FACTORS AFFECTING THE CORPORATE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS OF AIR TRANSPORT MANUFACTURERS

Fuel economy is a pivotal question influencing the future sale and utilization of commercial aircraft. The NASA Aircraft Energy Efficiency (ACEE) Program Office has a program intended to accelerate the readiness of advanced technologies for energy efficient aircraft. Because the decision to develop a new airframe or engine is a major financial hazard for manufacturers, it is important to know what factors influence the decision making process. A method is described for identifying and ranking individuals and organizations involved at each stage of commercial air transport development, and the barriers that must be overcome in adopting new technologies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Battelle Columbus Laboratories

  505 King Avenue
  Columbus, OH  United States  43201
• Authors:
  • Ollila, R G
  • Hill, John D
  • Noton, B R
  • Duffy, M A
  • Epstein, M M
• Publication Date: 1976-12-15

Media Info

• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aeronautical engineering; Air transportation; Aircraft industry; Airframes; Civil aircraft; Decision making; Economic factors; Economics; Energy conservation; Fuel consumption; Hazards; Jet engines; Marketing; Risk assessment; Technology transfer
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft production
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Economics; Education and Training; Energy; Environment; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00166680
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-154618 Final Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: NASW-2970
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 29 1978 12:00AM