27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-11.8.2

EVALUATING THE BENEFIT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATORS BY MARGINAL REDUCTION OF GROUND OR AIRBORNE DELAYS

M. Kreuz
AT-One, Germany

Keywords: ground and airborne delay, cost per minute, benefit

The impacts of air traffic delay lead to a significant financial burden on airlines. These costs vary according to the business model or the fleet, in particular. This paper intends to point out the potential benefit for airlines that arises if ground or airborne delays could be reduced marginally.

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