Numerical Simulations for Fuel Aircraft Management System

Abstract

The Fuel Management Systems for civil aircrafts have a direct impact on the airlines profitability, competitiveness and sustainability, because the fuel represents the highest cost for airlines, on average 32% of overall operating costs; extra costs can frequently be taken into account, due to the increase in time of approach and straight-in landing versus circle to land maneuver. The core philosophy of the Fuel Management Systems, targeted to aircraft safety, must be focused on the most important aspects regarding the efficient operation of an airline and its proper management expressed in terms of efficacy, efficiency and effectiveness; an actual concern of great interest is the adequate fuel management. In this paper, a thorough study was carried on based on the state of art detailed investigation, with numerical simulations for significant case studies which are relevant for the implementation of robust fuel management processes in order to increase the internal efficiency and reduce the overall costs. In this paper, fuel management solutions and specific mode of their implementation are presented. The benefits of Fuel Aircraft Management Systems are multiple related and refer to: minimizing the costs, reducing the workload, improving internal and external data sharing, reducing unnecessary communications, controlling fuel costs, making better decisions, improving cash flow and creating a more cohesive approach to the Fuel Aircraft Management System. The applications of Fuel Aircraft Management System are beneficial to the aviation industry, and particularly, this study brings a significant contribution to the topic, i.e. advances in Fuel Aircraft Management System.