Using Discrete-Event Simulation for a Holistic Aircraft Life Cycle Assessment

With growing environmental awareness and the resulting pressure on aviation, ecological impact assessments are becoming increasingly important. Life cycle assessment has been widely used in literature as a tool to assess of aircraft. However, due complexity method itself long lifespans aircraft, most studies so far have made strong simplifications, especially concerning operational phase. Using combined discrete-event simulation framework, this paper aims ecologically individual life phases an The will be demonstrated case study A320 subsequently compared with findings from literature. Despite significant flight operations, which covers almost 99.8% entire detailed consideration all is essential serve reference for novel aircraft concepts. presented thus enables holistic analysis at early stage design process supports decision-making new technologies changes.