Decision Support for Schedule Recovery at Lufthansa Group Airlines

INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 2026

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Authors: Toby O. Davies, Daniel Duque, Emily Masten, Tom Tangl, Eric Bruneton, Alejandra Estanislao, Jon Orwant, Daniel Bogado Duffner, Michael Frey, Christian Most
DOI: 10.1287/inte.2025.0296
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References: 14

Abstract

The Operations Decision Support Suite, developed by Lufthansa and Google, jointly optimizes aircraft, crew, and passenger itineraries to ensure that disruptions such as flight delays are mitigated smoothly. The service is in daily use by Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Airlines, with EUR 12 million and 14 kilotons of CO 2 already saved. It is currently being deployed to all airlines in the Lufthansa Group and is on track to save EUR 30 million and 50 kilotons of CO 2 annually.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Air Traffic Management and Optimization Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization

Publication details

Journal / source
INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
Volume
56
Issue
1
Pages
58–75
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN