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Possibilities and Challenges for the Sustainable Development of Air Transport

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Air transport is among the fastest-growing segments of the transportation industry, with considerable effect on the environment, the most disruptive being noise and emissions. Therefore, sustainability issues have become one of the key topics for both aircraft and airport operations. In this paper, we analyze sustainable business practices that will possibly shape the future of the industry, focus on the most relevant sustainable measures currently in use, and determine key sustainable trends in aviation. The first part of the paper is dedicated to the outline of the current sustainable measures, which we divided into four main categories – organizational initiatives, sustainable energy carriers, technological innovations, and operational innovations. In the second part, we analyze the main barriers to the implementation of green solutions in air transport, mainly barriers to transfer toward sustainable aviation fuels, shift to green airports, and limitations for the transfer of technology. The last part deals with recommendations for future sustainable development.

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    Martina Koščáková, Peter Korba, Ingrid Sekelová & Peter Koščák

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Koščáková, M., Korba, P., Sekelová, I., Koščák, P. (2023). Possibilities and Challenges for the Sustainable Development of Air Transport. In: Knapcikova, L., Zohrehvandi, S. (eds) 9th International Conference on Mobility, IoT and Smart Cities. Mobility IoT 2022. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-28225-6_9

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