Air Transportation Systems Lab
Air transportation is a vital enabler of growth in the economy and quality of life through empowering trade and tourism. At the same time, its large and still growing scale generates undesirable effects, such as air traffic delays and environmental impacts at the local, regional, and global level. Emerging from the Institute for Aviation and the Environment at the University of Cambridge, the Air Transportation Systems Laboratory explores the interaction between air transportation, the economy, and the environment. Our work is data-driven, using physical science, econometrics, and operations research-based methods.
In addition to in-house research, we have been collaborating on research projects with universities in the UK (Cranfield University, Imperial College London, University of Cambridge, University of Southampton) and abroad (École Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, GeorgiaTech, ETH Zurich, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), along with colleagues at US federally-funded research centers (MIT Lincoln Laboratory and NASA Ames). Our primary funding has come from the UK Research Councils, the European Commission, UK Government departments, and the aviation industry.
For more details, including our open-source model and publications, visit our website.
Our research interests
Our research tackles a fundamental question: how can society continue to enjoy the advantages of our expanding air transportation system, while controlling the undesired impacts of air traffic delay and environmental effects? In response, our lab develops unique models of the global aviation ecosystem. At the moment, these comprise three main research activities.
Aviation Integrated Modelling
Airline Behaviour Modelling
Airport Behaviour Modelling
Recent projects
Solving the complex challenges faced by the world’s aviation system require a multi-disciplinary approach. We have been collaborating with leading experts at other universities along with aircraft manufacturers, airports, and airlines.
Our researchers
Director of Research
Chair in Energy and Transport
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Principal Research Fellow
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Research Fellow in Airline Behaviour Modelling
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Research Fellow in Airline Behaviour Modelling
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Research Fellow
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Senior Research Associate in Climate Modelling
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PhD student
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PhD student
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