An effective and robust genetic algorithm with hybrid multi-strategy and mechanism for airport gate allocation

Z Zhu, X Li, H Chen, X Zhou, W Deng - Information Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Gate allocation is a combinatorial scheduling problem with multi-constraint and multi-
objective. It is challenging to solve this problem when the size of flights increases …

A branch-and-price algorithm for the airport gate assignment problem considering the trade-off between robustness and efficiency

Z Liu, Q Xiang - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel objective for the airport gate assignment problem which considers the
trade-off between robustness and operational efficiency in a unified dimension is developed …

Towards Environmentally Sustainable Aviation: A Review on Operational Optimization

L Calvet - Future Transportation, 2024 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the rapid growth of air traffic has intensified pressure on the air transport
system, leading to congestion problems in airports and airspace. The projected increase in …

A two-phase total optimization on aircraft stand assignment and tow-tractor routing considering energy-saving and attributes

Y Gao, TQ Tang, F Cao, J Zhang, R Wang - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The continued air traffic growth leads to more fuel consumption for the total aviation
operation. Studying how to achieve energy-saving operations through a more reasonable …

Research on joint ground movement optimization based on bilevel programming

R Sun, J Li, K Niu, Y Tian, C Xu - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
Requirements of digitization, intellectualization, and integration for the programming and
management of air transportation have been recommended as information technology …

Benefit of wind networking for aircraft arrival scheduling in terminal manoeuvring area

W Liu, D Delahaye, Q Zhao, P Notry - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of air traffic management depends on the amount of obtained information
and the accuracy of prediction, leading to a reduction in uncertainty disturbances, and an …

Joint gate-runway scheduling considering carbon emissions, airport noise and ground-air coordination

R Hu, D Wang, H Feng, J Zhang, X Pan… - Journal of Air Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rapid increase in air traffic, the scheduling optimization of one single resource is
difficult to meet the needs of airport surface operation. Thus, we propose a new joint …

Robust gate assignment to minimise aircraft conflicts

W Du, S Zhu, L Tong, K Cai, Z Liang - … B: Transport Dynamics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Robust gate assignment problem (RGAP) aims to generate a reliable schedule that reduces
the occurrence of potential gate conflicts under stochastic flight delays. Although allocating …

Cost‐Effective Flight Sequencing and Gate Assignment Considering Transfer Time under Pandemic Conditions

M Xiao, Y Liu, S Chien, CJ Ting - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An efficient hub‐and‐spoke network (HSN) can reduce operating costs and passenger
delays at hubs through proper sequencing of flights and assignment of gates. Typically …

Bi-Level Optimization for De-Icing Position Allocation and Unmanned De-Icing Vehicle Fleet Routing Problem

J Liu, Q Huang, Y Han, S Chen, N Pan, R Xiao - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Aircraft icing due to severe cold and local factors increases the risk of flight delays and safety
issues. Therefore, this study focuses on optimizing de-icing allocation and adapting to …