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Publication date: 28 February 2025

Grzegorz Drupka, Tomasz Rogalski and Łukasz Wałek

This paper aims to present the scale of the impact of the war in Ukraine on air traffic within neighbouring countries. When assessing the scale of the impact of the war, the…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present the scale of the impact of the war in Ukraine on air traffic within neighbouring countries. When assessing the scale of the impact of the war, the airspace and aerodromes of European countries whose borders are shared with countries involved in the armed conflict were analysed.

Design/methodology/approach

The change in the number of aircraft operations, expressed as a percentage share of flights over the years 2016–2022, was used as an assessment criterion. The average delays were also rated. During the analysis of changes, the alleged reasons for delays resulting from the comprehensive reorganization of air traffic were shown.

Findings

The data comparison method is presented as a convenient way of analysing the data, allowing to present the result as changes in air traffic, also showing significant delays and their cause.

Research limitations/implications

The gradual restoration of air connections after the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to precisely assess changes in traffic. Therefore, using a wider range of years allowed to obtain the result – which was to determine information about the increase in the number of flights and aerodrome traffic compared to previous years.

Originality/value

This paper presents data on the impact of war on air traffic in a comparative manner. The result contributes to future research on air traffic management practices to efficiently and harmoniously deploy flights in case of adverse events, thus minimizing delays and traffic disorder.

Details

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1748-8842

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Article
Publication date: 27 November 2024

Grzegorz Drupka, Piotr Grzybowski, Piotr Szczerba and Lesław Bichajło

This paper aims to present research carried out on the influence of GUI graphical elements design for an integrated mission management system (IMMS) display flight planning…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present research carried out on the influence of GUI graphical elements design for an integrated mission management system (IMMS) display flight planning process.

Design/methodology/approach

Surveys and research were conducted among students/pilots to explore graphic presentation methods for flight planning displays. Guidelines for graphical layout of the IMMS flight planning interface are proposed.

Findings

A research concept was obtained, enabling GUI tests for IMMS using prepared templates and questionnaires.

Practical implications

This study improves cockpit information readability, understanding and presentation, particularly for flight planning elements such as terrain, weather, traffic and zones influencing route organisation.

Social implications

This study targets possible improvements to the flight path planning process in aviation, inducing a reduction in errors related to human factors while processing the visual data on-board.

Originality/value

The study verified the impact of drawing and rendering methods on IMMS flight planning, suggesting that current display methods may be error-prone when showing hazard information from multiple sources on a single screen.

Details

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 97 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1748-8842

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