Because air traffic control efficiency can be largely increased by means of group, the aircraft grouping problem was studied based on improved divisive hierarchical clustering algorithm (DHCA). The concepts of position similarity, velocity similarity and heading similarity were defined and the...

Workload estimation is a complex domain which has been investigated extensively over the years. Past estimation techniques have focused on measuring workload directly from the air traffic controllers (ATCOs) or inferring it from traffic factors. The limitations of these techniques are...

The corporatization of air traffic control (ATC), i.e. its removal from government control began in New Zealand in 1987. Several countries now propose similar restructuring of their ATC. This paper considers the issues involved in the change, e.g. budget, procurement problems. The evidence of...

The air traffic control (ATC) system over Europe faces increasing pressure every year, leading to frustrating delays, and threatening the potential gains from liberalization of Europe's skies. This paper initially outlines the limitations of the main elements involved in ATC. The congestion of...

This paper extends research on miscommunication between air traffic controllers and pilots by developing statistical models that predict the outcome of communications within the scope of controller-pilot data communications in the Next Generation Air Transportation environment. A database of...

This paper examines institutional and economic reform of the ways in which air traffic control (ATC) services are provided in the US. It also contrasts the European and US ATC systems in terms of size, scope, cost and organizational form. The paper suggests that many of the congestion and delay...

Aviation is a critical component of the global economic infrastructure. If there is to be growth in aviation, however, the environmental impacts of aviation must be mitigated. While the benefits of advanced noise abatement procedures have been recognized, the primary obstacle to the...

The aircraft-sequencing problem is a well-known operations research problem. It is concerned with defining optimal strategies for the sequencing of arriving flights at an airport to optimize as part of the management of traffic flow during the final flight phase. The model here introduces...

The paper examines the potential economic efficiency of on-going changes in the European air traffic control system. Air navigation services in Europe are undergoing a process of consolidation and technological changes known as the Single European Sky initiative. The ultimate aim is to shift the...

Arguably, the pre eminent concern of the air transport industry and aircraft manufacturers at the present time is safety in the air. It is also the foremost priority of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which had, at the time of writing, summoned an International Conference...