Robust Measurement of Airline Sustainability Performance across Economic, Social, and Environmental Dimensions

Karahan Kara; Galip Cihan Yalçın; Emre Kadir Özekenci; Vladimir Simic; Hamide Özyürek; Süreyya Yılmaz Özekenci; Dragan Pamucar

doi:10.31181/msa41202761

Authors

Karahan Kara 1) Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, İzmir Katip Çelebi University, 35620 İzmir, Türkiye; 2) Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, OSTIM Technical University, 06374 Ankara, Türkiye; 3) Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, SIMATS, Chennai, India Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1359-0244
Galip Cihan Yalçın 2) Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, OSTIM Technical University, 06374 Ankara, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9348-0709
Emre Kadir Özekenci 4) Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Cag University, 33800 Mersin, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6669-0006
Vladimir Simic 5) University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Vojvode Stepe 305, 11010 Belgrade, Serbia; 6) Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Informatics, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; 7) Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5709-3744
Hamide Özyürek 2) Department of Business, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, OSTIM Technical University, 06374 Ankara, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2574-954X
Süreyya Yılmaz Özekenci 8) Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance, Cag University, 33800 Mersin, Türkiye Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-4101
Dragan Pamucar 9) Department of Applied Mathematical Science, College of Science and Technology, Korea University, Sejong 30019, Republic of Korea; 10) UNEC Applied Artificial Intelligence Research Center, Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC), Baku, Azerbaijan; 11) Transport and Logistics Competence Centre, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania Author https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2488-9403

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31181/msa41202761

Keywords:

Sustainability Performance, Aviation Industry, Management Research, Decision Support Tool, Sustainable Development Goals, Alternative Ranking using Two-Step Logarithmic Normalization Method

Abstract

Sustainability is a key issue for the aviation sector and requires airlines to improve their economic, social, and environmental performance simultaneously. This paper is based on the need to monitor and evaluate the sustainability performance of airlines on an annual basis. It proposes and applies the criterion importance based on sum of squares (CRISUS) - alternative ranking using two-step logarithmic normalization (ARLON) model for assessing sustainability performance across economic, social, and environmental dimensions. This paper consists of four phases: evaluation of economic, social, and environmental performance, and determination of overall sustainability performance. The findings show that economic and environmental performance reached its highest level in 2023, while social performance peaked in 2021. The study highlighted total investment, occupational health and safety training, and greenhouse gas awareness initiatives as the most important sustainability criteria. This research offers methodological and practical contributions to the evaluation of sustainability performance and provides a practical framework to support decision-making for managers.

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