IT-Assisted Optimisation of Fuel Consumption in Air Transport

Abstract

Aviation continues to be an essential means of transport
for passengers and cargo. In 2022 Europe was back
up to around 85% of 2019 levels. However, fuel
savings and emissions reduction have become
increasingly important in recent years.
As part of a PhD thesis, possibilities for reducing fuel
consumption by reducing the final reserve fuel was
investigated.
The main focus of this paper is on the opportunities and challenges that
have arisen with introducing new fuel regulations in
European aviation regulations. Operators with
appropriate safety levels can apply more tailored
provisions. This requires the demonstration of the safety
level. This is achieved by defining specific safety
performance indicators (SPIs), compliance with which
is then continuously monitored and evaluated during
operation. This requires the collection and evaluation of
correspondingly large amounts of data. This is only
possible using appropriate IT applications.
On the other hand, performance-based regulations allow
for a more individualised implementation on and by the
respective companies via the demonstration of a
corresponding level of safety. Safety indicators are used
for this purpose, which must be obtained and evaluated
from various existing data. A large amount of data,
which can only be collected and processed with the help
of various IT applications, represents a challenge.
However, companies can benefit from the
corresponding advantages if they can cope with this.