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Towards Sustainable Aviation With Efficient Airspace OperationsIn November 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration published the United States Aviation Climate Action Plan to accelerate innovation across the U.S. aviation ecosystem. In response, NASA has established the Sustainable Flight National Partnership to engage with industry, academia, and other agencies to accomplish net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. As part of the SFNP Mission, NASA is conducting a series of real world operational demonstrations in the current National Airspace System with a focus on delivering real world sustainability benefits. This paper presents the current work and future plan for the SFNP Ops Demo Series and describes the cloud based infrastructure used for virtual deployment of decision support tools to flight operators and Air Traffic Controllers to help improve operational efficiency of the National Airspace System. Validation results are shared along with the key sustainability benefits such as jet fuel savings and reduction in CO2 emissions. The operational efficiency metrics such as delay savings are also reported.
Document ID
20240007629
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
William J Coupe
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, United States)
Swati Saxena
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, United States)
Date Acquired
June 13, 2024
Publication Date
October 8, 2024
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
Publisher: International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
ISSN: 2958-4647
Subject Category
Air Transportation and Safety
Report/Patent Number
ICAS-2024-1247
Meeting Information
Meeting: 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
Location: Florence
Country: IT
Start Date: September 9, 2024
End Date: September 13, 2024
Sponsors: International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: 629660
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Technical Management
Keywords
Machine Learning
Digital Transformation
Sustainable Aviation Benefits
NASA Sustainable Flight National Partnership
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