Effects of enterprise bargaining and agreement clauses on the operating cost of airline ground crew scheduling

Labour conditions in enterprise agreements dictate airline worker rostering and affect operating costs. By using an airline ground crew shift optimisation model in the context of Australian labour regulations, this paper explores how labour agreements could affect costs and potential options to improve labour conditions for mutual benefits. Results found that a reduction of shift length could save 30 percent of airline employee costs. The ratio of full-time and part-time staff could significantly affect staffing costs. A portion of staff cost savings could be redirected to employees as wage rises, while maintaining job security and benefiting both parties.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101972
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096969972030555X
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  • © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Wu, Cheng-Lung
  • Lim, Shao Xuan
• Publication Date: 2021-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 101972
• Serial:
  • Journal of Air Transport Management
  • Volume: 91
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0969-6997
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09696997

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Ground crews; Labor force; Operating costs; Scheduling
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01759423
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 2020 3:05PM