A Comparison of Fuel Efficiencies Between DC-9-30 and B-737NG Aircraft for Delta Airlines at Atlanta Hartsfield Airport

<p>Improved fuel efficiency is one of aviation's top priorities, as it impacts the economy and the National Airspace System's environment. This descriptive study used data generated by the Total Airspace and Airport Modeler (TAAM) to show that the <a href="http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/pqdtglobal/docview/1459463170/abstract/1150E1792C6E4782PQ/1?accountid=27203#">Boeing</a> 737 Next Generation series aircraft would be more fuel-efficient than the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-30 aircraft on various routes used by <a href="http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/pqdtglobal/docview/1459463170/abstract/1150E1792C6E4782PQ/1?accountid=27203#">Delta Airlines</a> out of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Databases, such as Aircraft Situation Display to Industry (ASDI) and Base of Aircraft Data (BADA), were used to simulate the baseline flight route information. Simulations were performed on <a href="http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/pqdtglobal/docview/1459463170/abstract/1150E1792C6E4782PQ/1?accountid=27203#">Boeing</a> 737NG (-700, -800, -900) and the DC-9-30 aircraft. Statistically significant improvements were found in the fuel burn for the <a href="http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.libproxy.db.erau.edu/pqdtglobal/docview/1459463170/abstract/1150E1792C6E4782PQ/1?accountid=27203#">Boeing</a> 737 aircraft, with an estimated yearly savings of about $26 million dollars.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Aeronautics

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Applied Aviation Sciences

Year

2011

Author dc:creator

• Newman, Brandon Scott

• fuel efficiency
• DC-9
• Boeing 737
• aircraft
• Delta Airlines
• Aviation
• Management and Operations

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/edt/111

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:edt-1110