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Optimizing air transportation service to metroplex airports. part 1; analysis of historical data
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ferguson, John Hoffman, Karla Kara, Abdul Qadar Sherry, Lance Donohue, George |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | The air transportation system is a significant driver of the U.S. economy, providing safe, affordable, and rapid transportation. During the past three decades airspace and airport capacity has not grown in step with demand for air transportation (+4% annual growth), resulting in unreliable service and systemic delays. Estimates of the impact of delays and unreliable air transportation service on the economy range from $32B to $41B per year. This report describes the results of an analysis of airline strategic decision-making with regards to: (1) geographic access, (2) economic access, and (3) airline finances. This analysis evaluated markets-served, scheduled flights, aircraft size, airfares, and profit from 2005-2009. During this period, airlines experienced changes in costs of operation (due to fluctuations in hedged fuel prices), changes in travel demand (due to changes in the economy), and changes in infrastructure capacity (due to the capacity limits at EWR, JFK, and LGA). This analysis captures the impact of the implementation of capacity limits at airports, as well as the effect of increased costs of operation (i.e. hedged fuel prices). The increases in costs of operation serve as a proxy for increased costs per flight that might occur if auctions or congestion pricing are imposed. |
| File Size | 1740066 |
| Page Count | 65 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100040564 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0wq4zb8j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Economics Costs Civil Aviation Airline Operations Decision Making Histories Market Research Air Transportation Data Systems Commercial Aircraft Estimates Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
