| Per Flight Savings |
| Taxi Fuel Savings |
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fuel/minute * round trip taxi time - engine warm up and cool down time * fuel cost |
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| Pushback Savings |
$50 |
For narrow-body jets (A320/737 size) based on a survey of quoted airport pushback costs |
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| Direct Engine Maintenance Savings from FOD reduction |
$22 |
Based on an Insight SRI study |
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| Indirect Savings from FOD reduction |
$110 |
Based on an Insight SRI study |
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| On-time Reliability Benefit from Tug Elimination |
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$1.07 * minutes of average delay * number of passengers. Based on The Effect of Air Traffic Delays on Airline Prices by Silke I. Januszewski |
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| Total Per-Flight Savings |
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| Total Savings |
| Total Savings per Aircraft/Year |
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| Annual Fleet Savings |
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| Other Areas |
| Approximate net weight of the WheelTug system |
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250lbs (approximate gross system weight for 737) - (Fuel Margin * fuel use/minute) |
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| Brake wear reduction |
Not Quantified |
By enabling taxiing without braking to counter engine thrust, brake use is substantially curtailed |
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| Turnaround time and system efficiency benefits |
Not Quantified |
By simplifying procedures, reducing knock-on delays etc... |
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| Safety Benefits |
Not Quantified |
From eliminating engine use in the ramp area |
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| Environmental Benefits |
Not Quantified |
From eliminating engine use and increasing operational efficiency |