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The Trip Fuel for a Commercial Air Transport flight must consider...
  • A
    the required fuel for an APU during the whole operation.
  • B
    fuel up to the end of the missed approach procedure.
  • C
    the expected departure and arrival routing.
  • D
    fuel for 30 minutes holding in 1500 ft at the destination.

EASA AIR OPS
AMC1 CAT.OP.MPA.181 Fuel/energy scheme — fuel/energy planning and in-flight replanning policy — aeroplanes
BASIC FUEL SCHEME — PRE-FLIGHT CALCULATION OF USABLE FUEL FOR PERFORMANCE CLASS A AEROPLANES

For the pre-flight calculation of the usable fuel in accordance with point CAT.OP.MPA.181, the operator should:
(a) for taxi fuel, take into account the local conditions at the departure aerodrome and the APU consumption;
(b) for trip fuel, include:

(1) fuel for take-off and climb from the aerodrome elevation to the initial cruising level/altitude, taking into account the expected departure routing;
(2) fuel from the top of climb to the top of descent, including any step climb/descent;
(3) fuel from the top of descent to the point where the approach procedure is initiated, taking into account the expected arrival routing; and
(4) fuel for making an approach and landing at the destination aerodrome.

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