Maximized overall profitability
SchedulAir unifies the assignment of fleets to flights with aircraft and crew scheduling, while considering their costs and so maximizing the overall profit. In contrast, other systems available today freeze the fleet assignment solution, and then compute independently the aircraft and crew schedules for each fleet. As a result, in comparison with existing systems, SchedulAir increases the profit by 50-150 US$ per flight (e.g. an airline with 100 flights per day can gain 2-5 million US$ per year). This holds for different network structures, different crew regulations and costs (fixed or variable), and various fleet compositions.Maximized overall resource utilization
SchedulAir's fleet assignment explicitly considers the constraints of both crew and aircraft (e.g. unavailability due to maintenance), thereby maximizing the overall resource utilization. As a result, SchedulAir's aircraft and crew utilization is superior to that of other systems, whose fleet assignment disregards the consequences on aircraft and crew schedules.Robust schedules
SchedulAir achieves schedule robustness by minimizing delay propagation in the network. Typically flight delays stay with crew and aircraft for as long as they fly together. However, if after a delay crew are scheduled to change aircraft, that delay propagates to the subsequent flights of both the crew and the aircraft, creating a schedule bottleneck. Fortunately, SchedulAir combines aircraft and crew schedule optimization, and minimizes such bottlenecks by detecting when they may occur. SchedulAir further amplifies this benefit by additionally considering the influence of fleet assignment on bottlenecks.Improved collaboration between and within departments
SchedulAir simultaneously complies with the constraints and optimization goals set by different departments within an airline. This is more efficient than the sequential integration of other products, where different departments often have to go through several iterations to remove constraint violations and achieve a mutually agreed schedule.Additionally, SchedulAir offers multi-user features to distribute work among different schedulers and departments. Users can therefore experiment with different scenarios, as well as develop, compare, and merge schedules in parallel.
Unified scheduling tools and scenario analysis
SchedulAir offers tools which unify the analysis of flight, aircraft, and crew scheduling, all within the same application (Figure 2). For instance, you can view whether crew continue with the same aircraft for their next scheduled flight or if they change to another. SchedulAir likewise provides unified scenario evaluation for all these stages, enabling you to experiment with new routes or explore changes of: passenger demand, maintenance constraints, crew costs and regulations, fuel costs, etc.
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