Sustainable Aviation and Urban Air Mobility: Policy, Technology, and Workforce Perspectives
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Transportation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 1054
Special Issue Editors
Interests: personnel and sustainability issues in the aviation and transportation industries
Interests: safety; operations; multimodal planning in aviation and transportation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aviation and the rapidly evolving field of urban air mobility (UAM) play an essential role in advancing global sustainability goals. While these systems expand connectivity and economic opportunity, they also present pressing challenges, including greenhouse gas emissions, noise, energy demands, labor impacts, and community acceptance. Achieving sustainability in air transport therefore requires more than technological innovation; it depends on integrated approaches that connect policy frameworks, workforce considerations, and social dimensions with engineering advances.
This Special Issue, “Sustainable Aviation and Urban Air Mobility: Policy, Technology, and Workforce Perspectives”, provides a platform for research exploring how the integration of UAM into aviation’s transformation can align with environmental, economic, social, and operational sustainability. We particularly welcome contributions that bridge technical, regulatory, and organizational perspectives to better understand how advanced technologies and new mobility concepts can be integrated into existing systems and can contribute to a more sustainable future.
By bringing together diverse contributions, this Special Issue seeks to advance the discussion on how aviation and UAM can evolve responsibly, balancing innovation with policy, governance, and workforce readiness while supporting long-term sustainable development.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Joseph Sobieralski
Dr. Sarah Hubbard
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable aviation
- urban air mobility (UAM)
- advanced air mobility (AAM)
- aviation policy
- aviation workforce
- alternative fuels
- safety
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