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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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2021

Aircraft operations management

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Adverse Weather Low-Probality Forecast Effects On Flight Fuel Planning, Fabio Castro, Diogo Umsza, David Louzada, Paulo Ricardo Lanzarini, Manoel Valente Oct 2021

Adverse Weather Low-Probality Forecast Effects On Flight Fuel Planning, Fabio Castro, Diogo Umsza, David Louzada, Paulo Ricardo Lanzarini, Manoel Valente

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This project aimed to improve the efficiency of flight planning of regular airlines regarding the addition of extra fuel due to weather forecasts with low probability occurrence regarding rain and thunderstorm events (30 and 40% chances).

Recommendations:

  • Expand the scope/sample of analyzed flights to include other significant strategic airports.

  • Involve Operations Control Center, Air Operations Engineering, and Safety Department in future studies in order to create an effective policy for extra fuel supply (on planning and flight execution).

  • Include in the study other meteorological phenomena and conditions that involve flights extra fuel supply, such as FOG, MIST, HAZE.