Main airlines dominate the Incheon international airport naturally and the government executes various protective policies for protection of main airlines. In this paper we will analyze the distances between hub airport in Asia and the spoke of long distance, and the relationship with other main variables and fare. The purpose is to recognize the position of the Incheon international airport through the analysis of fare differences between the Incheon international airport and other hub airports by market division.

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The paper focuses on the impact of noise due to aircraft movements in the vicinity of the two airports in the Philippines, namely: the Ninoy Aquino INternational Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila and the Diosdado Macapagal International airport (DMIA) in Pampanga. The Federal Aviation Administration's Integrated Noise Model software was used to aid in assessing the noise levels.

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The Philippines is composed of a large number of populated yet remote islands. These populations are among the poorest in the country. Sitangkai municipality is located at the southernmost part of Tawi-Tawi province an thus has poor access to the rest of the Philippines. However, it has a relative advantage in the production of seaweed, having ideal agro-climatic endowment. One concern related to this industry is how to transport the harvested and dried seaweed to market cities. The paper examines the case of proposed improvements to the Tumindao Pier of Sitangakai. The impacts that these improvements may have on transport and cargo handling costs are discussed, in terms of the impact to the local economy, including the effect of transport costs on market price competiveness of Sitangkai's dried seaweed.

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Based on a survey of 1000 passengers who travel by Vietnam airlines and the operation results of Vietnam aviation, the paper reveals differences between Vietnamese and foreigner passengers on the arriving and departure flights from Noibai airport with respect to their characteristics and their satisfaction level of airline services in airport and on board. The paper presents systematic method to examine and improve quality of passenger service through the performance analysis.

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this study proposes the bi-level model between the airline and market competitors to develop strategies for decision-making problem of planning scheduled flight on route. At the same time, this problem should consider the measurement of decision-making aspects, which involves the profits of airline management, the competition of market share, the current capacity of airline routes and travel demand. In the TNA study case, one outcome shows that if the airline profits as the upper level and airline market share as the lower level, the strategies will allocate new scheduled flights on new routes for the highest passenger load factor of air routes. Another outcome shows that if market share of the airline as the upper level and airline profits as the lower level, the strategies will still allocate adding scheduled flights on existing routes for the highest market share rate of air routes. Both outcomes demonstrate these strategies will take profits for airline.

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The competition of container ports rests with routes, voyage frequency, port service, location and so on. All of these factors will influence shippers' behavior on choice of port, and also influence the freight distribution and the competition result among the container ports in this area. In this paper we study the characteristics of shipper's choice of container ports based on disaggregate theory by choosing four main container ports in the northeast of China. Firstly, it analyzes factors influencing container port choice of shippers. Overall transport time and overall transport cost are chosen for characteristics variables according to results of questionnaire. Secondly, it establishes disaggregate model and calculate the aggregate probability and elasticity. In the end we test and analyze the results. The result accords with the characteristics of shippers' choice of port. This model has good applicability in choice of container port and reference to container port planning.

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Keelung Port will face keen competition from Taipei Port, of which 7 container wharves will be completed and commence operation as from 2008. This article estimates that about 150,000 TEU containers will be shifted from Keelung Port to Taipei Port in 2008, and gradually increase to 600,000 TEU in 2014 when the 7 container wharves are wholly completed. Based on the interviews with the high level officials of three main Taiwan shipping lines and two major freight forwarders, this article provides suggestions to Keelung Port, including development of free trade zones, marketing measures, improvement of infrastructures, reform of organization and operation systems, and reduction of costs. These measures aim to upgrade Keelung Port competitiveness and meet its customers? demand of providing value-added services.

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Crew rostering is an important project in development of information system for airlines and a significant aspect of optimal use of human resources. The quality of scheduling is chiefly concerned with the safety and qualification of the flight. Most of early optimization attempts focused the research on lowest cost and equilibrium of crews' workload, while crews' harmony that is a very critical aspect is neglected. Based on the study of crew rostering in practical operations, with the help of analyzing factors about crews' ability, workload and character, a method is provided to generate crews, then a system is set up to evaluate the harmony of crews. Fuzzy Optimum Dynamic Programming that translating multistage problem into simplex is applied to rostering problem to analyze and evaluate the harmony. A formalized method is introduced to solve crew-generating problem.

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The decision-making impenetrate through the activities of air traffic flow management (ATFM). Mastering modern decision technology and improving the decision-making ability and efficiency are essential to the ATFM. In this paper, relevant concepts about decision support system (DSS) are expounded; the ATFM system environmental characteristics are discussed. And then we analyze the decision-making and coordination issues existing in the process of ATFM; study the applications of DSS and coordination theory in ATFM. Finally, integrated DSS of ATFM based on coordination theory is constructed.

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The new mid-term Japan port policy is being discussed in the Japanese government. Since 2002, the Japanese government has implemented the Super-hub Port Initiative, a new policy package for strengthening competitiveness of the container terminal business. However, it has recognized that it also needs to take some measures for hinterland of terminals in order to follow the rapid change in logistics and manufacturing systems. Then, the Japanese government proposed forming logistics centers which are unified with terminals in order to accommodate increasing import cargoes from Asian countries and highly utilizing hinterlands of ports and developing port facilities in order to encourage return of industry to coast areas. The next mid-term Japan port policy will be authorized by the end of this fiscal year.

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Based on the Vehicle Routing Problem, this paper presents a combined optimization IP model of ship routing and assignment in feeder liner container shipping problem (FLCSP). Existing formulations of ship routing or ship assignment are independent LP or IP, which can not satisfy the optimization of the whole system. While compared to VRP or its variations, feeder liner container shipping problem is quite different, for that FLCSP has to design a periodic service pattern in order to maintain the minimum service frequency and satisfy the container transportation demand in the planning horizon, and need considering simultaneously both the assignment of different types of ships and the determination of routes. A combined Genetic Algorithm is proposed as FLCSP belongs to NP hard problems. The results of the practical experiments indicate that the formulation and algorithm are efficient and effective in reducing the total shipping cost.

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This paper identifies eight dimensions underlying the overall service quality in passenger terminals. The research explains the linkage between the overall satisfaction of Incheon International Airport and five service that influence those satisfactions. The five services would be as the following: service quality of passenger terminals, commercial facilities services, easy access by transportation, service quality of the airlines, and contributions to the community by IIAC. We can find a solution to improve IIAC's competitiveness for services. This paper has four significant values. First, it tried to research passenger terminal oriented service quality. Second, it tried to research service quality focusing on a three-cornered relation among passengers, and the employees of the airline and IIAC. Third, it tried to research service quality focusing on IIAC's employees.

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