 The global air transport systemJohn Bowen, Landen Kaya Hashimura and Sophia L. Apostolides Chapter 1 in Research Handbook on Air Transport Management, 2026, pp 11-24 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the degree to which commercial aviation is an integral – but also vulnerable – element of everyday life in much of the world. The crisis also illuminated the systemic character of air transportation as contractions and then expansions cascaded across sectors, places, firms, and people linked by airline networks. In this chapter, we analyze aviation as a dynamic system composed of airlines, airports, regulators, and other actors interacting across global, regional, and major airport scales. The stage is set by sketching the structure of the aviation system and the growth and distribution of air passenger and air cargo traffic. Recent aviation research is then synthesized with a systems theme. Two particular sets of research questions are focused on. First, how is the air transport system affected by disruptions, and what is its resilience in the face of such threats? Second, what is the systemic impact of offsets, carbon pricing, and similar environmental policy measures? Finally, the chapter ends by focusing on the future of the aviation system, particularly with respect to its sustainability. Keywords: Aviation networks; Disruption; Resilience; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:23436_2 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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