BAE Systems and Sustainability: Aviation Industry Analysis Report

This report provides an overview of sustainability within the aviation industry, focusing on BAE Systems. It begins with an introduction to the industry, its economic impact, and the importance of sustainable practices. A literature review explores current data, policies, and key trends, including the impact of Brexit and consumer trends. The report then offers a critical overview of regulatory bodies, certifications like BREEAM and CEEQUAL, and the shift towards sustainability to address climate change. It discusses future trends, such as economic development, employment, and tourism, while also highlighting limitations like carbon emissions, noise pollution, and government policies. The report concludes with suggestions for improvement, emphasizing customer satisfaction, safe travel, global connectivity, and environmental responsibility. References to academic journals and books are also included.

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Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction and Background..........................................................................................................1
Literature review..............................................................................................................................1
Critical overview..............................................................................................................................3
Results and discussions....................................................................................................................4
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

Introduction and Background
An aviation industry basically perform different activities through which they get connect
with different surrounding of mechanical flight and an aircraft business. It usually consist of
fixed and rotatory wings, wing less, morph-able wings, lifting bodies that is lighter in weight as
compared to air craft as like airships and air balloons. It provide rapid transformation network all
across world and with this essential changes are implemented in sustained mode (Al Marzouqi,
Khan and Hussain, 2019). This industry generate higher revenue, economy, facilities and
creation of jobs that combinely facilitate international trade and tourism. The report below is
based on BAE system plc as it is a British multinational security, defence, aerospace company
that is having headquartered in London, UK. The report below includes literature review of
current data and policies of aviation industry as along with key future trends and limitations.
Literature review
Aviation has play wider role within the economic and national base as in this airline also
get connect with different businesses and people. It also boost the trade and tourism in UK as it
also assist to make better support by which highly skilled supply chain with aerospace is
processed. As the member of airline get enjoys the membership with the 90,000 members and
serve 276 million passengers along with this also carried out the 1.2 million tonnes of cargo and
in support of this entire airline get called various actions by which adequate framework. The
airport operations are essential to get implement as within this economy get affected with
prospect of import, export, tourism and businesses. In this better benefits are gained as it has
direct impact over air travel by which quality life is increases in resulted to local and global
government. The air and noise pollution is usually get in connect to airport ground operations
under which immediate changes is induced in systematic mode (Al Sarrah, Ajmal and Mertzanis,
2020). As per the situation of Brexit uncertain conditions is created as in the aerospace industry
EU regulations get regulated as it has direct impact over traffic rights, personnel licensing and
operator licensing. It is on accordingly pay higher attention through which certain regulations are
controlled within European Union. The consumer trends get increases as with support of
Consumer Right Act 2015, under which uncertain focus is maintain about to make unfair
contractual terms that is applied to reduce remedies of services provision.
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As per according to the viewpoint of E Mazareanu, 2020, as in the dynamic world it get evolved
different people and businesses as with this certain interest is persuade systematically. In this
rapid growth along with certain comfort is progressed within transportation by which people
become more modern in relation to change in modern life. In support of travelling by aviation is
based on travellers and passengers that enable million of individual within which desire of
marketplace get fulfilled. The aviation industry play crucial role within UK as with this better
contribution is achieved as by considering of better advancement within global passengers. The
government helped internal aviation sector as more cities are not linked up with air. The
connectivity across whole country was improved (Büyüközkan, Feyzioğlu and Havle, 2019). The
policies always have major importance for building an aviation sector. To improve the
experience for travellers various strategies are made. There was a new strategy which was the
priority for UK aviations to increase demand for flights. The success lies in the best connectivity
over international level. A new creation is done regarding the guidance being made that how will
customers get the information.
As per the viewpoint of Boris Johnson, 2020, various restrictions have to be kept in mind
by the airline companies. During COVID the restriction which was made is of 14 day quarantine
if someone is travelling to UK from any other country. As lot of health crisis is there so airline
companies need to support the government. There was a restriction that all airport staff will have
to wear the face coverings including the passengers. To operate in future all restrictions have to
be followed by UK airlines and they have to be in favour of government only. Another
restriction was regarding the temperature checks.
According to the viewpoint of David Leonard, to become more sustainable various things have
to be kept in mind by airlines. A global standard “BREEAM” was there to develop the
sustainability of airline and through this more encouraging team were hired to have a proper
decision making which can enhance the sustainability and can built the environment. Many
