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To Fuel or Not to Fuel? Is that the Question?

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  • Eduardo S. Ayra
  • David Ríos Insua
  • Javier Cano

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According to the International Air Transport Association, the industry fuel bill accounts for more than 25% of the annual airline operating costs. In times of severe economic constraints and increasing fuel costs, air carriers are looking for ways to reduce costs and improve fuel efficiency without putting flight safety into jeopardy. In particular, this is inducing discussions on how much additional fuel to put in a planned route to avoid diverting to an alternate airport due to Air Traffic Flow Management delays. We provide here a general model to support such decisions. We illustrate it with a case study and provide comparison with the current practice, showing the relevance of our approach.

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  • Eduardo S. Ayra & David Ríos Insua & Javier Cano, 2014. "To Fuel or Not to Fuel? Is that the Question?," Journal of the American Statistical Association, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 109(506), pages 465-476, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jnlasa:v:109:y:2014:i:506:p:465-476
    DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2013.879060
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    1. Kwabena Asomanin Anaman & Ruth Quaye & Bernice Owusu-Brown, 2017. "Benefits of Aviation Weather Services: A Review of International Literature," Research in World Economy, Research in World Economy, Sciedu Press, vol. 8(1), pages 45-58, June.
    2. Tang, Nga Yung Agnes & Wu, Cheng-Lung & Tan, David, 2020. "Evaluating the implementation of performance-based fuel uplift regulation for airline operation," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 133(C), pages 47-61.
    3. Aderibigbe Israel Adekitan & Odunayo Salau, 2020. "The Significance of Stock Management to Jet Fuel Supply using Partial Least Squares," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 10(3), pages 389-395.

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