Improving airline network robustness and operational reliability by sequential optimisation algorithms

Networks and Spatial Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 235-251

  Wu, Cheng Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aircraft routing; Airline schedule reliability; Airline schedule robustness; Delay propagation; Sequential optimisation

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ROUTING; DELAY PROPAGATION; OPTIMISATIONS; SCHEDULE RELIABILITIES; SCHEDULE ROBUSTNESS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION; ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; RELIABILITY;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 33748181129     PISSN: 1566113X     EISSN: 15729427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11067-006-9282-y     Document Type: Article

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