Environmental capacity and airport operations: current issues and future prospects

Upham, Paul; Thomas, Callum; Gillingwater, David; Raper, David

doi:10.1016/s0969-6997(02)00078-9

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“…During the last 50 years air travel passenger numbers have grown by nearly 9% per annum (7); shipping traffic has increased by Ͼ27% since 1993 (8). This growth is associated with rising numbers of cases of biological invasion.…”

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Global traffic and disease vector dispersal

Tatem

Hay

Rogers

2006

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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The expansion of global air travel and seaborne trade overcomes geographic barriers to insect disease vectors, enabling them to move great distances in short periods of time. Here we apply a coupled human-environment framework to describe the historical spread of Aedes albopictus, a competent mosquito vector of 22 arboviruses in the laboratory. We contrast this dispersal with the relatively unchanged distribution of Anopheles gambiae and examine possible future movements of this malaria vector. We use a comprehensive database of international ship and aircraft traffic movements, combined with climatic information, to remap the global transportation network in terms of disease vector suitability and accessibility. The expansion of the range of Ae. albopictus proved to be surprisingly predictable using this combination of climate and traffic data. Traffic volumes were more than twice as high on shipping routes running from the historical distribution of Ae. albopictus to ports where it has established in comparison with routes to climatically similar ports where it has yet to invade. In contrast, An. gambiae has rarely spread from Africa, which we suggest is partly due to the low volume of sea traffic from the continent and, until very recently, a European destination for most flights.Aedes albopictus ͉ air travel ͉ Anopheles gambiae ͉ biological invasion ͉ shipping

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Global traffic and disease vector dispersal

Tatem

Hay

Rogers

2006

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…Congestion at the airport and inappropriate air traffic management raised the fuel burn of an aircraft [4]. We have included the independent variables-origin airport, destination airport, flight profile, runway design, taxiway, apron, and weather conditions, as suggested by Senzig et al [67]; Upham et al [77]; Kazda and Caves [45]; IATA [37]; Salah [66]; Simaiakis et al [71]; Singh and Sharma [74] for AI construct. There are a number of ways that airports, airlines and air traffic management providers can improve the air transportation system to minimize fuel burn.…”

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Analyzing the moderating effects of respondent type and experience on the fuel efficiency improvement in air transport using structural equation modeling

Singh¹,

Sharma

2016

Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.

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Introduction The limited nature of oil, and hence aviation fuel is increasingly becoming a restraining factor for the air transport industry. Also, fuel efficiency is crucial for commercial air transport as fuel is one of the most costly operating parameters for an airline. Methodology This study employs structural equation modelling (SEM) approach to identify key dimensions influencing fuel efficiency in air transport (FEAT) and to explore the correlational relationships among constructs from the perspectives of fuel efficiency improvement. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from 375 aviation experts. Correlation, multi-group moderation analysis, and interaction using structural equation model were used to analyses these data.Results The results and applications of SEM evolve a variety of findings; aircraft technology & design, aviation operations infrastructure, socioeconomic & political measures, and alternative fuels & fuel properties, and aviation infrastructure are proved to be the five key influential dimensions affecting the fuel efficiency and have a positive effect on the FEAT. In addition, the moderating effect of industry type and experience were established. The results also showed that no significant interaction effect between dimensions of FEAT. ConclusionsThe findings of this research can provide air transport valuable information for designing appropriate strategy for fuel efficiency improvement.

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“…Upham et al (2004) focuses on looking at the issue of local environmental constraints restricting airport capacity (and hence the capacity of the aviation system as a whole). Upham et al (2003) categorises these as being aircraft noise, air quality, third party risk, biodiversity, and community opposition to growth. Hamzawi (1992) outlines a taxonomy of measures aimed at addressing the capacity implications imposed by these constraints.…”

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