; schedule disruption; schedule perturbation; airline; airport capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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