IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/energy/v277y2023ics0360544223010125.html

Calculation and analysis of new taxiing methods on aircraft fuel consumption and pollutant emissions

Author

Listed:
  • Cao, Feng
  • Tang, Tie-Qiao
  • Gao, Yunqi
  • You, Feng
  • Zhang, Jian

Abstract

The rapid growth of the civil aviation industry results in significant carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Aircraft contribute to the degradation of near-airport air quality during the landing and take-off (LTO) cycle. Several new taxiing methods are used to reduce fuel consumption and emissions of aircraft during the taxiing phase. This study compares various taxiing methods and analyzes the flight operation procedures in different taxiing methods, followed by the local environment impacts assessment of these methods. Based on actual operational data from Xining International Airport, China, comparisons of fuel consumption and pollutant emissions are performed for five taxiing methods: full-engine taxiing, single-engine taxiing, dispatch towing, onboard systems and optimization of surface traffic management. The results show that new taxiing methods can reduce both fuel consumption and pollutant emissions compared to the traditional taxiing method, i.e., full-engine taxiing. Emissions reduction effect of new taxiing methods varies by aircraft type. Onboard systems show the best performance in energy saving and emissions reduction. In addition, the carbon peaking potential of each taxiing method is explored by projecting carbon emissions from 2024–2035 using new taxiing methods. The projections show that new taxiing methods must be combined with other carbon abatement technologies to achieve carbon peaking.

Suggested Citation

  • Cao, Feng & Tang, Tie-Qiao & Gao, Yunqi & You, Feng & Zhang, Jian, 2023. "Calculation and analysis of new taxiing methods on aircraft fuel consumption and pollutant emissions," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 277(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:277:y:2023:i:c:s0360544223010125
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.127618
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544223010125
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127618?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Zaporozhets, Oleksandr & Synylo, Kateryna, 2017. "Improvements on aircraft engine emission and emission inventory asesessment inside the airport area," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 140(P2), pages 1350-1357.
    2. Zhou, Wenji & Wang, Tao & Yu, Yadong & Chen, Dingjiang & Zhu, Bing, 2016. "Scenario analysis of CO2 emissions from China’s civil aviation industry through 2030," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 175(C), pages 100-108.
    3. Wang, Qunwei & Wang, Yizhong & Zhou, P. & Wei, Hongye, 2017. "Whole process decomposition of energy-related SO2 in Jiangsu Province, China," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 194(C), pages 679-687.
    4. Lyu, Chen & Liu, Xiaoman & Wang, Zhen & Yang, Lu & Liu, Hao & Yang, Nan & Xu, Shaodong & Cao, Libin & Zhang, Zhe & Pang, Lingyun & Zhang, Li & Cai, Bofeng, 2023. "An emissions inventory using flight information reveals the long-term changes of aviation CO2 emissions in China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 262(PB).
    5. Liu, Xiao & Hang, Ye & Wang, Qunwei & Zhou, Dequn, 2020. "Flying into the future: A scenario-based analysis of carbon emissions from China's civil aviation," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    6. Postorino, Maria Nadia & Mantecchini, Luca & Paganelli, Filippo, 2019. "Improving taxi-out operations at city airports to reduce CO2 emissions," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C), pages 167-176.
    7. Paola Di Mascio & Maria Vittoria Corazza & Nicolò Rocco Rosa & Laura Moretti, 2022. "Optimization of Aircraft Taxiing Strategies to Reduce the Impacts of Landing and Take-Off Cycle at Airports," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-15, August.
    8. Liu, Xiao & Zhou, Dequn & Zhou, Peng & Wang, Qunwei, 2017. "What drives CO2 emissions from China’s civil aviation? An exploration using a new generalized PDA method," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 99(C), pages 30-45.
    9. Lin, Boqiang & Ouyang, Xiaoling, 2014. "Analysis of energy-related CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions and reduction potential in the Chinese non-metallic mineral products industry," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 688-697.
    10. Tokuslu, Aydin, 2020. "Estimation of aircraft emissions at Georgian international airport," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 206(C).
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Marta Maciejewska & Paula Kurzawska-Pietrowicz, 2025. "Towards Sustainable Airport Operations: Emission Analysis of Taxiing Solutions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-15, September.
    2. He, Honglin & Yang, Xiaojun & Li, Chunyang & Teng, Jinfang, 2024. "Numerical analysis of the landing and take-off cycle standard for supersonic engines based on pollutant emission characteristics," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 299(C).
    3. Yuxiu Chen & Liyan Quan & Jian Yu, 2024. "Aircraft Taxi Path Optimization Considering Environmental Impacts Based on a Bilevel Spatial–Temporal Optimization Model," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(11), pages 1-18, June.
    4. Uçar, Ukbe Üsame, 2026. "Estimation of key pollutant emission during the taxi-out phase using a novel hybrid forecasting algorithm(FoREC-HHO): Application to Istanbul Airport," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    5. Zou, Runyuan & Wang, Bing & Wang, Kun & Shang, Wen-Long & Xue, Dabin & Ochieng, Washington Yotto, 2025. "A pathway to sustainable aviation: Modeling aircraft takeoff mass for precise fuel consumption and aircraft emission calculations," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 319(C).

