Aircraft Rescheduling with Cruise Speed Control
OPERATIONS RESEARCH, vol.62, no.4, pp.829-845, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 62 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1287/opre.2014.1279
- Journal Name: OPERATIONS RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.829-845
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Airline operations are subject to frequent disruptions typically due to unexpected aircraft maintenance requirements and undesirable weather conditions. Recovery from a disruption often involves propagating delays in downstream flights and increasing cruise stage speed when possible in an effort to contain the delays. However, there is a critical trade-off between fuel consumption (and its adverse impact on air quality and greenhouse gas emissions) and cruise speed. Here we consider delays caused by such disruptions and propose a flight rescheduling model that includes adjusting cruise stage speed on a set of affected and unaffected flights as well as swapping aircraft optimally.