Robust Efficiency of Resource Schedules in the Airline Industry

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Natalia Kliewer
• Subject Area: Economic Theory ; Traffic and Transport Systems, Intelligent and Automated Traffic
• Term: from 2013 to 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 244491266

The project deals with the robust and cost-efficient scheduling of aircraft and crews in the airline industry.Novel mathematical models and optimization techniques shall be developed in order to construct airline resource schedules that are not only cost-efficient but also stable and flexible with regard to operational disruptions.Additional work deals with an existing air traffic simulation framework that shall be refined by a realistical delay generator and practical recovery techniques.An intelligent data analysis of historical delay data and a subsequent derivation of decision rules and statistical distributions for delay risks enable an evaluation of resource schedules close to reality.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: Poland
• Participating Persons: Dr. Claus Gwiggner; Professorin Dr. Leena Suhl; Professor Dr. Jacek Zak