Aviation Sustainability

Dear Colleagues,

To use existing resources effectively in the future, a basic understanding of sustainability should be included in R&D. Although sustainability is examined under the three main pillars of economic, environmental, and social, these three parameters should be examined in an integrated manner.

In the first years of aviation research, only studies on system performance and improvement were carried out. Then, energy-efficient system designs and applications were carried out. In recent decades, economic and environmentally friendly aviation applications have emerged as research topics. Aviation applications can be divided into two subgroups, airside and landside. While the effects of aircraft can be examined separately both on the airside and on the landside, airport studies can be limited to landside applications. To achieve sustainable aviation, we need to carry out aviation studies on environmentally friendly (e.g., producing low emission, carbon neutral), respecting equalities (e.g.; genetics, gender, disability), ecosystem friendly (protecting biodiversity), and using alternative sources (e.g., electricity–heating–cooling with solar, wind, heat pump).

This journal is inviting work concerning sustainable aviation studies. In particular, the collection will focus on eco-friendly aircraft engines, sustainable aircraft materials, aircraft life cycle analysis, alternative energy sources for aircraft, propulsion analysis (e.g., sub-sonic, hypersonic), more electrical aircraft, airport sustainability (e.g, science and social applications), and sustainable airport management (e.g., energy, noise, environmental).

Prof. Dr. Onder Altuntas 
Prof. Dr. Yasin Şöhret
Collection Editors

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