How Common is Common Use at Airports

dc.contributor.advisor Beackman, Wendy en_US
dc.contributor.author Barbeau, Addison en_US
dc.contributor.committeemember Ferrara, Ronald en_US
dc.contributor.department Aerospace en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2014-06-02T18:46:16Z
dc.date.available 2014-06-02T18:46:16Z
dc.date.issued 2013-03-29 en_US
dc.description.abstract This study looked at common use airports across the country and at the implementation of common use facailities at airports. Common use consists of several elements that maybe installed at an airport. One of the elements is the self-service kiosks that allow passengers to have a faster check-in process, therefore moving them more quickly within the airport. Another element is signage and the incorporation of each airline's logo. Another aspect of common useis an airport regaining control of terminal gates by reducing the number of gates that are exclusively leased to a specific air carrier. This research focused on the current state of the common use facilities across the United States and examines the advantages and disadvantages of this approach. The research entailed interviews with personnel at a wide range of airports and found that each airport is in a different stage of implementation; some have fully implemented the common use concept while others are in the beginning stages of implementation. The questions were tailored to determine what the advantages and disadvantages are of a common use facility. The most common advantages reported included flexibility and cost. In the commom use system the airport reserves the right to move any airline to a different gate at any time for any reason. In turn, this helps reduce gates delays at that facility. For the airports that were interviewed no major disadvantages were reported. One down side of common use facilities for the airport involved is the major capital cost that is required to move to a common use system. en_US
dc.description.degree M.S. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/3517
dc.publisher Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.subject.umi Aerospace engineering en_US
dc.thesis.degreegrantor Middle Tennessee State University en_US
dc.thesis.degreelevel Masters en_US
dc.title How Common is Common Use at Airports en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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