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Dr Cheng-Lung (Richard) Wu
Senior Lecturer
BEng, MEng (NTU, Taiwan), PhD (Loughborough, UK), GradRAes
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OMB 218 |
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UNSW Aviation, The University of NSW, Sydney NSW 2052
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9385-4191
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9386-6637 |
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c.l.wu(at)unsw.edu.au |
Richard joined UNSW Aviation in 2002 after completing his PhD at Loughborough University (UK) in 2001 specialising in airline operations, airline network modelling, punctuality management and schedule planning/optimisation. Richard's industrial experiences include transport engineering (expressway design & planning; Taipei City Government), airport retail business management & terminal planning (Taipei International Airport), and consulting projects with various airlines. His recent research projects include:
- Tourist dispersal in regional Australia (funded by STCRC, 2009)
- Air passenger consumption behaviour at airports (current PhD project)
- Building operational robustness and reliability to airline schedules (current PhD project w/ Mathematics School)
- Improving un-constrained demand forecasting in airline yield management systems (current PhD project)
- The choice behaviour of cargo forwarders (current PhD project)
- Modelling Delay Propagation on airline networks (funded by ARC DP 05-07)
- The Impact of Aviation and other Modes of Transport on Regional Tourism (current PhD project- finishing in early 2009)
- The Relationship Between Airport Operators and Airlines and Its Impact on Tourism/Aviation Development (current PhD project- finishing in 2009)
- The Optimisation of Hubbing Flights Scheduling with Stochastic Delays (funded by Science Faculty)
- Monitoring and Improving Aircraft Turnaround Operations at Airports (funded by Science Faculty (Collabourated with Qantas)
- Tourists flows and dispersion: Developing a model for analysing and visualising existing and future scenarios of tourist movements (funded by CRC Tourism)
Professional Activities
Richard's research interest are mainly about airport operations, airline operations and scheduling issues. Richard is preparing a new title for Ashgate Publishing focused on 'Airline Operations and Delay Management'. This book is expected to be published by Ashgate in early 2010. A synopses of the book is given below:
"This book is focused on airline operations and delay management with insights and perspectives from airline economics, network evolution and schedule planning. The ultimate goal of managing airline operations is to minimise operating costs and follow the designed operational plans including the schedule. Hence, it would not be a complete book to discuss airline operational issues and management without addressing the underlying economic and market forces that drive the evolution of airline networks and consequently the philosophy of schedule planning.
This book starts by introducing the operating environment of airlines, the evolution of airline networks, the driving economic forces behind airline scheduling and the general practices of airline schedule planning procedures. Airline operations at airports are discussed in detail in Chapter 2 including activities by airlines at airports, the uncertainties involved in daily operations, and the impact of uncertain disruptions on the management of airline operations. Chapter 3 explores the issues in managing daily aircraft turnaround operations, combining industry practices and mathematical models for managing airline ground operations at airports. The network effects of airline operations in Chapter 4 outlines the impact of stochastic disruptions on airline networks, followed by operational management of complex airline networks and on-time performance in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 starts by introducing readers the emerging concept of robust airline scheduling and operational reliability of airline networks. Recent advances in modelling and optimising airline operations and airline schedules are discussed and examples are given from real-world cases. Mathematical models widely used in the industry for solving airline operations and management issues are discussed in the book. Further details of these models are placed in the Appendix for interested and advanced readers."
Richard's most recent publications include:
2009
- Koo, T., Wu, C. L., and Dwyer, L. M., 2009. Transport and Regional Dispersal of Tourists: Is modal substitution a source of conflict between low-fare air services and regional dispersal? Journal of Travel Research (in press, accepted on 20 January 2009).
- Park, JW, Robertson, R., and Wu, CL, 2009. Differences in Air Passengers' Buying Behaviour. Transportation Planning and Technology (in press, accepted in May 2009).
- Koo, T., Wu, C. L., and Dwyer, L. M., 2009. Ground Travel Mode Choices of Air Arrivals at Regional Destinations: the significance of tourism attributes and destination contexts. Research in Transportation Economics (in press, accepted in August 2009).
2008
- Wu, C. L., and Carson, D., 2008. Tourist Dispersal Analysis Framework And Its Application In Multiple Destination Travel. Journal of Travel Research, Vol. 46, pp. 311-317.
- Wu, C. L. 2008. Monitoring Aircraft Turnaround Operations — Framework Development, Application and Implications for Airline Operations. Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 215-228.
- Wu, C. L. 2008. The Implicit Influence of Scheduling Considerations on the Operational Reliability of Airline Networks (under review by JATM)
- Park, J. W., Robertson, R. and Wu, C. L., 200x. Modelling the Impact of Airline Service Quality and Marketing Variables on Passengers’ Future Behavioural Intentions. Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. X (under review by TP&T).
2007
- Tannock, J. and C. L. Wu, 2007. A Special Issue on: Computer Simulation in Transportation Research. (Editorial) World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 339-342.
2006
- Wu, C. L (2006) Improving Airline Network Robustness and Operational Reliability by Sequential Optimisation Algorithms. Journal of Network and Spatial Economics, Vol. 6, No.3-4, pp235-251.
- Park, J. W., Robertson, R. and Wu, C. L (2006) The effects of individual dimensions of airline service quality: findings from Australian domestic air passengers. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Vol. 13. No. 2, pp. 161-176.
- Park, J. W., Robertson, R. and Wu, C. L (2006) Modelling the Impact of Airline Service Quality and Marketing Variables on Passengers’ Future Behavioural Intentions. Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 29, No. 5, pp. 359-381.
2005
- Wu, C. L (2005) Exploring the Inherent Delays and Operational Reliability of Airline Schedules. Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 11, pp273-282.
- Park, J. W., Robertson, R. and Wu, C. L (2005) Investigating the effects of airline service quality on airline image and passengers’ future behavioural intentions: findings from Australian international air passengers. Journal of Tourism Studies, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp2-11.
2004
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2004) Modelling and Optimisation of Aircraft Turnaround Time at an Airport, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 47-66.
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2004) Modelling and Simulation of Aircraft Turnaround Operations at Airports, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 25-46.
- Park, J. W., Robertson, R. and Wu, C. L (2004) The effect of airline service quality on passengers' behavioural intentions: a Korean case study. Journal of Air Transport Management, Vol. 10, 435-439.
2003
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2003) Flight Schedule Punctuality Control and Management: A Stochastic Approach, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 26, No. 4, 313-330.
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2003) The Punctuality Performance of Aircraft Rotations in a Network of Airports, Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol. 26, No. 5, 417-436.
2002
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2002) A Research Review of Air Traffic Management, Transport Reviews, 1, 115-132.
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2002) Modelling of Aircraft Rotation in a Multiple Airport Environment. Transportation Research 38E, 265-277.
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2002) Towards the Optimisation of the Schedule Reliability of Aircraft Rotations. Journal of Air Transport Management 8, 419-426.
2000
- Wu, C. L. and Caves, R. E (2000) Aircraft Operational Costs and Turnaround Efficiency at Airports, Journal of Air Transport Management 6, 201-208.
Teaching Responsibilities
AVIA1321 - Foundations of Aviation - Course Coordinator
AVIA2601 - Aviation Operations Research - Course Authority
AVIA3201 - Airline Resource Management - Course Coordinator
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