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LAX Tow Tugs Feasibility Study

Currently, United Airlines does not have any tow tugs at LAX and uses only tractors with pull bars.

Project Details

Campus: Daytona Beach Campus
College: Daytona Beach College of Business
Department: Daytona Beach Department of Management, Marketing and Operations
Type: Faculty-Staff
Start Date: 01/01/2012
End Date: 01/01/2020
These are not suited for the lengthy tows. Due to high cost of these tow tugs a study is needed to identify economic viability of purchasing these tow tugs. In particular, the airline would like to identify metrics such NPV, payback, and IRR determined for a period of 5 years after buying these tow tugs.

Research Team

Principal Investigators

Massoud Bazargan
Massoud Bazargan

Professor Emeritus

  • Office of Professional Education