Highlights Stakeholder-specific performance analysis is challenging in large-scale systems. Performance baselines derived from clustering using network-theoretic measures. Daily delay and cancellation analysis for airlines and air traffic controllers. Post-hoc evaluation of airline operations during disruptions.

    Abstract Performance analysis of the air traffic operations is challenging because of the need to account for weather impacts and network effects. In this paper, we propose a framework that uses network clustering to identify baselines for benchmarking airline on-time performance. We demonstrate our framework by computing cancellation and departure delay baselines using US flight data for the years 2014–16. Subsequently, we use these baselines to benchmark daily on-time performance at the system-wide, airline-, and airport-specific levels, for both mainline and regional carriers. This framework enables an airline to conduct self- and peer-comparisons, evaluate improvements over time, and diagnose causes of poor on-time performance. Furthermore, our framework can be used by system operators to identify long-term trends in traffic management initiatives.


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    Title :

    Network-centric benchmarking of operational performance in aviation


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    Publication date :

    2021-02-10




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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