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KAVACIK M., ZAFER KAVACIK S., YILDIZ A., KARAMAN D.
3rd International Symposium on Sustainable Development, Sarajevo, Bosna-Hersek, 31 Mayıs - 01 Haziran 2012, ss.157-167
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Yayın Türü:
Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
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Basıldığı Şehir:
Sarajevo
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Basıldığı Ülke:
Bosna-Hersek
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Sayfa Sayıları:
ss.157-167
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Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli:
Evet
Özet
Within changing world, sustainable development globally has become an important strategic
goal for all sectors.
Sustainable development seeks to protect, develop and balance social, economic and
environmental goals and resources in order to secure comfort and welfare of present and
future generations. The significance level of these related goals and sources is very high.
Threats and hazards such as limited resources around the globe, overly population increase,
global warming, damaging of ozone layer, decreasing of live species and environmental
pollution dramatically reveal the importance of sustainable development.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Kyoto Protocol
which was signed in 1997 came into force in 2005. In this context, aviation industry is a good
sample for sustainability. Fuels used in consist of non-renewable resources so contribute to
climate change negatively. But, at the same time, that industry makes very valuable and
unique contributions to the sustainable development aimed by global society. These
contributions are realized social, economical and environmental dimensions.
Aviation industry is the safest and most efficient type in public transportation. Over long
distances and beyond geographical barriers, no alternative one exist so. It offers affordable
transportation services to the nations, regions and individuals with wide transportation
network. Furthermore, by promoting cultural and social ties, it facilitates exchange of
educational experiences.
Economically, aviation industry encourages economic development by facilitating access of
regional and global markets, involving with these markets and increasing market share. At the
same time, aviation industry leading to the development of trade, travel and tourism sector
provides improving of income distribution by creating employment around the globe.
This industry pioneers to the electronic transportation. Highly savings got at ticketing and
other documentation transactions by adopting to the electronic system. Decrease in the level
of aircraft noise-footprint at a 20 db in recent years, an increase in fuel efficiency of 70
percent in last 40 years – today’s newest aircraft technology often matchs the energy
consumption of modern cars and in some cases (depending on speed and distance)-, coming
down Carbon emission ratios dramatically, alternative fuel systems as biofuels and less
service required space area compared to other transportation types can be taken as outstanding
environmental effects of this industry.
Turkish Airlines (THY) showed an outstanding performance both economically and socially
for the last years. Now, being a member of Star Alliance Group, it has a wide flight network
around the globe with generated fleet. Furthermore, the company works to make contributions
to the sustainable future