Modelling airline flight cancellation decisions

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 64-80

  Xiong, Jing ^a   Hansen, Mark ^a  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Airline behavioural modelling; Airline discrete choice modelling; Collaborative decision making; Cost of flight cancellation; Flight cancellation modelling; Ground delay programs

Indexed keywords

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; DECISION MAKING;

AIRLINE BEHAVIORAL MODELING; AIRLINE DISCRETE CHOICE MODELING; BEHAVIORAL MODEL; COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING; COST OF FLIGHT CANCELATION; DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS; FLIGHT CANCELLATION; FLIGHT-CANCELATION MODELING; GROUND DELAY PROGRAMS;

AIR TRANSPORTATION;

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; DECISION MAKING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879818350     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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