title: Congestion Pricing for Aircraft Pushback Slot Allocation.
abstract: In order to optimize aircraft pushback management during rush hour, aircraft pushback slot allocation based on congestion pricing is explored while considering monetary compensation based on the quality of the surface operations. First, the concept of the "external cost of surface congestion" is proposed, and a quantitative study on the external cost is performed. Then, an aircraft pushback slot allocation model for minimizing the total surface cost is established. An improved discrete differential evolution algorithm is also designed. Finally, a simulation is performed on Xinzheng International Airport using the proposed model. By comparing the pushback slot control strategy based on congestion pricing with other strategies, the advantages of the proposed model and algorithm are highlighted. In addition to reducing delays and optimizing the delay distribution, the model and algorithm are better suited for use for actual aircraft pushback management during rush hour. Further, it is also observed they do not result in significant increases in the surface cost. These results confirm the effectiveness and suitability of the proposed model and algorithm.
authors.affiliation: School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.|School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Henan University of Urban Construction, Pingdingshan, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7746-3554
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: School of Transportation Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
authors.forename: Yaping
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Safety and Environment Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, China.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Ground Support Equipment Research Base, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China.
authors.forename: Zhiwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft / Q000191:economics*; D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical