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Community Detection in Airline Networks: An Empirical Analysis of American vs. Southwest Airlines
Joint Authors
Zhang, Shengrun
Wu, Weiwei
Zhang, Haoyu
Witlox, Frank
Source
Journal of Advanced Transportation
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In this paper, we develop a route-traffic-based method for detecting community structures in airline networks.
Our model is both an application and an extension of the Clauset-Newman-Moore (CNM) modularity maximization algorithm, in that we apply the CNM algorithm to large airline networks, and take both route distance and passenger volumes into account.
Therefore, the relationships between airports are defined not only based on the topological structure of the network but also by a traffic-driven indicator.
To illustrate our model, two case studies are presented: American Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
Results show that the model is effective in exploring the characteristics of the network connections, including the detection of the most influential nodes and communities on the formation of different network structures.
This information is important from an airline operation pattern perspective to identify the vulnerability of networks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wu, Weiwei& Zhang, Haoyu& Zhang, Shengrun& Witlox, Frank. 2019. Community Detection in Airline Networks: An Empirical Analysis of American vs. Southwest Airlines. Journal of Advanced Transportation،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wu, Weiwei…[et al.]. Community Detection in Airline Networks: An Empirical Analysis of American vs. Southwest Airlines. Journal of Advanced Transportation No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169735
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wu, Weiwei& Zhang, Haoyu& Zhang, Shengrun& Witlox, Frank. Community Detection in Airline Networks: An Empirical Analysis of American vs. Southwest Airlines. Journal of Advanced Transportation. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169735
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1169735