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Title:

Stated Preference Analysis of New Microjet On-Demand Air Service

Accession Number:

01043993

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This paper introduces a new on-demand air service (ODAS) for intercity transportation and develops traveler behavior models to predict the probability of individuals switching from the usual preferred mode of intercity transportation to the new ODAS under a rage of plausible scenarios in terms of travel distance, and cost. Several on-site stated preference (SP) surveys are conducted across Indiana, Illinois and Florida, and logit models are developed using the survey data. The study attempts to provide directions for operational/business strategies in the private sector (both for aircraft manufactures and the ODAS operators) and for policy-making in the public sector, and to understand the potential barriers to the evolution of ODAS as a legitimate intercity travel option. The behavior models developed in this study also provide inputs to an agent-based model that predicts the evolution of the future national transportation system. The results show the potential of the new ODAS of impacting the current national transportation system. Service fare, travel distance and accessibility are found to be the major factors influencing individual switching decisions. There is a clear preference for the ODAS, but service fare needs to be carefully determined in order to achieve the desired share. In addition, it was found that as distance increases, individuals are more likely to switch to the new ODAS given that it is perceived as a more flexible, comfortable and/or convenient mode when compared to auto or scheduled commercial air service.

Monograph Accession #:

01042056

Report/Paper Numbers:

07-1100

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Peeta, Srinivas
Paz, Alexander
Delaurentis, Daniel

Pagination:

21p

Publication Date:

2007

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

CD-ROM

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (10) ; Tables (4)

Uncontrolled Terms:

On-demand air service (ODAS)

Subject Areas:

Aviation; Policy; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2007 Paper #07-1100

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 8 2007 5:42PM