Arrival Delay Fuel Optimization

Minimize excessive fuel use without compromising safety​. Arrival delay fuel planning relies on risk tolerance, not regulation. When fuel planners overcompensate, airlines compromise their margins and sustainability targets.​ Our solution combines flight planning, aircraft, operational and historical fuel data into a single, trusted view​, with predictive analytics that give up-to-date predictions on expected arrival delay minutes before departure. We help planners identify where arrival delay fuel is consistently over‑ or under‑allocated, giving​ decision support to improve fuel uplift without increasing operational risk. When fuel is an airline’s highest and most volatile cost, every wasted gallon counts. At one major carrier, planners were consistently overloading on on-time or near-on time flights. Kubrick’s model proved more accurate in estimating arrival delays within 5 mins, minimizes a projected $2m of wasted fuel. ​ The tool allowed planners to make confident decisions for on-time flights, while focusing their manual efforts on those with more volatile delays.