GENERATING SCENARIOS FOR AIR TRANSPORT SUSTAINABILITY¶

Hilda Karam - Durban University of Technology, South Africa -
E. Anwama  - Durban University of Technology -
Innocent E. Davidson - Durban University of Technology -
FAbio Krikhtine - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro -
Hamdan Alfazari - Sohar University, Oman -
Felix Mora-Camino - Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile, France -

Abstract¶

THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF THE AVIATION SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE NEXT DECADES. A MODELLING APPROACH CONSIDERING THE WORLD AIR TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IS DEVELOPED BY TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF AIR TRANSPORT TO FUEL CONSUMPTION AND TO ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS ALONG A TIMELINE OF SEVERAL DECADES. IT IS CONSIDERED THAT TO REACH AUDACIOUS SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES, NEW AERONAUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES MUST BE DEVELOPED WHILE AIR TRANSPORT OPERATIONS MUST BE PERMANENTLY IMPROVED THROUGH OPTIMIZATION. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN HUGE NEEDS FOR INVESTMENT IN R&D FROM AERONAUTICAL MANUFACTURERS AND FOR EQUIPMENT BY AIR TRANSPORT OPERATORS (AIRLINES FLEETS, AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURES) AND QUESTIONS SUCH AS WHAT, HOW MUCH AND WHEN SHOULD BE ANSWERED. THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK ALLOWS LEVELS OF DETAIL (AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES, AIRCRAFT TYPES AND TECHNOLOGIES) COMPATIBLE WITH STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AIMED AT PRODUCING THE SUPPLY NECESSARY TO MEET THE DEMAND IN AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES WHILE MEETING SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES. ONCE INFORMED THIS FRAMEWORK WILL ALLOW EITHER THE TEST POSSIBLE COHERENT SOLUTION SCENARIOS THROUGH SIMULATION OR TO FORMULATE GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION DECISION MAKING PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO R&D INVESTMENT IN CIVIL AERONAUTICS, AIR TRANSPORT OPERATORS FLEET RENEWAL AND AIRPORT UPGRADING.

Keywords: Aviation Sustainability - Energy - Environment Impacts

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@inproceedings{SIT141,
    author = {Hilda Karam; E. Anwama ; Innocent E. Davidson; FAbio Krikhtine; Hamdan Alfazari; Felix Mora-Camino},
    title = {GENERATING SCENARIOS FOR AIR TRANSPORT SUSTAINABILITY},
    booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2022 Air Transportation Symposium},
    series    = {SITRAER 2022},
    year = {2022},
    pages = {620-627},
    publisher = {SBTA - Brazilian Air Transportation Research Society},
   address = {São José dos Campos, Brazil,}

}

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