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Liu, Xiao & Hang, Ye & Wang, Qunwei & Zhou, Dequn, 2020. "Flying into the future: A scenario-based analysis of carbon emissions from China's civil aviation," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 85(C).
    2. Li, Fangyi & Li, Fei & Cai, Bofeng & Lyu, Chen & Xie, Wu, 2024. "Role of Chinese cities in abating aviation carbon emissions based on gridded population data and power law model," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 288(C).
    3. Wang, Jiqiang & Wang, Ya & Zhang, Shaohui & Fan, Chun & Zhou, Nanqing & Liu, Jinhui & Li, Xin & Liu, Yun & Hou, Xiujun & Yi, Bowen, 2024. "Accounting of aviation carbon emission in developing countries based on flight-level ADS-B data," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 358(C).
    4. Zhang, Peiwen & Ding, Rui, 2023. "How to achieve carbon abatement in aviation with hybrid mechanism? A stochastic evolutionary game model," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 285(C).
    5. Wang, Yu & Sun, Huimin & Lin, Yiming & Cui, Qiang & Shen, Yanxin & Li, Xin, 2024. "An interval-valued estimation method of aircraft route carbon emission: A function of aircraft seat capacity and route flight time," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 294(C).
    6. Chen, Qingjuan & Wang, Qunwei & Zhou, Dequn & Wang, Honggang, 2023. "Drivers and evolution of low-carbon development in China's transportation industry: An integrated analytical approach," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 262(PB).
    7. Du, Congcong & Ng, Kam K.H. & Wang, Kun & Jiang, Changmin & Wu, Xiangru, 2026. "Evolution and drivers of air passenger carbon emissions inequality at the city level," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    8. Uçar, Ukbe Üsame, 2026. "Estimation of key pollutant emission during the taxi-out phase using a novel hybrid forecasting algorithm(FoREC-HHO): Application to Istanbul Airport," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 132(C).
    9. Chen, Dan & Yin, Jianan & Xu, Feng & Huang, Chen & Li, Ziyu, 2023. "A market-based framework for CO2 emissions reduction in China's civil aviation industry," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C), pages 150-158.
    10. Xiurui Guo & Chunxiao Ning & Yaqian Shen & Chang Yao & Dongsheng Chen & Shuiyuan Cheng, 2023. "Projection of the Co-Reduced Emissions of CO 2 and Air Pollutants from Civil Aviation in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(9), pages 1-23, April.
    11. Xiao Liu & Yancai Zhang, 2023. "What drives the decoupling progress of China’s civil aviation transportation growth from carbon emissions? A new decomposition analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 18(3), pages 1-18, March.
    12. Lyu, Chen & Liu, Xiaoman & Wang, Zhen & Yang, Lu & Liu, Hao & Yang, Nan & Xu, Shaodong & Cao, Libin & Zhang, Zhe & Pang, Lingyun & Zhang, Li & Cai, Bofeng, 2023. "An emissions inventory using flight information reveals the long-term changes of aviation CO2 emissions in China," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 262(PB).
    13. Michelmann, Johannes & Schmalz, Ulrike & Becker, Axel & Stroh, Florian & Behnke, Sebastian & Hornung, Mirko, 2023. "Influence of COVID-19 on air travel - A scenario study toward future trusted aviation," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 106(C).
    14. Chiambaretto, Paul & Mayenc, Elodie & Chappert, Hervé & Engsig, Juliane & Fernandez, Anne-Sophie & Le Roy, Frédéric, 2021. "Where does flygskam come from? The role of citizens’ lack of knowledge of the environmental impact of air transport in explaining the development of flight shame," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    15. Liu, Bingquan & Shi, Junxue & Wang, Hui & Su, Xuelin & Zhou, Peng, 2019. "Driving factors of carbon emissions in China: A joint decomposition approach based on meta-frontier," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 256(C).
    16. Cheng Li & Yangzhou Li & Jian Xing, 2023. "Multivariate Grey Prediction Model Application in Civil Aviation Carbon Emission Based on Fractional Order Accumulation and Background Value Optimization," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(11), pages 1-19, June.
    17. Wu, Chuntao & He, Xiaohe & Dou, Yi, 2019. "Regional disparity and driving forces of CO2 emissions: Evidence from China's domestic aviation transport sector," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 71-82.
    18. Song, Yi & Huang, Jian-Bai & Feng, Chao, 2018. "Decomposition of energy-related CO2 emissions in China's iron and steel industry: A comprehensive decomposition framework," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 103-116.
    19. Wang, Chunan & Yin, Yingying & Yue, Shuai & Ji, Qing & Liao, Weijun, 2026. "Cleaner skies, greener flights: empirical evidence from China," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 204(C).
    20. Jakovljević, Ivan & Mijailović, Radomir & Mirosavljević, Petar, 2018. "Carbon dioxide emission during the life cycle of turbofan aircraft," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 148(C), pages 866-875.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:277:y:2023:i:c:s0360544223010125. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/energy .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.