Introduction to the Series | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Concept of Capacity, Quality of Service and Economics | p. 1 |
Components of the Air Transport System | p. 3 |
References | p. 7 |
Airport System Capacity | p. 9 |
Capacity--General | p. 9 |
Landside Area--Description of Capacity | p. 12 |
Modelling Capacity | p. 13 |
Airport Ground Access Systems | p. 15 |
Passenger Terminal | p. 18 |
Airside Area--Description of Capacity | p. 22 |
Modelling Capacity | p. 28 |
Runway System | p. 28 |
Taxi-way System | p. 45 |
Apron/Gate Complex | p. 45 |
References | p. 49 |
Capacity of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) System | p. 53 |
Description of the System and Capacity | p. 53 |
Modelling Capacity | p. 59 |
Airspace | p. 60 |
Air Traffic Controller | p. 80 |
Air/Ground (A/G) Communication Link | p. 91 |
References | p. 92 |
Capacity of an Airline | p. 95 |
Description of Capacity | p. 95 |
Modelling Capacity | p. 105 |
Capacity of a Route of the Airline Network | p. 106 |
Capacity of the Airline Network | p. 107 |
Size of the Airline Fleet | p. 108 |
Determination of Flight Frequencies on an Isolated Route | p. 113 |
Planning Flight Frequencies in the Airline Network | p. 125 |
References | p. 132 |
Quality of Service at Airports | p. 135 |
Airport Landside Area--Description of Quality of Service | p. 135 |
Airport Ground Access Systems | p. 137 |
Passenger Terminals | p. 140 |
Modelling Quality of Service | p. 143 |
Airport Ground Access Systems | p. 143 |
Passenger Terminal | p. 148 |
Airside Area--Description of Quality of Service | p. 164 |
Modelling Quality of Service | p. 167 |
Aircraft Delays | p. 167 |
References | p. 184 |
Quality of Service in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) System | p. 187 |
Description of Quality of Service | p. 187 |
Aircraft Delays | p. 187 |
Aircraft Extra Fuel Consumption | p. 192 |
Modelling Quality of Service | p. 197 |
Aircraft Delays in an En-Route Network | p. 199 |
Aircraft Extra Fuel Consumption Due to Cruising at Fuel Non-Optimal Altitudes | p. 208 |
Delays of the ATC Control Tasks (Messages) | p. 214 |
References | p. 216 |
Quality of Service of Airlines | p. 219 |
Description of Quality of Service | p. 219 |
Modelling Quality of Service | p. 229 |
Structure of Passenger Trip Time | p. 230 |
Load Factor | p. 241 |
Airline Quality Rating (AQR) | p. 242 |
References | p. 247 |
Economics in the Air Transport System | p. 249 |
Some Aspects of Air Transport System Economics | p. 249 |
Economies of Scale at an Airport | p. 252 |
Economies of Scale in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) | p. 253 |
Economies of Scale in the Airline Industry | p. 255 |
Modelling Air Transport System Economics | p. 262 |
The Airports | p. 263 |
The Airlines | p. 271 |
Selling the Airline Seats--'Yield Management' | p. 281 |
References | p. 288 |
Conclusions | p. 291 |
Index | p. 295 |
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