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Title:

RESPONSE OF U.S. AIR CARRIERS TO ON-TIME DISCLOSURE RULE

Accession Number:

00633343

Record Type:

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Abstract:

The On-Time Disclosure Rule, implemented by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1987, makes reports of the on-time performance of the major U.S. carriers available to the public. The purpose of the disclosure rule was to create incentives for the carriers to improve their on-time performance by either reducing the amount of time to complete a flight or lengthening the amount of time scheduled for a flight. The evidence shows that although actual flight times have fluctuated, scheduled flight times have increased significantly since 1988. The largest increases occurred just after the disclosure rule went into effect, and a regression analysis shows that since 1988, on-time performance has been a significant factor in the scheduling decisions of many carriers. Then two scheduling strategies are presented that are designed to improve on-time performance. The strategies are implemented, and their performance is compared with the performance of the carriers' schedules. The comparison highlights the challenges that carriers face when designing schedules with the disclosure rule in mind.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1379, Public-Sector Aviation Issues: Graduate Research Award Papers 1991-1992. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01405138

Language:

English

Authors:

Shumsky, Robert

Pagination:

p. 9-16

Publication Date:

1993

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1379
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309054230

Features:

Figures (4) ; References (9) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Increase

Geographic Terms:

United States

Old TRIS Terms:

United States

Subject Areas:

Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jun 25 1993 12:00AM

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