15 - Guest lectures
OPTIMIZING FLEET ASSIGNMENT DECISIONS FOR REGIONAL AIRLINES WITH HYBRID ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT UPTAKE
B. Chan, University of Pennsylvania, United States; Y. Deng¹, N. Tran¹, H. Wu¹, M. Ikeda, RTX Research Center, United States; G. Cinar¹, M.Z. Li¹; ¹University of Michigan, United States
Hybrid electric aircraft will play a critical role in mitigating the climate impacts of the aviation sector. We address barriers to airline operations of HEA by developing realistic operating cost estimations for HEA, together with a mathematical fleet assignment optimization model to demonstrate practical HEA usage for regional airlines seeking to incorporate these new aircraft into their fleets.