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Airline crew scheduling
The crew pairing problem begins with a time table of flights and a fleet of available aircraft.
The time table is created from considerations such as available slots at airports, available
aircraft, aircraft specifications, airport limitations, projected load factors and passenger
demand. After the timetable has been set and aircraft have been scheduled to that timetable,
the crew requirements are generated. This is the demand which produces the crew pairing
problem. Considerations for crew requirements include the equipment to be used and
duration of the flight. For instance different aircraft may have different flight crew
requirements (ie. 2 or 3 person flight decks) and long-haul flights may require relief crew
members to be on-board so that maximum consecutive flying time restrictions are not
violated. These requirements are the first criteria to be addressed by the crew pairing…
Faculty Supervisor:
Samir Elhedhli
Student:
Partner:
Navtech Inc
Discipline:
Business
Sector:
Professional, scientific and technical services
University:
University of Waterloo
Program:
Accelerate
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