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Determining Usability Versus Cost and Yields of a Regional TransportRegional transports are designed to operate on air networks having the basic characteristics of short trip distances and low density passengers/cargo, i.e. small numbers of passengers per flight. Regional transports passenger capacity is from 10 to 100 seats and operate on routes from 350 to 1000 nautical miles (nm). An air network operated by regional transports has the following characteristics: (1) connecting regional centers; (2) operating on low density passengers/cargo flow services with minimum two frequencies per day; (3) operating on high density passengers/cargo flow with more than two frequencies per day; and (4) operating supplemental services whenever market demands in order to help bigger capacity aircraft already operating the same routes. In order to meet passenger requirements providing low fares and high or required number of frequencies, airlines must constantly monitor operational costs and keep them low. It is obvious that costs of operating aircraft must be lower than yield obtained by transporting passengers and cargo. The requirement to achieve favorable yield/cost ratio must provide the answer to the question of which aircraft will best meet a specific air network. An air network is defined by the number of services, the trip distance of each service, and the number of flights (frequencies) per day and week.
Document ID
20000046633
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Gvozdenovic, Slobodan
(Belgrade Univ. Yugoslavia)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Air Transportation World Wide
Publisher: Aviation Inst., Univ. of Nebraska
Volume: 4
Issue: 2
ISSN: 1093-8826
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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