Article ID: | iaor2010733 |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 82 |
End Page Number: | 93 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2010 |
Journal: | Transportation Research Part D |
Authors: | Zachary Daniel S, Gervais Jessica, Leopold Ulrich |
Keywords: | geography & environment |
This paper describes a multi-indicator assessment and minimization problem focused on aviation ‘Community’ noise. The model explores a combined noise and emission objective for airfreight movements at Luxembourg's Findel Airport. Community noise is evaluated via four population impact indicators emissions are tabulated from in-flight segments in the proximity of the airport and from the contribution of taxiing. A set of scenarios based on trajectory, aircraft scheduling, fleet composition, operational procedures are implemented in software. An integer programming methodology is used to search for minimal environmental impact. An on/off switch allows for an evaluation of each indicator in the objective. Different impacts on the population are explored in a case study involving the Cargolux Airlines International S.A.