A systems engineering approach for economic assessment of air transportation concepts

Publikationstyp
Doctoral Thesis
Date Issued
2013
Sprache
English
Author(s)
Langhans, Stephan  
Advisor
Gollnick, Volker  
Referee
Schmitt, Dieter  
Examination Date
2012
Institut
Lufttransportsysteme M-28  
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/7462
First published in
Forschungsbericht : Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt  
Number in series
2013,4
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84903948274
Publisher
DLR, Bibliotheks- und Informationswesen
A generic process to evaluate new technologies and concepts within the air transportation system is developed. Life cycle cost-benefit methods for the economic assessment from the aircraft operator's and manufacturer's point of view are in the center of attention. As a proof of concept, the concept of staging long-range flights for, primarily, fuel saving purposes is chosen. The so-called intermediate stop operations (ISO) concept is processed through all steps of the introduced approach, with a focus on the system analysis. This includes a fuel analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and a safety as well as an airline network compatibility analysis. As a result, a comprehensive picture of ISO for further decision making is provided.
DDC Class
380: Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr
600: Technik
620: Ingenieurwissenschaften