02 - Systems Engineering and Integration
TOWARDS A SYSTEM-OF-SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ROADMAP FOR INTEGRATING SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL INTO MEXICO’S AIRPORT FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE
L. Gómez Falcón¹, V. Montiel Viruel¹, E. Espinosa-Juárez, Linköping University, Sweden; ¹Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico
This work demonstrates that the main barrier to Sustainable Aviation Fuel adoption in Mexico is not fuel production, but system integration across airport fuel infrastructure. By applying a system-of-systems engineering approach, the study delivers a data-driven roadmap that translates sustainability targets into operationally verifiable actions. Using real consumption data and a case study at Guadalajara International Airport, the research shows how SAF can be introduced safely and progressively without disrupting existing fuel operations. The results provide a replicable framework that reduces integration risk, supports investment decisions, and enables scalability. Beyond aviation, the proposed methodology is applicable to other sectors that must integrate low-carbon fuels into legacy infrastructure, including maritime transport, defense logistics, and space-related fuel supply chains.
DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0722