1 INTRODUCTION
Toronto Pearson Airport is Canada’s busiest airport. In order
to meet the needs of a rapidly growing market, the
Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA 2002) has developed
a strategic plan for redesigning and modernizing
the airport’s infrastructure. Some of the initiatives undertaken
previously required the displacement of cargo facilities
occupied by airlines and other users and their relocation
to new cargo buildings.
Thus, witnessing an impressive market growth, the airline
company involved in this study set up a project to
build a state-of-the art cargo facility in order to expand its
capacity. The new facility emphasizes the airline’s market