Monitoring aircraft turnaround operations - Framework development, application and implications for airline operations

Transportation Planning and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-228

  Wu, Cheng Lung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aircraft turnaround; Delay propagation; Delay coding system; Mobile technology; Real time monitoring; Turnaround operation monitoring

Indexed keywords

AIRPORTS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; PACKET NETWORKS; PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANTS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

AIRCRAFT TURNAROUND; DELAY PROPAGATION; DELAY-CODING SYSTEM; REAL-TIME MONITORING; TURNAROUND OPERATION MONITORING;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIRCRAFT; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; ALGORITHM; CARGO HANDLING; MONITORING SYSTEM; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; REAL TIME;

EID: 40949088546     PISSN: 03081060     EISSN: 10290354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03081060801948233     Document Type: Article

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