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LAX Tow Tugs Feasibility Study
PI Massoud Bazargan
Currently, United Airlines does not have any tow tugs at LAX and uses only tractors with pull bars.
These are not suited for the lengthy tows. Due to high cost of these tow tugs a study is needed to identify economic viability of purchasing these tow tugs. In particular, the airline would like to identify metrics such NPV, payback, and IRR determined for a period of 5 years after buying these tow tugs.Categories: Faculty-Staff
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Manpower Planning for Maintenance Crew at SFO
PI Massoud Bazargan
The objective of this project is to optimize the use of maintenance manpower at San Francisco International Airport for efficient use of available resources and reduce flight delays.
The project uses simulation for one full day of an airline's operations. The simulation model developed can identify the number of delays as well as the total time of delays that may occur throughout the system due to shortage of maintenance workforceCategories: Faculty-Staff
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NextGen Task G 4D FMS TBO Demonstration Benefits Analyses
PI Massoud Bazargan
The goal of the project was to leverage existing technology and Flight Management System (FMS) capabilities as a starting point to define standards and requirements for trajectory exchange, time of arrival control, and other building blocks.
The analyses focuses on benefits of these standards and requirements.Categories: Faculty-Staff
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Tow Tug Simulation Feasibility Study
PI Massoud Bazargan
In this study we conduct a feasibility study using simulation for AirTran Airways at their hub in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL). This study pertains to using super-tug to transport aircraft to and from the airline's maintenance facility.
The purchasing price for these super-tugs is around a quarter of a million dollars. This study attempts to investigate the possibility of reducing costs through saving jet fuel. This study adopts simulation to analyze the annual savings by studying the numbers needed, as well as the utilization and operation cost for these super-tugs. The results are very interesting, enabling the airline to clearly evaluate the cost and benefits of purchasing new super-tugs.Categories: Faculty-Staff
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NextGen Task J: Implementation of NextGen Air Traffic Management system. Integrated Airport Initiative. Benefit-Cost Analysis of Aircraft Arrival Management Systems (AAMS)
PI Vitaly Guzhva
CO-I Ahmed Abdelghany
The main task was to evaluate AAMS implemented at CLT (with US Airways) and MSP (with Delta Airlines) and quantify its costs and benefits.
We collected six months of data before AAMS implementation and 6 months of data after the implementation, conducted statistical analysis and delivered the cost benefit analysis to the FAA.Categories: Faculty-Staff
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