A Review of Some Current Sustainability Management Practices in the Airline Industry: Proposed SMART Strategies and Methodologies for Improvement

Abstract

This paper reviews some common sustainability management practices in the airline industry, focusing on the airport sector. It reviews and summarises the state of knowledge on current sustainability management practices in the air- line industry and creates an understanding for readers of the need for the airport sector to improve its sustainability practice by engaging SMART sus- tainability strategies and methodologies. This paper proposes three sustaina- bility strategies for the airport sector to adopt to improve its sustainability management practices. Two methodologies are recommended for each strat- egy proposed for airports to adopt and operationalise.