2021, vol. 11, núm. 1

Summary

  • Applying Airport Centrality as an Operational Continuity Indicator 

    Brito, Eliane; Baltazar, Maria Emília; Reis Silva, Jorge Miguel (Omnia Science, 2021-06)
    Article
    Open Access
    Purpose: The research aims to propose a methodology to estimate the reliability of the Brazilian airport network (domestic passenger traffic), based on the centrality of airports (Network Theory). Design/methodology: The ...

  • The Impact of Cognitive Fatigue on Airline Pilots Performance 

    Quental, Nuno; Rocha, Joao; Reis Silva, Jorge Miguel; Menezes, Lídia; Santos, Jorge (Omnia Science, 2021-06)
    Article
    Open Access
    Purpose: Air transport is a highly regulated branch of aviation, but it continues to show occurrences where human error is present. Fatigue is now recognized as a hazard which degrades human performance and can put flight ...

  • Management of urban air logistics with unmanned aerial vehicles: The case of medicine supply in Aveiro, Portugal 

    Silva, Mário; Silva, Jorge (Omnia Science, 2021-06)
    Article
    Open Access
    Purpose: This research aims to investigate the relation between urban logistics and all delivery systems used. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the unmanned aerial system (UAS) have been under investigation in the ...