Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) regulations,
such as ground holdings, are often canceled before their initially
planned ending time. The ground delays impact on the cost of
recovering part of the delay if the regulation is canceled, as
aircraft are still at the origin airport. In previous publications,
the authors have suggested a speed reduction strategy to split the
assigned ATFM delay between ground delay and airborne delay.
By flying at the the minimum speed that gives the same fuel
consu...
Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) regulations,
such as ground holdings, are often canceled before their initially
planned ending time. The ground delays impact on the cost of
recovering part of the delay if the regulation is canceled, as
aircraft are still at the origin airport. In previous publications,
the authors have suggested a speed reduction strategy to split the
assigned ATFM delay between ground delay and airborne delay.
By flying at the the minimum speed that gives the same fuel
consumption as initially planned, the airline can maximize the
airborne delay without any extra fuel consumption. In this paper,
the effect of wind on the amount of airborne delay is assessed
and a case study of Chicago O’hare airport is presented. Results
show that wind has a great effect on the airborne delay that can
be achieved and that, in some cases, even tail winds might lead
to an increase of airborne delay
Citació
Delgado, L.; Prats, X. ATFM airborne delays without extra fuel consumption in wind conditions. A: International Congress on Research in Air Transportation. "Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Research in Air Transportation". Berkeley, California: 2012.
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