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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 ...
Observation and Analysis of Departure Operations at Boston Logan International Airport
(2000-11)
The Departure Planner (DP) is a concept for a decision-aiding tool that is aimed at improving the
departure operations performance at major congested airports. In order to support the
development of the DP tool, the flow ...
Observations and Potential Impacts of Regional Jet Operating Trends
(2003-07)
Airlines are increasingly using regional jets to better match aircraft size to high value
demand markets, and reduce labor costs. This has been especially important due to the increased
pressure on the industry following ...
Approaches to Incorporating Robustness into Airline Scheduling
(2000-08)
The airline scheduling process used by major airlines today aims to develop opti-
mal schedules which maximize revenue. However, these schedules are often far from
\optimal" once deployed in the real world because they ...
Cockpit Weather Information System Requirements for Flight Operations in Icing Conditions
(International Center for Air Transportation, 2000-02)
In order to support the development of remote sensing technologies, the requirements of cockpit
information systems for flight operations in icing conditions were investigated. Pilot information
needs were investigated ...
Impact of Operating Context on the Use of Structure in Air Traffic Controller Cognitive Processes
(2003-06-23)
This paper investigates the influence of structure on air traffic controllers’ cognitive processes in the TRACON, En Route, and Oceanic environments. Radar data and voice command analyses were conducted to support hypotheses ...
Cognitive Issues Related to Advanced Cockpit Displays: Supporting the Transition Between
(MIT International Center for Air Transportation, 2003-06)
A critical issue in military aviation is the pilot’s ability to transition between primarily internal (head-down, instrument-driven) and external (head-up, out of the cockpit) guidance.
Experimental cockpit displays were ...