A Network Pricing Formulation for the revenue maximization of European Air Navigation Service Providers

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-226

  Castelli, Lorenzo ^a   Labbé, Martine ^b   Violin, Alessia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air Navigation Service Providers; Air Traffic Management; En route charges; Network Pricing Problem

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS; NAVIGATION;

AIR NAVIGATION SERVICE PROVIDERS; AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; BI-LEVEL PROGRAMMING; EN-ROUTE; EXACT ALGORITHMS; NATIONAL AIR SPACES; NETWORK PRICING; REVENUE MAXIMIZATION;

AIR NAVIGATION;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRLINE INDUSTRY; ALGORITHM; NAVIGATION AID; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879500762     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2012.04.013     Document Type: Article

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