Throughout history, the concept of sustainability has not been prevalent in the lives of common people. Changes weren 't able to be observed and measured so there was no immediate concern about the topic. With technology and the increasingly demanding pace of living, being sustainable is more important now than ever before. Sustainability is defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future. Sustainability is made up of many facets that can be overwhelming if learned at once. Focusing on one aspect of sustainability and necessary steps needed to fully achieve it is a very effective method of applying sustainability. In the world today, a growing concern has been the carbon footprint created by aviation. …show more content…
The reason why aviation is such a big problem is that there is currently viable alternative. Flying and the carbon footprint that comes with flying is a necessary requirements that institutions and countries must take on in order to function. However there are things that people can do to limit the carbon impact that they have on the environment. The first way to limit your carbon footprint is to make the planes more environmentally efficient. There are two main ways that a plane can be efficient. The first of which is changing its fuel to a more sustainable natural gas. The main problem with this is that it is not economically feasible to switch to a more sustainable fuel source. The second way you can make planes more efficient is technology innovations in plane infrastructure. We see examples of this in recent years with innovations to the turbofans making them less polluting and technology increasing the efficiency of turboprop engines. Another way that a person might make lessen their overall carbon footprint is to buy environmental offsets to counteract the carbon impact of flying. Carbon offsets is a reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or greenhouse gases made in order to compensate for emissions elsewhere. As mentioned earlier, aviation is a nearly unavoidable carbon footprint for most companies, institutions and groups living the developed world. Since its unavoidable, offsets are pretty much the only way an individual can personally work towards carbon neutrality in the respects of
Generational conflicts, political strife, environmental regulations, stakeholders in big oil, and many more hurdles affect the push to fully sustainable economies around the world and even here in America. In a world where coal, oil, and natural gas are limited, countries are gobbling it all up as fast as they can before other poorer countries come on the grid. Even though America and other countries gobble up these resources the life of the people is still a struggle to meet basic needs. Sustainability is an intermingling of resource use and protection of the “quality of life”, it is met by using resources sparingly and by recycling or reducing the use of other non-renewable resources to provide for our immediate need, but also to conserve and protect the needs of the next generation and to improve the quality of all the lives to come.
Sustainability is Economic. Economically, sustainability involves: Providing sufficient goods and services for a high quality of life, creating worldwide economic justice, and providing meaningful employment. The “spaceship” metaphor from “Lifeboat Ethics” refers to the Earth with a limited amount of resources. It is our duty to develop technological solutions to reduce, reuse, and recycle our raw materials and natural resources. The Earth as a lifeboat, at our rate of consumption, will eventually run o...
My official duty title is Superintendent, Aviation Resource Manager and my area of responsibility entails tasks involving my immediate control. For the responsibilities within my immediate control, I supervise five individuals. I coordinate the manning, training, and deployment taskings requested by our major command, Air Force, and Department of Defense counterparts. Additionally, I oversee the Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS) incorporating 285 records for aircrew members. Aircrew members are entitled to Incentive Pay in which I manage the $1.5 million aviation incentive pay program as well as any duty status boards concerning the status of an aircrew members flying status. Not only do I deal with managerial responsibilities on a tactical level, I also have the responsibility as the Functional Manager for over 20 1C0X2’s throughout the wing and manage three Air Combat Command (ACC) squadrons. The responsibilities of a Superintendent for my career field lies heavily on the knowledge of our Air Force Instructions. Just recently, I completed my tour as a First Sergeant and was returned back to my career field. After receiving my orders to Ellsworth Air Force Base South Dakota, the position required a special experience identifier (SEI) code to perform the actions as a superintendent. Like with any assignment I received, I walk into the position with the mindset to feel the environment out and then make any necessary changes regarding procedures that are accomplished each day.
