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The Emergence and Effects of the Ultra-Low Cost Carrier (ULCC) Business Model in the U.S. Airline Industry
(2016-10-19)
The effects of “low-cost carriers” (LCCs) such as Southwest Airlines and JetBlue Airways on the competitive landscape of the U.S. airline industry have been thoroughly documented in the academic literature and the popular ...
Understanding the Effect of Cognitive Reference Frames on Unmanned Aircraft Operations
(2016-12-27)
As an ever-greater share of our national military airborne resources transition from manned to unmanned aircraft (UA) the issues associated with unmanned aircraft operations become more and more important. This study seeks ...
The Importance of Air Transportation to the U.S. Economy: Analysis of Industry Use and Proximity to Airports
(2013-05-16)
This thesis investigates broader impacts of air transportation on U.S. economic productivity, as well as market access and business location, in order to help identify how aviation supports the national economy. More ...
Human Factors Flight Testing of an ADS-B Based Traffic Alerting System for General Aviation
(2013-08-06)
Mid-air collisions are a concern for general aviation. Current traffic alerting systems
have limited usability in the airport environment where a majority of mid-air
collisions occur. A Traffic Situation Awareness with ...
Evolving Trends of U.S. Domestic Airfares: The Impacts of Competition, Consolidation, and Low-Cost Carriers
(2013-08-15)
This paper investigates the effects of flight reductions and disciplined airline capacity management strategies on average one-way domestic airfares at 445 U.S. airports from 2007-2012. Average one-way airfares are found ...
Game Theory Analysis of Aircraft Manufacturer Innovation Strategies in the Face of Increasing Airline Fuel Costs
(2011-05-20)
The air transportation system is a vital infrastructure that enables economic
growth and provides significant social benefits. Future increases and volatility in crude
oil prices, as well as environmental charges, are ...
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. ...
Departure Throughput Study for Boston Logan International Airport
(2011-02-02)
We propose a new parametric representation of the departure capacity of airports. In particular, we show how the departure capacity can be represented by the variation of the average departure throughput as a function of ...
Assessment of the Ability of Existing Airport Gate Infrastructure to Accommodate Transport Category Aircraft with Increased Wingspan for Improved Fuel Efficiency
(2012-06-07)
The continuous trend of rising fuel prices increases interest in improving the fuel
efficiency of aircraft operations. Additionally, since fuel burn is directly linked to aircraft
CO2 emissions, reducing fuel consumption ...
An Assessment of Air Service Accessibility in U.S. Metropolitan Regions, 2007-2012
(2014-05-20)
Regional accessibility to air transportation is often of interest to airport executives, politicians, and the general public due to the positive economic impacts of frequent commercial airline service. However, measuring ...