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2013 Data Update: Trends and Market Forces Shaping Small Community Air Service in the United States
(2014-05-20)This document is an update to MIT Small Community Air Service White Paper No. 1—Trends and Market Forces Shaping Small Community Air Service in the United States1. This report provides updated analysis and data appendices ... -
ADS-B Benefits to General Aviation and Barriers to Implementation
(2011-05-27)Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) will be the basis of the future surveillance system in the US. To achieve benefit from ADS-B, aircraft have to be equipped with ADS-B avionics across all stakeholders. ... -
ADS-B Benefits to General Aviation and Barriers to Implementation
(2011-06-02)Automatic Dependent Surveillance -‐ Broadcast (ADS-‐B) will be the basis of the future surveillance system in the US. To achieve benefit from ADS-‐B, aircraft have to be equipped with ADS-‐B ... -
Air Carrier Flight Operations
(MIT International Center for Air Transportation, 2004-07)Most air carriers operate under a system of prioritized goals including safety, customer service (on-time departures and arrivals) and operating economics. The flight operations department is responsible for the safe and ... -
Air Traffic Control Operating Modes and the Management of Complexity
(2006-11-21)This report describes research exploring the relationship between structure and cognitive complexity in Air Traffic Control (ATC). Current work on structure and cognitive processes in ATC is reviewed leading to an ATC ... -
Air Transportation And Socioeconomic Connectivity In The United States Since Deregulation
(2003-07)In light of ongoing threats to the viability of traditional airline business models and the provision of air service in the United States, this paper studies the fundamental interdependence of the national economy and the ... -
Aircraft Cruise Phase Altitude Optimization Considering Contrail Avoidance
(2014-11-14)Contrails have been suggested as one of the main contributors to aviation-induced climate impact in recent years. To reduce the climate impact of contrails, mitigation policies such as taxation will be necessary in the ... -
Aircraft Noise Modeling of Dispersed Flight Tracks and Metrics for Assessing Impacts
(2019-05-22)The implementation of Performance Based Navigation (PBN), such as Area Navigation (RNAV) and Required Navigation Performance (RNP), has led to aircraft being able to fly designed flight tracks very precisely. This has led ... -
Airport Characterization for the Adaptation of Surface Congestion Management Approaches
(2013-02-15)Surface congestion management has received increased attention worldwide, largely due to its potential to mitigate operational inefficiencies and environmental impact. Most prior efforts have focused on demonstrations ... -
Allocation of Airspace Cutouts to Enable Procedurally Separated Small Aircraft Operations in Terminal Areas
(2020-06-26)The current air traffic control (ATC) system is human-centric and voice-based. As a result, separation minima, controller workload, and radio frequency limitations may restrict the number of emerging unmanned aircraft ... -
Analysis and Modeling of Ground Operations at Hub Airports
(2000-06)Building simple and accurate models of hub airports can considerably help one understand airport dynamics, and may provide quantitative estimates of operational airport improvements. In this paper, three models are proposed ... -
Analysis of Airspace Traffic Structure and Air Traffic Control Techniques
(2012-04-03)Air traffic controller cognitive processes are a limiting factor in providing safe and efficient flow of traffic. Therefore, there has been work in understanding the factors that drive controllers decision-making processes. ... -
Analysis of Approach Stability and Challenges in Operational Implementation of RNP Approach Procedures
(2017-05-23)Required Navigation Performance (RNP) instrument procedures guarantee high levels of navigation precision through highly accurate navigation sources (e.g. GPS) and real-time monitoring of position estimation accuracy. In ... -
Analysis of Barriers to the Utility of General Aviation Based on a User Survey and Mode Choice Model
(2002-02)General aviation is an underutilized transportation mode, particularly when compared to alternative modes such as the automobile and the commercial airlines. In this research, barriers to the utility of general aviation ... -
Analysis of Complexity Evolution Management and Human Performance Issues in Commercial Aircraft Automation Systems
(2000-05)Autoflight systems in the current generation of aircraft have been implicated in several recent incidents and accidents. A contributory aspect to these incidents may be the manner in which aircraft transition between ... -
Analysis of Interaction between Air Transportation and Economic Activity
(2008-07-07)This paper uses both world-wide and country-level analysis to describe the relationship between air transportation and economic activity. In particular, we describe how economic, infrastructural, institutional and ... -
An Analysis of Profit Cycles In the Airline Industry
(2004-12)The objective of this paper is to understand the financial dynamics of the airline industry by identifying profit cycle periods of the industry and their driving factors. Assuming that the industry profit cycles could be ... -
An Analysis of Profit Cycles in the Airline Industry
(AIAA, 2006-09-25)This paper discusses the financial dynamics of the airline industry by identifying the fundamental cycle periods of profitability and their driving factors. Assuming the industry profit cycles could be modeled as an ...
