In the past decade, fuel consumption and CO2 emission have increased in the airline industry. Large CO2 footprint has a damaging effect on the environment. Global concerns over this issue has made the airline industry to be greener. Most efforts of the green airline industry are improving the fuel consumption to reduce the CO2 emission and its environmental damage. Here, we use cruise speed con...

Next to fuel costs, crew costs are the largest direct operating cost of airlines. Therefore much research has been devoted to the planning and scheduling of crews over the last thirty years. The planning and scheduling of crews is usually considered as two problems: the crew pairing problem and the crew assignment (rostering) problem. These problems are solved sequentially. In this paper we foc...

Broadly defined, revenue management (RM) is the process of maximizing revenue from a fixed amount of perishable inventory using “market segmentation” and “demand management” techniques. While RM is not new (in fact it is as old as commerce, e.g., haggling in a market can be considered a form of RM), the theory and practice of RM have seen significant scientific and practical advances in the las...

A specter is haunting America’s airline industry: It’s the ghost of Eastern Airlines. Once one of America’s largest carriers, Eastern went out of business in 1991 following a prolonged, crippling and acrimonious strike. The episode was a nadir for labor relations in the airline industry. Even if things are not quite as bad now as then, serious problems are weakening America’s major airlines—and...

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) have revolutionised the entire business world. The airline industry in particular has fostered a dependency on technology for their operational and strategic management. Airlines were early adopters of ICTs and have a long history of technological innovation, in comparison to many other travel and tourism businesses. This paper discusses comprehensi...

September 11, 2001 will always be considered a turning point in the history of America. Terrorists attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. with aircrafts, were proved to be a major catastrophe for American as well as world airline industry. The North American airspace was completely shut down for four days and airline industry faced an unprecedented decline in demand for air travel immedia...

abstract airlines brands are getting new identities in the electronic age. because of growing new technologies like internet, there will be new strategic opportunities for airline companies to position their brand. on the other hand, religious tourism's industry has a sustainable market in iran, because of cultural issues. a lot of passengers prefer to do their religious travels with an ai...