Tankering fuel on U.S. Air Force transport aircraft : an assessment of cost savings /
The authors analyze the practice of tankering fuel, which seeks to lower total fuel costs by having aircraft carry excess fuel when traveling from locations where fuel is cheaper than it is at the destination. To determine whether savings might be achieved, historical flying patterns, fuel prices, a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Monica, Calif. :
Rand Corporation,
[2015]
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| Series: | Research report (Rand Corporation) ;
RR-837-AF. |
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| Summary: | The authors analyze the practice of tankering fuel, which seeks to lower total fuel costs by having aircraft carry excess fuel when traveling from locations where fuel is cheaper than it is at the destination. To determine whether savings might be achieved, historical flying patterns, fuel prices, and other factors are examined for the C-5, C-17, and C-130 aircraft. The authors examine the changing potential for future cost savings as Air Mobility Command transitions from wartime to peacetime operations. They also discuss the four different price regimes in place at the Defense Logistics Agency, the agency that purchases fuel on behalf of the Department of Defense, and fluctuating market rates. Their research compares the fuel costs of more than 94,700 flights completed without tankering during FY 2012 with estimated costs of those same flights if they had tankered fuel to the maximum extent possible. |
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| Item Description: | "RR-837-AF"--Page 4 of cover. "Rand Project Air Force." "Prepared for the United States Air Force, approved for public release ; distribution unlimited." |
| Physical Description: | xvii, 45 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 43-45). |
| ISBN: | 0833087851 9780833087850 |