High concerns over the airlines consideration towards environmental issues, including carbon emissions (Lee, Wilson, Pasurka, Fujii, & Managi, 2017), have risen in customer awareness, and poses challenging to the company. Qantas undertakes initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, working closely with company experts, to evaluate fuel use, and implement innovative ideas with positive environment benefits. Over 95% of Qantas emissions, are directly from jet fuel, and to counter the reduction of fuel usage, is a key priority to Qantas. Qantas targets to improve fuel efficiency of aircraft by 2020, with reductions of 1.5% per year. Qantas demonstrates initiative thinking, with exploring renewable energy methods including electric ground service vehicles, biofuel, and devotes to reducing fuel consumption (Qantas Airways Limited ,
US’ input in global emissions is ⅕ of the total amount in the world, and after withdrawal from Paris climate accord all of US citizens should take as much responsibilities for their lifestyles as they can. Why don't we start by replacing plane flights with car rides? Of course, in some cases it is unlikely, for example, business trips, where you have to cross the ocean in one day for important meeting, or funeral ceremony of your beloved grandmother, which cannot wait until you cross the country by car. However, the next vacation every conscious person should choose ride over flight. Surely, your family will love the road trip, but even if they won’t be joyful about this news, it will be the right thing to do. Because five of you in the plane will cause twice as much of the ponderous emissions on your trip from New York to Los Angeles than as if you go by car. This sacrifice is absolutely worth it, and everybody should consider
Aviation has come a long way since the 19th century, from the Wright brothers taking flight with the first powered and controlled gliders, to aircraft that can travel up to supersonic speeds, orbiting satellites and space stations which then were only thought to be science-fiction. Aerospace and aviation has proven to be one of the biggest challenges to advance in the entirety of human existence. There are many factors and characteristics that contributed to this advancement such as the engines of aircraft, forces of flight, aerodynamic forces, wingspans etc. The two most significant aspects however have been; World War 1 and World War 2.
Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful airlines in the United States. There has never been layoffs or strikes in the history of the company, although there were several times when layoffs could have been justified, including the months following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. However, Southwest's Mission statement says “Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.” (Southwest, 1988). The Airline has always believed that their corporate culture is one of the keys to their success. The culture recognizes that employees have emotional intelligence and that their attitudes and morale are key to the teamwork and creative environment.
There are no known solutions yet to reverse these effects in the environment, however there are many things people can do to prevent them from increasing. By implementing a carbon tax, the government can tax corporations on how much carbon they emit into the atmosphere. With the extra money from the tax, scientists can invest in alternative ways to reduce how much carbon is emitted. Reducing climate change is going to take years and so nothing is going to get fixed anytime soon, but meanwhile, we can use that extra money to begin cleaning up the atmosphere. There are many ways to explain climate change, some say its due to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, others say it is the burning of the fossil fuels, some even say it’s the greenhouse gases.
The 38th ICAO Assembly wants to achieve carbon-neutral growth in 2020 to adapt with the climate changes. To reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its operations it’s reducing the amount of fuel consumptions. To reduce carbon emissions
Sustainability has extended to our field; people have begun to understand the importance and necessity to introduce this practice into their life. All of this not
Customer experience directly influences the sustainability of Asiana Airlines. Any business solely depends on customers to thrive. The customer service quality is paramount in Asiana airlines. The airline ensures that the customers are satisfied with service delivery in various ways. For instance, the introduction of Netflix streaming for a passenger aboard is a great step towards the sustainability of the airline. The initiative is important for the passengers because they are kept busy while aboard. According to Reader & Ridout (2013), the airline’s KLM technology will enhance the airline’s sustainability. As traveler centered advancements proceed swiftly, there are constantly
People can also reduce the use of fossil fuels by doing simple things for instance switching off lights and appliances when leaving the room. Walking or cycling instead of driving a car or use public transport for maybe longer journeys. Little things like this will make a big difference, making our planet a better place.
Sustainability is a concept with a diverse array of meanings and definitions – a widely used glamorous, ambiguous, ambivalent and vague concept that is used by different stakeholder groups in various ways. Presumably to avoid noodling over a terminology or to avoid the confrontation with a definition, most widely the concept is broken down a planning process (c.f. e.g. Döring & Muraca, 2010). That is why most common sustainability is understood as sustainable development.1
It is unfortunate that within the past 100 years our worlds' economy has driven itself into a deep hole with the reliance on a "black gold" called oil. Since its discovery, it has been purified to produce many different forms of energy such as light, gasoline and more. Since technology has enabled mankind to discover more capable methods of transportation, mankind has exploited its power over nature and produced machines such as the combustion engine. In combustion engine's, oil explodes to move machinery, and emits a very toxic byproduct called CO2. Carbon is incredibly dangerous to the earth's atmosphere, and erodes huge holes in the ozone layer of our earth. This erosion causes global warming and climate change that is permanent and irreversible. The impact of global warming will not only ...
Porter stated; “for an airline to succeed in the marketplace, it must have a sustainable competitive advantage” (Porter M. E., 2008). The airline industry is the highest competitive industry, and I believe a sustainable completive advantage is essential to succeed in the future of the aviation industry. The competitive advantages that an airline embrace, needs to be based on the airlines strategy and differentiation to competitors. Emirates displays how it has a strategy and how the airline gets ahead of its competitors through how unique it is.