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A Robust Fleet-Assignment Model with Hub Isolation and Short Cycles

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  • Jay M. Rosenberger

    (Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, P.O. Box 19017, Arlington, Texas 76019)

  • Ellis L. Johnson

    (School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205)

  • George L. Nemhauser

    (School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0205)

Abstract

Airline decision makers cancel flights in operations because of disruptions. When canceling a flight, they usually cancel a cycle, a sequence of flights that begins and ends at the same airport. Consequently, a fleet assignment and aircraft rotation with many short cycles is frequently less sensitive to a flight cancellation than one with only a few short cycles. In this paper, we determine a lower bound for the number of short cycles using the hub connectivity of a fleet assignment, and we present fleet-assignment models (FAMs) that embed many short cycles and reduce hub connectivity within a solution. We show that solutions to such models perform better in operations than those of traditional FAMs that minimize planned operating cost and passenger spill.

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  • Jay M. Rosenberger & Ellis L. Johnson & George L. Nemhauser, 2004. "A Robust Fleet-Assignment Model with Hub Isolation and Short Cycles," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 38(3), pages 357-368, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:38:y:2004:i:3:p:357-368
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.1030.0038
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    1. Cynthia Barnhart & Natashia L. Boland & Lloyd W. Clarke & Ellis L. Johnson & George L. Nemhauser & Rajesh G. Shenoi, 1998. "Flight String Models for Aircraft Fleeting and Routing," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 32(3), pages 208-220, August.
    2. Lloyd Clarke & Ellis Johnson & George Nemhauser & Zhongxi Zhu, 1997. "The aircraft rotation problem," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 69(0), pages 33-46, January.
    3. Jay M. Rosenberger & Andrew J. Schaefer & David Goldsman & Ellis L. Johnson & Anton J. Kleywegt & George L. Nemhauser, 2002. "A Stochastic Model of Airline Operations," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 36(4), pages 357-377, November.
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