The Aviation Industry During Crisis and the Journey to Sustainable Recovery: Literature Review

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  • Mohamed Fareed Rafea 3 &
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The covid 19 pandemic has had a major impact on the aviation industry, causing disruption to global air travel and leading significant financial losses for airports and airlines. Due to the pandemic, demand for air travel has declined significantly, lockdowns, and travel restrictions. These stated factors led airlines to cancel flights, grounded aircrafts, and layoffs of employees. To mitigate this matter, the aviation industry had to be proactive and react rapidly to the changing situation and implement new measures in order to ensure business continuity. In this empirical study we will subject the cause and effect of financial losses and provide business strategies for future searches.

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Rafea, M.F., Hamdan, A. (2023). The Aviation Industry During Crisis and the Journey to Sustainable Recovery: Literature Review. In: El Khoury, R., Nasrallah, N. (eds) Emerging Trends and Innovation in Business and Finance. Contributions to Management Science. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6101-6_42

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