Prevalent in the current practice of airport design is the view of the airport as a" terminal", or
beginning and ending point only of a traveler's journey. Such a perspective wrongly …

Many airlines currently use a variety of analytic techniques for seat inventory control as part
of a larger revenue or "yield" management system. However, much of the this effort has …

Historically, equity markets have viewed the airline business as cyclical: airlines shadow the
broader economy, soaring when the economy is strong and sinking when it sags. Markets …

Introduction e Current ATC problems e Heavy air traffic demand in the Northeast Corridor e
Current Rail Service between Boston and New York-Duration (approximately four hours)

… Modeling Airline Group Passenger Demand for Seat Inventory Control T om Svrcek .............................................................................................................
. . 58 … Svrcek Flight Transportation Laboratory … Tom MIT May …

Reviewing network seat inventory control techniques and applying them to three different
multi-leg examples, using real airline data:

… Thanks to my friends: Tony Lee and Grace Aabat for discussions on their insight into the
airline industry, Tom Svrcek for general amusement and Sharon Els for her special friendship. A …

In the highly competitive airline industry today, Yield or Revenue Management is extremely
important to the survival of any carrier. Since fares are generally matched by all carriers to be …

This thesis explores the use of demand driven dispatch in the hub and spoke environment
prevalent in the route networks of major airlines in the United States. Demand driven dispatch …

Airlines offer combinations of price level and purchase restrictions, or fare products,
designed to best maximize revenues on their flights. This dissertation provides the first …