Abstract:

One of the prevalent methods in air traffic flow management is ground holding. An expert system for airlines timetable programming is studied based on the real restriction of airport capacity. That is to modify airlines timetable to smooth traffic peaks at airports during rush hours. Then according to the airlines timetable, the simulation validates the feasibility of the model referring to the ten busiest airports.

Key words: air tra ffic flow manag ement, air lines timetable, gr ound ho lding, ex per t system