Integrating fleet replacement and pilot training schedules for airborne service helicopters

Abstract

In this study, we examine an integrated problem involving fleet replacement and pilot training scheduling for airborne service helicopters. Two objectives, minimizing the total cost and the number of batches of pilot training, are considered based on the practical requirements. Multi-objective programming combined with a time-space network technique is applied to solve the problem. Numerical tests, in reference to the operations of a Taiwanese organization, are carried out to demonstrate the performance of the proposed model. A comparison of the proposed model and two single-objective models corresponding to the two objectives is also presented.