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Welcome to the INFORMS Air Transportation Section Website!

The INFORMS Air Transportation Section (ATS) unites researchers, practitioners, and students advancing and applying Operations Research, Management Science, and Analytics to air transportation challenges. We promote research advancement, knowledge exchange, and professional excellence across the field, focusing on airline planning and operations, air traffic management, airport design and operations, low altitude economy, advanced air mobility and logistics, sustainable aviation and energy, and air transportation economics and policy. 

Join our community to connect with peers and contribute to analytical and applications-oriented innovations shaping the future of global air transportation systems.

✈️ Join ATS at the INFORMS 2026 Annual Meeting 


📅 Dates: November 1-4, 2026
📍 Location: San Francisco, CA, United States

The INFORMS Air Transportation Section (ATS) is excited to invite you to contribute to the INFORMS 2026 Annual Meeting by organizing or presenting at a session! This is a fantastic opportunity to share your expertise, collaborate with peers, and explore the latest advancements in aviation applications and related fields.

🔔 How You Can Participate
1. Become a Session Chair (Deadline: March, 2026)
- Normal Session: Organize 4-5 presentations, each 15 minutes long
- Flash Session: Organize 10 presentations, each 5 minutes long, followed by a group Q&A.
2. Become a Presenter (Deadline: April, 2026)
- Deliver a 15-minute presentation or a 5-minute flash presentation.
3. Both Serve as Session Chair and Presenter
- Combine your roles to lead a session and present your work!

🔔 Topics of Interest

We welcome research advancement, knowledge exchange, and professional excellence across the field, focusing on airline planning and operations, air traffic management, airport design and operations, low altitude economy, advanced air mobility and logistics, sustainable aviation and energy, and air transportation economics and policy, etc. Here are sample session topics from INFORMS 2025:
- AI and Data-Driven Strategies in the Future of Air Mobility
- Innovative Approach to Efficient Airspace Management
- Operational Resilience in Aviation
- Intelligent and Safe Autonomy for Aerial Systems
- Advancements in Airline Revenue Management and Pricing

🔔 How to Get Involved
1. Please complete this Google Form to indicate your interest in participating: https://lnkd.in/gHsHYjRa
2. Tentative Deadline
- Session Chair applications: 31st, March
- Presenter applications: 30th, April

Please reach out to me at zhenyugao@ust.hk for any inquiries about session registration. We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

Zhenyu Gao, INFORMS ATS Cluster Chair

OTHER NEWS & EVENTS

  • Submissions are now open for the ATS Best Paper Award 2025. See more!
  • The latest 2024 AAS newsletter has been released. Please see here!
  • INFORMS AAS Talk Series: Aviation Applications presents - The Airline Retailing Revolution and how Revenue Management will lead the way; Date & Time March 19 11 AM Eastern Time; Click here to register
  • Please find the 2023 Newsletter here.

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