Journal of Aerospace Operations

Journal of Aerospace Operations

Aim and scope

The Journal of Aerospace Operations (JAO) is a scientific journal initiated by the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. It will publish articles that advance the field of aerospace operations and will focus on theoretical, empirical, and case based research next to covering the key application areas highlighted further below, JAO will focus on research of an applied nature with a strong theoretical basis that is well positioned in terms of its contribution the state-of-the-art and the body of knowledge. Therefore, authors are required to address relevance, theory and methodology, research set-up, results and analysis, verification and validation, and ultimate impact. Operations research in general has a particularly strong multidisciplinary and even inter-disciplinary nature, but work addressing the more fundamental development of relevant theory, models, and methods is also solicited when it is put in the context of its impact. At a generic level the goal of JAO is to promote a Value Operations Methodology that develops basic understanding and knowledge, and advances the capability to improve, optimise and evolve more complete solutions within the field of aerospace operations. This will also include a fundamental interest in a wide range of generic expertise ranging from optimisation, Knowledge Based Engineering, Lean, integration technologies, MDO, systems engineering, etc.
Research in Aerospace Operations is done from a perspective of airlines, airports and aircraft manufacturers and deals with customers and suppliers contributing value to the air transportation value system. Research focuses on performance indicators: costs and benefits, capacity, noise & emissions and safety from an integral air transportation value system, perspective. Various topics to be covered include the performance streams; supply and networks involved in creating value, value engineering regarding aerospace, airport and airline systems, design of airport and airline operations, environmental impact on airport systems and air traffic management regarding optimization of flight trajectories.

The content of the journal will include articles that are contemporary and relevant to both researchers and industry, such as NextGen and SESAR initiatives. The journal will contain research, professional, and applications-oriented papers, short notes, occasional survey articles, reviews of publications, reports on meetings, news items, a calendar of events, and communication from and/or concerning interest groups within the aims and scope of the journal. Submission of manuscripts is encouraged from researchers in aerospace and related fields. The journal initiative was taken in April 2010 during the first International Air Transport and Operations Symposium held in Delft. Papers are double blind peer reviewed, The journal will be published quarterly by IOS Press, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

First publication is expected in the first quarter of 2011.

Manuscript submission

Manuscript submission (external)

Communication Editorial office

Mrs. V.M. van Bragt / Mr. W. Verhagen
Air Transport & Operations
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Delft University of Technology
Kluyverweg 1
2629 HS Delft
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)15 27 81513
Fax:+31 (0)1527 82062  
E-mail 

Editorial board

Editor in Chief

Prof. Dr. R. Curran

Air Transport & Operations
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
Delft University of Technology  

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Parimal Kopardekar, Ph.D. 

Manager, NextGen Concepts and Technologies Development Project
NASA Ames Research Center 

Associate Editors

Prof. G. Andreatta, University of Padova, Italy

Dr. H. Balakrishnan, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, US
Prof. L. Castelli, Department of Industrial Engineering and Information Technology, University of Trieste, Italy
Prof. J.-P. Clarke, Air Transportation Laboratory, School of Aerospace Engineering, USA
Dr. P. Collopy, Value-Driven Design Institute, USA
Dr. A. Cook, Transport Studies, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
Prof. D. DeLaurentis, College of Engineering, Purdue University, USA
Prof. V. Duong, Eurocontrol Experimental Centre, France
Dr. G. Fleming, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, USA
Prof. R.J. Hansman, Division of Humans and Automation, MIT, USA
Dr. P.M. Hollingsworth, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, School of Mechanical, United Kingdom
Prof. E. Hollnagel, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Prof. J. Hsu, California State University, USA
Prof. C. Johnson, Department of Computer Science, Glawgow University, UK
Prof. G. Kallos, School of Physics, University of Athens, Greece
Dr. W.M. Kimmel, Systems Analysis & Concepts Directorate, NASA-Langley Research Center, USA
Dipl.-Ing. K. Klein, Head of Management Support, German Aerospace Center, Germany
Dr. B. Lamiscarre, ENAC, Responsible de la Recherche, France
Mr. B. Miaillier, Eurocontrol, Directorate ATM Strategies (DAS), Belgium
Mr. D. Perez, The Innaxis Foundation & Research Institute, Spain
Prof. M. Price, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom
Dr. D. Schaefer, Experimental Centre, Eurocontrol, France
Dr. S.B. Soban, Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering, Queens University Belfast, United Kingdom
Prof. V. Tošic, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Dr. S. Zachary, Athens University of Economics and Business, Luxembourg
Prof. K.G. Zografos, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economis and Business, Greece

Editorial Committee

Dr. W. Beelaerts van Blokland, Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. A. Ghobbar, MRO & ILS, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Prof. J. Stoop, Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. F. Van der Zwan, Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. D. Visser, Aerospace Engineering, TU Delft, The Netherlands 

Publisher

IOS PRESS, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS