The Costs of Aging Aircraft: Insights From Commercial Aviation

Abstract

This dissertation's objective is to assist the Air Force (AF) in making difficult yet necessary choices regarding its aging fleets in order to fulfill national security objectives at lowest cost. Costs related to maintenance are a key component to the AF's decision-making process. In general, AF fleets are aging. This motivates the AF to want accurate maintenance cost forecasts. Forecasts of its current fleets and future replacement fleets are necessary. This dissertation will use commercial airline data to help the AF make these difficult choices.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA487602

Entities

People

  • Matthew Dixon

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Carrier Based Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Congress
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Equipment
  • National Security
  • Navy Aircraft
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Economics
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.