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Sustainability Challenges To The Airline Sector Of The Economy

Sustainability challenges to the airline sector of the economy

Date of delivery:
05/03/2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY 3
INTRODUCTION 4
1. WHAT CHALLENGES DOES AVIATION FACE IF THE GOAL IS LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE SECTOR? 5
1.1 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 5
1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 8
1.2.1 The challenge of air pollution 9
1.2.2 The challenge of noise 10
1.2.3 The link between environmental and economic challenges 11
1.3 SOCIAL CHALLENGES 11
1.3.1 Principles and characteristics of Social Sustainability 11
1.3.2 Challenges to long term social sustainability 15
1.4 GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES 15
2. WHICH OF THESE CHALLENGES ARE ALSO CHALLENGES IF THE GOAL IS TO BE A RESPONSIBLE CORPORATION? 19
2.1 ECONOMIC CHALLENGES 20
2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 20
2.3 SOCIAL CHALLENGES 20
2.4 GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES 21
3. DESCRIBE THE SECTOR'S PROGRESS TOWARDS, OR (FAILURES) MOVE AWAY FROM SUSTAINABILITY OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. 21
3.1 BACKGROUND 21
3.2 ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY 22
3.3 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 24
3.3.1 Progress 24
3.3.2 Shortcomings 25
3.4 SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY 26
3.5 DEVELOPMENT IN GOVERNANCE ISSUES 27
3.5.1 Progress 27
3.5.2 Shortcomings 27
4. WHAT SHOULD AVIATION AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES DO TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ITS SECTOR 28
4.1 ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY 28
4.2 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY 28
4.2.1 Regulations 29
4.2.2 Taxation 29
4.2.3 Technology 30
4.2.4 Other ways to promote environmental sustainability 30
4.3 SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY 30
4.4 GOVERNANCE DEVELOPMENT 31
REFERENCES 32
BOOKS 32
ARTICLES 32
INTERNET DOCUMENTS 33
APPENDICES 38
APPENDIX 1.2 38
APPENDIX 1.2 40
APPENDIX 1.3 41
APPENDIX 1.3 42
APPENDIX 1.4 42
APPENDIX 3.4 46


Summary
This paper deals with sustainability challenges to the aviation sector in the economy. Four questions are addressed and simultaneously make up the structure of the document.

In section 1 we discuss what challenges (to business and regulatory...