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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"air travel"”.
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Air travel demand and airline seat inventory management
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1987.
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Impact of videoconferencing on the demand for air travel
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1995.
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Aerial Captures: Extractivism and the Logistical Media of Air Travel in Postwar Canada
The rapid development of technologies for air travel since the Second World War has contributed to significant changes in how space is perceived, conceived and imagined in Canada. From the extensive mapping conducted by Canadian air survey companies across the world between the late 1940s to the …
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Predicting the impact of full body scanners on air travel and passenger safety
… for what is seen and what is not seen. Air travel security measures aim to create more safety for the passenger; this is what is seen. What is not seen is the impact increased security measures create when passengers decide to substitute driving for flying. Traveling on a short-haul …
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Soccer and CO2: air travel at international football tournaments from 1990 to 2024
This research explores the impact of football air travel on the environment for all men’s World Cup and UEFA European Football Championships hosted between 1990-2024. These tournaments required qualifying teams to travel to a host country and attract tens of thousands of supporters to stadiums …
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Reducing the air travel hassle factor through self-service check-in process improvements
… served as a catalyst for drastic change in the airline industry which was already in a financial downturn. Both the airlines and the government began introducing changes to the various aspects of the travel experience. The most impactful changes have been in the area of security, where an …
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The Effect of Airport Delays on the Evolution of the U.S. Air Travel Network
… is made into the question of how U.S. airlines respond to airport-based delays at domestic airports using data from the FAAs On-Time Performance database and aircraft inventories for major U.S. Airlines. Three delay mitigation techniques are studied: increasing aircraft size, rerouting …
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Thunder in the desert: Commercial air travel and tourism in Las Vegas, 1959--2001
… examines the relationship between the commercial air travel and tourist industries in Las Vegas, especially highlighting their unprecedented growth in the second half of the twentieth century. It not only provides an accurate historic account of both industries, but clearly delineates the …
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Dementia friendly flying: investigating the accessibility of air travel for people living with Dementia
… and critical incident reporting suggests that air travel is not meeting the needs of people with dementia, although evidence-based research into air travel and dementia is extremely limited. This research bridges the gap in the evidence-base on the accessibility of air travel for people living …
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Pricing and competition in US Airline markets : changes in air travel demand since 2000
Since 2000, the US airline industry has been in turmoil. The economic downturn, September 11 and other factors all have had a negative impact on the spending behavior of consumers, and consequently airlines have posted tremendous revenue losses. The objective of this thesis is to analyze fare and …
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Grounded by the prices : Internal carbon pricing as a means to reduce corporate air travel
… reducing GHG emissions from corporate business travel by incentivizing land-based travel by train and ferry or flying. The study is based on real-world price data for routes from Helsinki to Oulu, Stockholm and Frankfurt. The ICP level required for a travel method change is then estimated using …
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Price Elasticity of Air Travel Demand Using Econometrics and Machine Learning to Scale Up Sustainable Aviation Fuels
… to estimate the price elasticity of aviation travel demand. These insights will be used to integrate Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) strategically to aid in decarbonizing the aviation industry. Econometric and machine learning models were applied to historical air travel data to see how …
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Computational Model for Pedestrian Movement and Infectious Diseases Spread During Air Travel: A Molecular Dynamics-Like Numerical Approach
… infectious pathogens in large human gatherings. Air transportation is no exception. The mixing of susceptible and infectious individuals in this high-density man-made environment involves pedestrian movement which is generally not taken into account in modeling studies of disease dynamics. This …
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Service failure in the context of air travel : Examining cross-cultural differences between Chinese and Finnish consumers’ complaint behavior
Asiakastyytyväisyyttä pidetään yhtenä palveluntarjoajien tärkeimmistä tavoitteista. Siitä huolimatta kaikista parhaiten suoriutuvatkaan organisaatiot eivät voi välttää virheitä. Tyytymätön kuluttaja saattaa valittaa saamastaan palvelusta, joka ei tavalla tai toisella vastaa sitä mitä on sovittu, …
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The Perception of Travel Agents as to Passenger Acceptance of the High Speed Civil Transport in Commercial Airline Service: A Study of Tomorrow's Transpacific Air Travel
… effort between NASA, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Douglas Aircraft Company, GE Aircraft Engines, and Pratt & Whitney, technology for a new-generation supersonic transport aircraft is being developed. To determine if air travelers will choose this aircraft, the High Speed Civil …
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Historical perspective, assessment and statistical analysis of Canadian commercial airline accidents
… its safety record. General concepts of measuring air travel safety are also defined. An assessment of the risk of flying is made using accidents, fatalities and injuries rates over time. In addition, raw accident data is presented, thus providing a better understanding of the circumstances …
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Travel //net : working for the global traveler
… millennium unfolds, the lifestyle of the global travelers have changed. The world is getting smaller, and the traditional physical boundaries that surround us can be easily overcome. Digital data, telephone, and the Internet have created a worldwide network that exchanges information transmitted …
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Bos > AIR
The advent of air travel has produced a building typology completely new to the 20th century. The outdated planning of regions for airports render most existing airports as isolated, autonomous instances in the urban environment barricaded by impenetrable walls of highway infrastructure. The …
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An analysis of the dynamics of the US commercial air transportation system
Major trends in the airline industry are analyzed to highlight key dynamics that govern the US domestic air transportation system. The hypothesis is that air travel supply and demand equilibriums, a reliance on outside capital, and intra-industry competition are among the most critical forces that …
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Tourist understanding of and engagement with the climate change impacts of holidays.
… global carbon dioxide emissions. Research shows air travel dominates the overall greenhouse gas emissions from the international tourism industry. The rapid growth of low cost carriers has opened up international holidays to the masses, as well as enabling more wealthy members of society to …
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