| Vol.13 No.049 2010 Summer |
| (Policy research paper) Future Redevelopment Measures of Port Area to Meet Logistics Needs in Tokyo Capital Region By Hidetoshi KUME |
In Tokyo Capital region, logistics needs are increasing. On the other hand, space for these logistics facilities is limited. But method for redevelopment of the logistics area is not yet examined. So, for bay area in Tokyo Capital region as the target area, future direction of port hinterland redevelopment measures for the purpose of logistics, including increasing efficiency of international logistics, accessibility among various transportation modes and advancing the usage of the logistics area is examined and proposed. |
| Vol.13 No.049 2010 Summer |
| (Academic research paper) Estimation of Net Origin and Destination Passenger Flows of International Air Transportation By Junya TERASAKI, Shigeru KASHIMA, Masayoshi TANISHITA and Yosuke ONEDA |
In the international air passenger transport, OFOD statistics based on air tickets published by ICAO is generally used as O-D flows. However, since OFOD statistics counts transfer passengers twice, it is different from net O-D flows. This paper proposes the methodology to estimate the net O-D flows. Assuming route choice behavior and ticket type choice behavior of passengers, we estimate net O-D flows combining OFOD and TFS statistic. Applying this method to 10 metropolises in the world, we showed that about 30% discrepancy was found between OFOD statistics and estimated O-D flows. |
| Vol.13 No.049 2010 Summer |
| (Report) Secondary Sales System of Airport Slots -Its Background, Current Situation and Issues Based on UK Experience- By Naohito ISE |
Secondary slot sales between airlines are allowed from late of 90s based on the precedent in UK, which has suffered from capacity shortage in hub-airports as well as Japan, and these sales are accomplished by exchanges slots with money which covers difference of their value. While this scheme definitely contributes to utilize scarce airport capacities, it is necessary to clarify rights included in slots, to distribute gains from the sales between stakeholders, to clarify information regarding the sales and to prevent oligopoly for further application of the scheme. |
| Vol.13 No.049 2010 Summer |
| (Report) Current Status of Air Traffic Control and Airspace Redesign in New York Metropolitan Area By Terumitsu HIRATA |
This paper reports the current status of the air traffic control procedures and the airspace redesign project in New York (NY) metropolitan area. In this area, the air travel passengers regularly have severe delay of flights due to the heavy air traffic volume. Therefore they are planning several countermeasures for improving such a situation. The airspace redesign is one of the biggest countermeasures. Currently, NY air traffics are controlled by using the three-dimensional airspace so densely. But the current airspace is still based on the design in 1960s and includes some inefficient systems. The airspace redesign in this time is expected to improve the efficiency of air traffic control procedures. The concepts in this airspace redesign and also in current system are very informative for the air traffic control system in Japan. |
| Vol.13 No.048 2010 Spring |
| (Academic research paper) An Effectiveness of Flexible Seat Class Assignment on Intercity Express Trains By Munenori SHIBATA, Shintaro TERABE and Hisao UCHIYAMA |
Most of intercity express trains in Japan supply different seat classes, (1) reserved seat, where passengers are completely guaranteed to have seating, (2) non-reserved seat, where passengers can sit anywhere if it is available. The number of respective seat class is usually fixed. The study tries to develop the flexible seat class assignment simulation system through some case studies. The study finds that this flexible assignment is effective in these aspects, (1) improving the efficiency of the facility utilization, (2) increasing the utility of passengers by decreasing the number of rejection for reservation requests, (3) increasing revenue for railway companies. |
| Vol.13 No.048 2010 Spring |
| (Report)The Current Issue on the End-of-Life Aircraft (ELA) By Junya TERASAKI, Shigeru KASHIMA and Yosuke ONEDA |
This paper studies the Influence on fleet status of regulation for the aircraft noise and the emission of greenhouse gases, and argues the necessity of the recycling process of composite material generated from End-of-Life Aircraft (ELA). Lately, there have been movements aim to systematize the recycling process of ELA. Aircraft part manufacturers in Japan play an important role at a stage of production. Nevertheless, those manufacturers have not taken part in such movements. It is predicted that market about the ELA spreads in future. Consequently, the participation of the Japanese company with superior technology in Processing of ELA is strongly expected. |
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