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Designing Fixed-Base Operations Utilizing Systems Engineering Principles, Ross L. Stephenson Jr., David A. Carroll Nov 2016

Designing Fixed-Base Operations Utilizing Systems Engineering Principles, Ross L. Stephenson Jr., David A. Carroll

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

There are currently over 3,200 fixed-base operations (FBOs) conducting business in the United States attempting to meet the demands of FAA Part 91, Part 135, and a limited number of Part 121 operations. With the US economy slowly climbing out of the trough during 2013, the utilization of fixed-base operations has become more attractive and economical to the corporate business and the affluent recreational traveler. Despite the increased flight activities utilizing the services of fixed-base operators, keen competition, rising fuel cost, and the economies of scale recognized by large FBO franchises significantly erode the profitability and sustainability of smaller FBOs. …


The Smart Airport App, Transit.Io: The Travel Optimizer, Jacqueline Andrews, Devin Burke, Uvika Chaturvedi, Jake Collins, Pranav Gupta, Vikrant Neb, Harsh Somani, Alyssa Williams Oct 2016

The Smart Airport App, Transit.Io: The Travel Optimizer, Jacqueline Andrews, Devin Burke, Uvika Chaturvedi, Jake Collins, Pranav Gupta, Vikrant Neb, Harsh Somani, Alyssa Williams

Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement

Jacqueline Andrews, Devin Burke, Uvika Chaturvedi, Jake Collins, Pranav Gupta, Vikrant Neb, Harsh Somani, and Alyssa Williams were all seniors in industrial engineering in the spring semester of 2016. They were members of Team 3 in the course titled Human Factors and Work Analysis (IE 486). This course explores the application of engineering, computer sciences, information sciences, and psychological principles and methods to the analysis and design of human work systems. In this article, the students describe their development of an application prototype to improve the airport travel experience.