As expected, this decade is proving to be decisive in dealing with climate change. 2023 and 2024 have seen temperature records broken around the world and subsequent climate change trends that are transforming the planet, with Europe warming faster than any other continent. Along with all other...

The US-China direct flights in mid-2023 were only 7 percent of those available in mid-2019. This quasi-experiment informs the debate on air transport de-carbonization. An estimated structural model shows that re-establishing the pre-pandemic direct connectivity could increase passengers by 387...

By 2035, Europe aims to introduce its next generation of lower emission aircraft. This represents a crucial step towards decarbonising aviation by 2050. Following its launch in 2014, the Clean Sky 2 programme played a pivotal role in driving Europe's competitiveness in aviation. As a strategic...

By 2035, Europe aims to introduce its next generation of lower emission aircraft. This represents a crucial step towards decarbonising aviation by 2050. Following its launch in 2014, the Clean Sky 2 programme played a pivotal role in driving Europe's competitiveness in aviation. As a strategic...

Renewing a vision for European aviation: Europe today leads the world in civil aviation and air traffic management (ATM). This success should not be taken for granted, particularly as the sector undergoes decarbonisation and digitalisation in today's challenging geopolitical context. Significant...

Renewing a vision for European aviation: Europe today leads the world in civil aviation and air traffic management (ATM). This success should not be taken for granted, particularly as the sector undergoes decarbonisation and digitalisation in today's challenging geopolitical context. Significant...

The aviation industry is undergoing transformative changes driven by technological advancements that are transforming workforce expectations. This study offers an in-depth examination of the current trends impacting the future of aviation employment, emphasizing the incorporation of Artificial...

The analysis presented in this review provides an overview of the activities carried out in 2024 by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in response to safety recommendations, as well as a comparison with historical data. This review also highlights a range of safety issues and...

The analysis presented in this review provides an overview of the activities carried out in 2024 by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in response to safety recommendations, as well as a comparison with historical data. This review also highlights a range of safety issues and...

The taxation of aviation is a frequently discussed component of governments’ efforts to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. This study examines the impact of the German aviation tax on passenger numbers during the period 2011-2019 using five panel data estimators and a Specification Curve...

Since its launch in 2022 the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CAJU) has been at the forefront of pioneering technologies that are driving the sustainable aviation revolution, working towards the sector's target of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.

This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the historical evolution and the current state of the aviation industry, with a particular emphasis on the critical need for this sector to decarbonize. It delves into emerging propulsion technologies such as battery electric and hydrogen-based...

In the Sakha Republic, aviation serves as the sole mode of year-round transportation, which is crucial for overcoming logistical challenges in remote areas of the region. This study utilizes DEA-SBM analysis to assess the efficiency of 21 airports in addressing issues within the Sakha Republic's...

Global aviation is a catalyst to sustainable development, fetching together human resources, enterprises, communities and ancillary trades along with tourism. Secure, trustworthy, well-organized and lucrative air transport is an indispensable constituent of a wider mobility tactic to help...

With the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Germany has made its claim as the leader in European air defence. Taking a joint approach to defence is a good step forward, but difficult to implement. Important European partners, above all France and Italy, are currently unwilling to follow...

This article analyzes the PRC’s lawfare against the United States and its allies in the maritime, aviation, and information technology domains. In the maritime and aviation domains, the PRC is using lawfare to take control of the South China Sea without firing a shot. In the information...

During the recent past, passenger air transport has been recovering from its significant retraction during the Covid-19 pandemic. If the recent significant drop in air traffic due to the pandemic acted as an external mitigating factor to airport traffic congestion in several major airports...

Commercial airplanes are vectors of infectious disease, advancing, if not sparking, global epidemics and potentially pandemics by exporting pathogens from endemic areas of the world to non-endemic places. For example, according to the global scientific community, the Zika virus was introduced to...

First of all, it is important to consider factors that affect the airline industry in order to derive policy directions for industrial development. According to Hyun-Mo Kim (2010), there are three influence factors of the airline industry: airline strategies, internal variables, and external...

This study examines the impact of bilateral air service agreements (BASAs) on air passenger transport in Africa and quantifies the consumer welfare effects associated with air transport liberalization. Using data for 71 country pairs from Africa observed over the period 2011-2019, the paper...

The airline market is constantly evolving and requires managers to adopt strategies to meet the changing demands and organizational requirements of the sector. As a result of its liberalization, the European market has transformed from a set of national protected sectors to a single sector....

Currently, flight delays are common and they propagate from an originating flight to connecting flights, leading to large disruptions in the overall schedule. These disruptions cause massive economic losses, affect airlines' reputations, waste passengers' time and money, and directly impact the...