Formation flight has the potential to significantly reduce aircraft fuel consumption by allowing
“follower” aircraft to fly in the aerodynamic wake of “leader” aircraft. However, this …

This paper explores an analytic, geometric approach to finding optimal routes for
commercial formation flight. A weighted extension of the classical Fermat point problem is …

The paper analyzes the influence of wind on the optimal rendezvous and separation points
of a two-aircraft aerodynamic formation flight. For a set of origin and destination airports the …

This study analyzes the cooperative coalition problem for formation scheduling based on
incomplete information. A multi-agent cooperative coalition framework is developed to …

This thesis investigates the notion of fuel-reduction through formation flight for commercial
aircraft, addressing the problems of global routing and assignment. A two stage centralised …

The work presented in this paper investigates the influence of aircraft pairing and order on
the fuel savings gained by two-aircraft formations. It will be analyzed if in terms of formation …

This paper explores the impact ground delay can have on designing and executing
rendezvous operations such as formation flight. For a given formation pairing the route is …

Innovative solutions from aircraft manufacturers and radical changes from operations are
required to maintain airlines' economic viability while simultaneously mitigating current …

Fuel cost is one of the main contributing factor in the aircraft Direct Operating Cost (DOC) 1.
On the other hand, recent experiments suggest formation flight to reduce fuel consumption …

I. Introduction ormation flight could save fuel. It has been shown that an aircraft flying in the
updraft parts of a wake vortex of another aircraft could save around 10%(predicted 15% and …