11 - Operations and Sustainment
COST-BENEFIT ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE AND WEATHER OPTIMIZED TRAJECTORIES FOR DIFFERENT NORTH ATLANTIC WEATHER PATTERNS
B. Lührs, TUHH, Germany; M. Niklaß¹, C. Frömming¹, V. Grewe¹, V. Gollnick¹; ¹DLR, Germany
In this work, the cost-benefit potentials are estimated for free flight aircraft trajectories which are optimized with respect to both, direct operating costs and their climate impact caused by CO2 as well as non-CO2 emissions. The study focuses on the comparison of these potentials for different characteristic North Atlantic weather patterns and distinguishes between east- and westbound flights.