Title: The effect of digitalisation on sustainability and smart airport

Authors: Serap Gürsel; Rafet Demir; Hakan Rodoplu

Addresses: Department of Aviation Management, Aviation and Space Science Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey ' Department of Aviation Management, Aviation and Space Science Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey ' Department of Aviation Management, Aviation and Space Science Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey

Abstract: Players in the aviation industry have had to engage in a digital transformation with the spread of the concept of digitalisation because of rapid technological development. The concepts of sustainability, already present in aviation, and digitalisation, have become even more important in the industry. As digitisation and sustainability are two processes that need to be done together and are interdependent, and the results of which will have an impact on all stakeholders, whether positive or negative, they need to be completed successfully. Smart airports are airports where networked technologies such as IoT devices are widely used to support operations and operational planning and management. In this way, airports can become paperless and reduce environmental waste and pollutants. In this study, the concepts of sustainability and digitalisation are first discussed separately and then together, as well as the difficulties that digitalisation will bring and the contribution of digitalisation to aviation sustainability.

Keywords: digitalisation; sustainability; aviation sustainability; smart airport.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSA.2023.127488

International Journal of Sustainable Aviation, 2023 Vol.9 No.1, pp.26 - 40

Received: 07 Mar 2022
Accepted: 27 Jun 2022
Published online: 06 Dec 2022 *