Estimating the Economic Viability of Advanced Air Mobility Use Cases: Towards the Slope of Enlightenment

  1. Pertz, Jan 1
  2. Niklaß, Malte 1
  3. Swaid, Majed 1
  4. Gollnick, Volker 14
  5. Kopera, Sven 3
  6. Schunck, Kolin 3
  7. Baur, Stephan 3
  8. Georgiev, Georgi
  9. Bauer, Friedrich-Wilhelm
  10. Sindelar, Ralf
  11. González-Aguilera, Diego 2
  12. Pablo Rodríguez-Gonzálvez
  1. 1 Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Lufttransportsysteme, 21079 Hamburg, Germany
  2. 2 Universidad de Salamanca
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    Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, España

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  3. 3 Roland Berger, Hanseatic Trade Center, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
  4. 4 Institut für Lufttransportsysteme, Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH), 21079 Hamburg, Germany
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Drones

ISSN: 2504-446X

Año de publicación: 2023

Volumen: 7

Número: 2

Páginas: 75

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.3390/DRONES7020075 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

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Resumen

While different vehicle configurations enter the AAM market, airlines declare different ticket fares for their operations. This research investigates the operating cost of an airline and the economic viability with the announced fare per km rates. For this purpose, three use cases in the metropolitan area of Hamburg showcase representative applications of an AAM system, whereby a flight trajectory model calculates a flight time in each case. The direct operating cost are investigated for each use case individually and are sub-classified in five categories: fee, crew, maintenance, fuel and capital costs. Here, each use case has its own cost characteristics, in which different cost elements dominate. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis shows the effect of a variation of the flight cycles and load factor, that influences the costs as well as the airline business itself. Based on the occurring cost, a profit margin per available seat kilometer lead to a necessary fare per km, that an airline has to charge.

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