最新出版的《交通研究-C》（Transportation research Part C）发表了北京航空航天大学唐铁桥、黄海军与澳大利亚Curtin大学研究人员合作完成的论文“An aircraft boarding model accounting for passengers’ individual properties”（Tie-Qiao Tang, Yong-Hong Wu, Hai-Jun Huang, Lou Caccetta, Transportation Research Part C 22, 1–16），迅速引起国际媒体关注。该研究得到尊龙凯时（70971007，70821061）资助。

　　媒体称，中国数学家首次为登机过程建立了数学公式，发明了根据乘客个体特征来安排登机顺序的第三种方法，计算结果表明，与目前普遍采用的随机登机法或按照座位号码从大到小登机的方法相比，新方法可以加快登机过程，减少行进过程中的超越、拥堵和冲突现象。

　　新方法建议航空公司将乘客按照其特征排队，步履快的、手提行李轻小的先登机。未来，电脑系统可以根据乘客的特征、健康状况、座位偏好和当次旅行的手提行李尺寸与数量，确定最佳的座位号码和登机顺序。

　　登机问题看似简单，却与人们日常生活密切相关，其中蕴涵巨大的经济效益。美国粒子天文物理费米实验中心Steffen称，飞机在机场每多停一分钟要花费30美元，如果全球航空公司都能够优化登机顺序，每年可以节约至少1.1亿美元。

　　对课题组进行采访并转载报道的媒体有：Science Network，Mail Online，CBC News，GIZMODO，PHYS ORG，PHYS ORG，Science News Daily，Thunder Feeds，Australia Science，Science Alert，e! Science News, Tilbury News, Digital Journal, Flight Aware, Online Science News, RSS Press, Twitter, The Helper, Edgers, Mathsnews, 等等

附：报道标题

　　(1) Science Network—West Australia, 标题是Mathematicians suggest new way for aircraft boarding.

　　(2) Mail Online, 标题是Queue. E. D: How a mathematical formula could solve the problem of ensuring efficient aircraft boarding. Chinese mathematician claims to be the first to model different boarding strategies, he claims his 'third way' could end congestion, jams, overtaking, queue jumping, seat conflict and wasted time.

　　(3) CBC News，标题是Mathematician devises way to board airplanes faster.

　　(4) GIZMODO，标题是How to board a plane quicker using math.

　　(5) PHYS ORG，标题是Mathematicians develop a new ‘third way’ to improve airplane boarding.

　　(6) Science News Daily，标题是Mathematicians develop a new ‘third way’ to improve airplane boarding.

　　(7) Thunder Feeds，标题是Can an equation end the check in scrums? Researcher claims to have solved the problem of aircraft boarding with maths.

　　(8) Australia Science，标题是New way of boarding airplanes proposed.

　　(9) Science Alert，标题是 A new aircraft boarding model.