An aircraft operations simulation model for the united parcel service louisville air park

This paper presents the development of a flexible data driven model of the aircraft operations at the United Parcel Service Louisville Air Park. The model describes the unloading, refueling, and loading of aircraft by dedicated crews and equipment during the daily sortation operations. Inputs to the model include aircraft schedules, crew schedules and equipment allocation. Customized outputs include aircraft departure information, crew utilization, and equipment requirements. The model allows planners to develop crew schedules and allocation strategies to employ resources efficiently while maintaining rapid aircraft turnaround time. Preliminary analysis has identified aircraft arrival patterns and the specific crew availability as parameters to which the system is extremely sensitive.