Chapter $1$

Problem understanding and project planning :

$1\mathrm{.}1$ Introduction

Flight execution on time is a significant proportion of an air terminal's and carrier's administration greatness, the forecast of flight defer length over a foreordained skyline can assist carriers with taking on emergency courses of action straightaway and dispose of missed income and punishment costs $[1].$ Airlines, passengers, and airports all suffered greatly from flight delays, whether they were for arrival or departure. Flight appearance delays are one of the main purposes behind business carriers' misfortunes and traveler grumblings $[2].$ In $2019,$ the Government Avionics Organization FAA guessed that postponements would cost $ $33$ billion every year $[3].$ It likewise impacts the climate since it raises petroleum emanations through fuel utilization, to save fuel, aircrafts are additionally continuously searching for new innovation and further developing flight techniques $[4].$ The airport, on the other hand, benefits from flight departure delay prediction by allocating unused airport capacity and airspace to other airlines, providing customers with reliable travel plans, and improving the performance of airline service by changing schedules in advance $[5].$ Generally the appearance and takeoff defer expectation gives air terminal organizers compelling staff responsibility bend since flight time changes in genuine time while they rely upon flight plan time when arranged

$1\mathrm{.}2$ Problem definition :

Flight delay is a serious and a recurring problem that causes various problems ranging from overwhelming airport employees to causing unnecessary anxiety to passengers $.$ Thus, we need ways to mitigate this problem by predicting the expected time of delay.

$1\mathrm{.}3$ The Recommended Solution

$1\mathrm{.}4$ Project Scope and objectives

$1\mathrm{.}5$ Target User