Air Transport in Africa: A statistical physics approach
Within the last few decades, concepts from statistical physics have been leveraged to shed light on different aspects of air transport, from its connectivity structure to the dynamics of delay propagation. While countless studies have been published for large markets like the US, Europe and China, much less attention has been devoted to Africa, in spite of the relevance of this transportation mode on the continent.
In this talk, I will analyse the African air transport system from three complementary viewpoints: the structure of the airport network, the structure created by delay propagation, and the microscale dynamics of delays at individual airports. These three aspects are studied over time, from 2020 to 2024, and are further compared with what is observed in the US system.
The resulting scenario is highly heterogeneous, with the US and African systems showing important differences at the macroscale, but also similarities at the local level. I will finally discuss the relevance of these findings, and how similar studies could benefit from higher-quality data.
Link to Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85278605188?pwd=aD5np4ya6v6ewhRfQObvVj9qnChqiD.1
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