A method for determination of optimum vehicle size and frequency of service for a short haul V/STOL air transport system
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FTL_R_1968_01.pdf
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1.74 MB
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Author(s)
Simpson, R. W.
Neuve Eglise, Michel J.
Date Issued
1968
Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Flight Transportation Laboratory, [1968]
Series/Report no.
FTL report (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Flight Transportation Laboratory) ; R68-1
Abstract
To compete successfully in short haul markets under 200 miles, an air transport system must offer a high daily frequency of service, N, as well as short air travel times. In a given market, N can be increased by using vehicles of smaller seat capacity, C, which are more expensive per seat to operate. A method of determining optimal values of N and C for assumed market behavior in terms of fare and time elasticities is presented. By defining total trip time to include the average wait for service, and using a demand model developed for the Northeast Corridor, the air share of total demand in any market can be calculated as a function of N and the competing fares. Plotting daily passengers versus N, and relating this to the maximum and breakeven load factors for a family of vehicles of different seating capacities, determines the values of N and C which maximize return to the operator.
Description
May 1968
Includes bibliographical references (p. 39)
Subjects
Vertically rising aircraft
Short take-off and landing aircraft
Aeronautics, Commercial
Airlines
Passenger traffic
Cost of operation
Persistent DSpace Link
