Robustness of transportation networks is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
This paper investigates the resilience of global air transportation from a complex network …

Almost half of the world's population is carried by airlines each year, and understanding this
mode of transport is important from economic and scientific perspectives. In recent years, the …

Disruptions of air transportation systems, caused by events such as, extreme weather
conditions or human-intended attacks, can lead to huge economic losses. Existing studies …

Air transportation stands as an indispensable pillar of a city's economy. An effective and
reliable air transport service plays an important role for the prosperity of a city. Moreover, in …

Worldwide tourism revenues have tripled in the last decade. Yet, there is a gap in our
understanding of how distances shape peoples' travel choices. To understand global …

We propose a probabilistic growth model for transport networks which employs a balance
between popularity of nodes and the physical distance between nodes. By comparing the …

Currently, China has the fastest growing air transportation market in the world. Resilience to
external events is critical to ensure an efficient and reliable transportation of passengers …

Worldwide tourism revenues have tripled in the last decade. Yet, there is a gap in our
understanding of how distances shape peoples' travel choices. To understand global …

Natural catastrophes, financial crisis, and diseases outbreaks have all been considered as
outcomes whose impact could be mitigated through the early identification of potential …