In this paper we show how the Färe, Grosskopf and Lovell (1985) input congestion nonparametric test can be performed to reach a statistical conclusion. To achieve this goal, we use Simar and Wilson (1998, 2000) radial distance functions bootstrap technique. An empirical illustration on airports congestion is provided. The results show that the technology is globally congested and that nine of t...

Air transport can be considered as the most dynamic transport mode during recent decades. It is an important but also responsive indicator of global social, economic, political and cultural cooperation in different areas. For this reason, air transport is a unique source of various aspects of international relations. The principal goal of this study is an analysis of seasonality in the offer of...

We explore the potential for real-time inter-modal substitution to reduce flight traffic and reduce delays in situations where there is a temporary severe shortfall in airport capacity or airport closure. Two schemes are discussed in this paper. One is that airlines cancel short-haul flights and rebook passengers on surface transport modes in cases when the delay savings from reduced flight tra...

This research introduces the concepts of metroplex and flexible flight. The dependency metric between the airports in a metroplex is illustrated. Moreover, this paper focuses on metroplex routing algorithm. The authors establish a network model and develop the routing algorithm for flexible flights which fly from their original airports to destination metroplexes based on the model. The routing...

The management of transport infrastructures has undergone major reforms in recent decades, including privatization, de-bureaucratization, and regulation. One important but often neglected issue in the management of large transport facilities is the joint governance of ports and airports, a phenomenon that is relatively frequent in the US but not in either Europe or Asia. To examine the factors ...

With the growth in the size of airplanes and the number of flights, the potential impact on airports of airplane-related disasters involving large numbers of people is increasing. Such disasters may result from accidents or terrorist activities. Although the development of plans for coping with such situations is a prerequisite to full certification of airports by the FAA, exercising the plans ...

This paper develops and analyzes a simplified model of the dynamics of delay propagation in air traffic networks. The proposed model considers the redistribution of delays by accounting for aircraft flows between airports, the persistence of delays at an airport, the mitigation of delays due to slacks or buffers in flight schedules, and inputs such as sudden impulsive disruptions or sustained i...

Fall 2015 | Acoustics Today | 27 Introduction Vigorous community opposition to aircraft noise exposure is more the rule than the exception at airports worldwide, particularly when efforts are made to increase airport capacity or change operational patterns. Since the introduction of commercial jet service in the late 1950s, these disputes have often been highly contentious, to the point of inte...