A Canadian airline is considering purchasing a new aircraft. The maximum cabinet area that can be used for passenger seats is 350 m2. The airline is considering the optimal allocation of different seat classes in their new aircraft. Three seat classes are considered: First-class, Premium Economy, and Economy. Preliminary studies showed that the airline's annual profit is 105, 72.5, and 70 thousand dollars per seat for each of the three classes, respectively. The table below shows some important requirements of the different classes. The aircraft can carry a maximum of 10 flight attendants. The airline plans to limit the boarding time to a maximum of 40 minutes for operational and economic reasons. Based on the provided information: a) Develop an optimization model to help the airline decide on the optimal seat configuration of their new aircraft. b) Express the developed model in its standard form.
A Canadian airline is considering purchasing a new aircraft. The maximum cabinet area that can
be used for passenger seats is 350 m2. The airline is considering the optimal allocation of different
seat classes in their new aircraft. Three seat classes are considered: First-class, Premium Economy,
and Economy. Preliminary studies showed that the airline's annual profit is 105, 72.5, and 70
thousand dollars per seat for each of the three classes, respectively. The table below shows some
important requirements of the different classes.
The aircraft can carry a maximum of 10 flight attendants. The airline plans to limit the boarding
time to a maximum of 40 minutes for operational and economic reasons. Based on the provided
information:
a)
Develop an optimization model to help the airline decide on the optimal seat configuration
of their new aircraft.
b) Express the developed model in its standard form.
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