Propulsion System Performance and Life Management

A method to facilitate managing mission performance of a mission with respect to propulsion system life management for an on-wing propulsion system on an aircraft, the method comprising:

• by a control circuit:
• accessing information regarding:
• variable operating costs for the aircraft;
• current mission constraints for the aircraft;
• information regarding operator objectives;
• and
• operating parameters for the mission;
• to provide accessed information;
• optimizing mission performance and propulsion system life management as a function, at least in part, of:
• mission performance information output by at least one aircraft model that inputs information corresponding to at least some of the accessed information;
• and
• maintenance cost information output by at least one aircraft maintenance cost model that inputs information corresponding to at least some of the accessed information;
• to output an optimized climb profile;
• and
• operating the on-wing propulsion system in accordance with the optimized climb profile by, at least in part, employing a cruise insertion altitude that comprises a part of the optimized climb profile when operating the on-wing jet turbine engine.