Air Freight Hubs and Fuel Use
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Record Type: UTC
This project proposes a model-based analysis of air freight fuel use, derived from air freighter movement between hub locations and their connected destinations. The study focuses on three types of hubs: Memphis (MEM) a large air express operation including long range international routes; Indianapolis (IND) primarily domestic air express; and Rickenbacker (LCK) an emerging intermodal facility. This research will link prior work on hub location and network optimization to the more realistic fuel burn parameters that emerge from operational consideration of freight aircraft.
Start date: 2012/8/1
Status: Active
Contract/Grant Number: DTRT12-G-UTC05
Total Dollars: 77106
Source Organization: Purdue University, West Lafayette
Date Added: 07/12/2012
Index Terms: Air cargo, Hubs, Fuel consumption, Memphis (Tennessee), Indianapolis (Indiana), Network optimization, International, Domestic, Routes,
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