Contains 18 papers that explore airport surface safety; infection-spreading links in an air traffic network; intercity passenger rail access to airports; reducing aviation's carbon dioxide emissions; valuing aviation noise with the contingent valuation method, characterization of surface and aloft winds for advanced parallel runway operations; minimization of potential air conflicts through speed regulation, and load transfer efficiency of rigid airfield...

This collection of 14 papers explores the following aviation topics: evaluating airline service quality; forecasting air taxi, commercial airline, and automobile demand in the U.S.; comparison of low-cost and full-service carriers in southeast Asia; cost of U.S. aviation infrastructure; short-haul airline crew rostering; segmentation and positioning analysis for international air travel market; airport taxi-out prediction using approximate dynamic...

In this gripping moment-to-moment narrative, based on groundbreaking reporting, Lynn Spencer brings the inspiring true drama of the heroic response of American pilots and controllers on the morning of 9/11 vividly to life for the first time, taking us right inside the airliner cockpits and control towers, the fighter jets and the military battle cabs. She makes vital corrections to the findings of the 9/11 Commission Report, and reveals many startling,...