Trajectory-related measures to mitigate the climate impact of aviation: a comparative study

Operational measures play an important role to reduce the climate impact of aviation in the near future. Previous studies have investigated the mitigation potentials of such measures individually and based on specific boundary conditions. Thus, a direct quantitative comparison of different measures is not yet possible. However, a comparison of effectiveness and efficiency of these mitigation measures is required to promote their implementation in the air transport system. Therefore, a comparative assessment of different operational improvements based on comparable similar conditions is subject to this study. For this purpose, a defined set of trajectory-related measures is assessed in mission specific case studies. Measure impacts in terms of average temperature response as well as operational consequences are analyzed, so that results can finally be compared.

Subjects

Climate Impact

Air Transportation

Cruise Altitude

Fuel Consumption

Contrails

Operating Costs

Flight Trajectory

Optimal Control Problem

Cruise Flight

Base of Aircraft Data

DDC Class

629.13: Aviation Engineering

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Trajectory-related measures to mitigate the climate impact of aviation: a comparative study