Project Number: 064
Category: Aircraft Technology Innovation, Combustion Products
The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) twenty-year forecast anticipates nearly 8.2 billion commercial airline passengers by 2036, nearly double the number of passengers in 2017. In the context of this projected growth in international aviation, this project will investigate how trends in innovative aircraft technology and design will impact fuel burn and combustion products.  Mature, in development and foreseen technologies and aircraft design concepts will be considered, and technology readiness, feasibility, effects on aircraft configurations, designs and performance will be assessed. The goal is to forecast impacts of new technologies on fuel burn and combustion products from international aviation through and beyond 2050 under a variety of scenarios related to technology, market factors, and constraints.
This work supports FAA engagement and decision-making at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Annual Reports
- 2020 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2021 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2022 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2023 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2024 Annual Report (PDF)
- 2025 Annual Report (PDF)
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Publications
- Design and Fleet Assessment of Commercial Aircraft with Range and Speed Optimization
- Rapid Fuselage and Cabin Sizing Method for Commercial Transport Aircraft Design
- Performance Assessment and Mission-Based Optimization for Next-Generation Single-Aisle Aircraft Conceptual Design
- Fleet-Level and Global Emissions Impact Analysis of Mission-Optimized Next-Generation Single-Aisle Aircraft