Date of Award
Fall 12-2011
Access Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Science in Aeronautics
Department
Applied Aviation Sciences
Committee Chair
Guy M. Smith
First Committee Member
Carlos A. Castro
Abstract
Improved fuel efficiency is one of aviation's top priorities, as it impacts the economy and the National Airspace System's environment. This descriptive study used data generated by the Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) to show that the Boeing 737 Next Generation series aircraft would be more fuel-efficient than the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-30 aircraft on various routes used by Delta Airlines out of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Databases, such as Aircraft Situation Display to Industry (ASDI) and Base of Aircraft Data (BADA), were used to simulate the baseline flight route information. Simulations were performed on Boeing 737NG (-700, -800, -900) and the DC-9-30 aircraft. Statistically significant improvements were found in the fuel burn for the Boeing 737 aircraft, with an estimated yearly savings of about $26 million dollars.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Newman, Brandon Scott, "A Comparison of Fuel Efficiencies Between DC-9-30 and B-737NG Aircraft for Delta Airlines at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport" (2011). Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses. 111.
https://commons.erau.edu/edt/111
