AGIFORS Airline Operations 2003
Conference Agenda

 

Sunday – June 15 

 

13:00 - 18:00 Optional Sightseeing Tour
15:00 – 18:00

Delegate Registration

19:00 – 20:30

Conference Opening Ceremony

Welcome Cocktail Party
Sponsored by Air New Zealand & Heritage Hotel Auckland

Monday – June 16

 

08:00 – 08:30 Delegate Registration
08:30 – 09:15

Conference Overview and Airline Updates

09:15 – 10:00 MEANS MIT Extensible Air Network Simulation
John-Paul Clarke, MIT International Center for Air Transportation
10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:15 NZ Express - Opportunities for Operations Research
Amanda Day, Rochelle Meehan - Air New Zealand
11:15 – 12:00 Dream and Reality - Schedule Punctuality Control
Cheng-Lung Wu, Department of Aviation - University of New South Wales
12:00 – 13:20

Business Lunch in the Hotel

13:20 – 13:40 Sabre Airline Solutions
13:40 – 14:00 Carmen Systems AB
14:00 – 14:20 Ad OPT Technologies
14:20 – 14:40 Preston Aviation Solutions
14:40 – 15:00 SBS International
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 18:00 Vendor Exhibition
18.30 – 22:00

Evening Social Activity
Dinner at Mikano Restaurant
Sponsored by Carmen Systems AB 

Tuesday – June 17

 

08:00 – 08:30 Airline Updates
08:30 – 09:15 Virtual Hubs - A Case Study
Michelle Karow - MIT International Center for Air Transportation
09:15 – 10:00 SIMMAIR - Status Report
Ellis Johnson - Georgia Institute of Technology ISYE
10:00 – 10:30

Coffee break

10:30 – 11:15 Robust Flight Scheduling
Lee Loo Hay, Lee Chul Ung and Tan Yen Ping - National University of Singapore
11:15 – 12:00 Decision Support for Hub Reduction
Tim Niznik - American Airlines
12:00 – 13:30

Business Lunch in the Hotel

13:30 – 14:00 On Time Performance - a Strategic and Operational Imperative
Kathleen Lee, Jeff Moore - Air New Zealand
14:00 – 14:30 User Interface Design, Development, and Experience
Panel Discussion
14:30 – 15:00 Effective Implementation of Decision Support Tools
Panel Discussion
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 – 18:00 Vendor Exhibition
18.30 – 19:30

Evening Social Activity
Happy Hour / Cocktail Party
Sponsored by Sabre Airline Solutions


Wednesday – June 18

 

08:00 – 08:30 Airline Updates
08:30 – 09:15 Combining event generation and optimization for comparison of operational performance of schedules
Tomas Larsson - Carmen Systems AB
09:15 – 10:00 Robustness Issues in Pairings Optimization
David M Ryan - University of Auckland
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break
10:30 – 11:15 Degradable Airline Scheduling Part II
Laura S Kang - MIT Operations Research Center
11:15 – 12:00

A Robust Optimization Approach for Aircraft Schedule Dependability: Simulation, Evaluation and Re-flow
Qing Zhao, et. al. - Operations Research Department, Delta Technology

12:00 – 12:30

Break

12:30 – 14:30

Banquet Luncheon in the Hotel
Lunch at the Heritage Hotel Grand Tea Room
Sponsored by Preston Aviation Solutions

14:30 – 15:00

Business Meeting
Closing Ceremony

* Agenda is subject to change

** A selection of presentations covering all aspects of airline operations including day-of-ops, airport ground resources, and maintenance planning.

Please refer to previous years conference proceedings for a complete listing of technical talks given in the past at AGIFORS Airline Operations .

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