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2. Flyaway cost - Wikipedia

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   Procurement costs may include ancillary equipment costs, one time non-recurring contract costs, and airframe, engine and avionics support costs. For example, the flyaway cost for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet up to 2009 (for the 449 units built) was US$ 57.5 million per unit, but the procurement cost was 39.8% higher, at US$ 80.4 million ...

3. Flight management system - Wikipedia

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   FMS (Flight Management System) Honeywell on Boeing 767–300 A flight management system (FMS) is a fundamental component of a modern airliner's avionics.An FMS is a specialized computer system that automates a wide variety of in-flight tasks, reducing the workload on the flight crew to the point that modern civilian aircraft no longer carry flight engineers or navigators.

4. Cruise (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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   Cruise (aeronautics) A Qantas four-engined Boeing 747-400 at cruise altitude. Cruise is the phase of aircraft flight that starts when the aircraft levels off after a climb, until it begins to descend for landing. [1] Cruising usually comprises the majority of a flight, and may include small changes in heading (direction of flight), airspeed ...

5. It Costs Tens of Thousands of Dollars Per Hour to Fly These U ...

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   E-3 Sentry: $66,126/hour. RC-135: $95,339/hour. E-4B: $372,496/hour. Specialized military aircraft tend to be very expensive. The E-3 Sentry, which acts as a flying radar system and airborne ...

6. Available seat miles - Wikipedia

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   Available seat miles. In passenger transportation, available seat miles ( ASM) or available seat kilometers ( ASK) [1] is a measure of passenger carrying capacity. It is equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles or kilometers traveled by a vehicle. In the airline industry an available seat mile is the fundamental ...

7. Expect the cost of your airfare to continue to rise, an ... - AOL

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   That warning comes as the IATA estimates globally, airline revenue will reach nearly $1 trillion in 2024, a record high. There will be 4.96 billion travelers on airplanes this year, with total ...

8. ACN-PCN method - Wikipedia

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   The Aircraft Classification Number (ACN) – Pavement Classification Number (PCN) method is a standardized international airport pavement rating system promulgated by the ICAO in 1981. The method has been the official ICAO pavement rating system for pavements intended for aircraft of apron (ramp) mass greater than 5700 kg from 1981 to 2020. [1]

9. Fuel economy in aircraft - Wikipedia

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   Fuel economy in aircraft. Between 1950 and 2018, efficiency per passenger grew from 0.4 to 8.2 RPK per kg of CO₂. [1] The fuel economy in aircraft is the measure of the transport energy efficiency of aircraft . Fuel efficiency is increased with better aerodynamics and by reducing weight, and with improved engine brake-specific fuel ...