1. Airline Disruption Management: A Review of Models and Solution Methods
- Author
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Kexin Xie, Wanpracha Art Chaovalitwongse, Su Yi, Hongjian Wang, Panos M. Pardalos, and Zhe Liang
- Subjects
Aircraft recovery problem ,Schedule ,Environmental Engineering ,General Computer Science ,Operations research ,Computer science ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,General Chemical Engineering ,Crew ,Energy Engineering and Power Technology ,ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS ,02 engineering and technology ,010402 general chemistry ,01 natural sciences ,Disruption management ,Crew recovery problem ,Corrective maintenance ,General Engineering ,Integrated recovery problem ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,0104 chemical sciences ,Operation control ,TA1-2040 ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
The normal operation of aircraft and flights can be affected by various unpredictable factors, such as severe weather, airport closure, and corrective maintenance, leading to disruption of the planned schedule. When a disruption occurs, the airline operation control center performs various operations to reassign resources (e.g., flights, aircraft, and crews) and redistribute passengers to restore the schedule while minimizing costs. We introduce different sources of disruption and corresponding operations. Then, basic models and recently proposed extensions for aircraft recovery, crew recovery, and integrated recovery are reviewed, with the aim of providing models and methods for different disruption scenarios in the practical implementation of airlines. In addition, we provide suggestions for future research directions in these topics.
- Published
- 2021