MARS (Modelling Aviation Resilience Scenarios) is a project led by Dr Fabian Steinmann from Cranfield University along with Dr Irene Moulitsas and Dr Desmond Bisandu from Cranfield University.
The project seeks to explore the resilience of the UK aviation system during mass diversion events.
The Cranfield team will develop a computational model of the UK airport network and conduct simulations involving airport closures that result in mass diversions. The project involves data collection and data pre-processing before a computational model of the UK airport network can be built.
This model enables the research team to simulate airport closures and investigate the subsequent diversion of aircraft to alternate airports. The work of the Cranfield team will help identify potential bottlenecks during mass diversion events and build a foundation for evaluating the resilience of the UK aviation system.