airports have tried to improve their sustainability like Bostan logan international airport. It was
the first terminal which won the leadership in energy (Guimarans and et. al., 2019). It introduced
roofing and pavement services to reflect heat and also saved water through low flow washroom
fixtures. There are also wind turbines which are established on top of the office. CEEQUAL is
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also be a civic and military aviation that access a wider range under which different facilities get
offered within the airport as by consisting taxiways, runways, car parks, river diversions and
many other operations asset as like piers.
Critical overview
The regulatory bodies has develop certain policies that is followed by the authority,
administration, control and regulations and it is as developed by Secretary of state for transport,
Civil aviation authority, European aviation safety agency within which various regulations get
processed as with direct applications. In this the Secretary of state for transport exercises the
sustained responsibilities by which adequate response is offered (Kılıç, Uyar and Karaman,
2019). For this BREEAM and CEEQUAL as offered certifications through which certain
increase is offered by which asset performance and metrics as per consideration of governance,
social and environmental as per report to gain effectual access of green finance. For this global
shift is maintained towards sustainability by which climate crisis is overcome that act as a
catalyst.
The airline industry is basically consisting as aero, environmental and sustained height of
carbon emission is controlled by which climate change and its impact is managed and controlled.
In this different measures are considered as with this better technological advancement is
induced as in today’s crafting 50% of carbon monoxide emission is controlled and along with
90% of smoke that is developed from hydrocarbon. It is used to rebuild and enhance the overall
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capacity in which vehicle is transferred into hybrid one. In future period of time, balanced
manufacturing is induced through which reduction of pollutants is achieved as carbon monoxide
and it is the biggest challenges to get change planet change.
Results and discussions
The Key future trends of aviation industry bought various benefits towards economic
development as with this better facilities is offered in terms of social and economic terms. It is
certainly relative to affordable transport services that is dependent on the basis of air travel
through international places by which smooth accessibility is induce in continuous period of
instance. It is usually reflecting integral part that intensifies the lifestyle as it also make direct
contribution towards economic growth and development of UK (Parsa and et. al., 2019). The
initial growth of aviation industry is generated with respect to employment, export, value added,
production, contribution and investment prospect getting changed. It also get facilitate the overall
trade by which industrial contribution also get promoted. It makes higher contribution towards
GDP as in this aviation make supportive account to 1.2 amounts towards national growth. In this
export services also promoted within which UK get measure more growth as by air too by which
overall dependence of ability and national income is also get developed.
It also get promote tourism as in this UK residents get around 60 million visitors by
which oversees performance get promoted. In this there is about 80% fact that is developed due
to air change as in this alternative air package is developed that short haul the destinations. It
make significant impact over economy generation by which earning also get promoted and it is
estimated to better share in GDP and to more than 2 million job that provide direct employment.
The attractiveness of business setting up also get developed and it is the biggest strength
through which international performances get linked to different activities. In this sustained level
of significance is offered towards economic betterment and with this direct increment is offered
towards cluster development. In this overall potential of buying and delivery of services get
promoted continently. Thus impetus regulations get promoted within which commercial benefits
and development of industry is induced as with support of logistics industry (Payán‐Sánchez and
et. al., 2018). It also creates a lot of jobs and employment and itself supported directly through
2, 00,000 jobs by which other supportive facilities also get promoted in clear manner. The
regional economics also get promoted in which higher vitality is offered by which overall
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viability and attractiveness is developed that make easier connection in between different
countries.
There are different limitations that is generated within aviation industry and for this
climate change due to carbon emission, noise that is suffered with support of local communities
as at nearby places of airports, the deficit of tourism is a challenge in which growth of cheap
flights takes UK economy left and most of it as through holiday, the government policy is always
be changes as per rapid growth as within which ignorance of environmental effects is considered.
In addition employment is also being a challenge as aviation industry claim that it creates more
jobs but it is not valid or true. The key factors and figures of the flights get changes as per
services as in this different data is managed (Yazgan, 2018). Furthermore, Bio fuels are
considered and with this sustained damage, environmentally, socially by which rush of flights
within the aviation industry is controlled. As in the local airport different effect is induced such
as air pollution, deterioration of quality life, traffic problems and environment basis also get
controlled at nearby airport. In this eco-friendly steps are considered by which family visit of
fights get managed through which productive path is followed. The offsetting of carbon emission
also get controlled as in induce ineffective removal of CO2 from the surround and moreover
VAT and fuel duty play zero tax through air travelling.
There is few suggestions that is followed by aviation industry for instance, BAE system
plc and for this it is required that customer work is promoted within which higher level of
satisfaction is induced. It is also be required that aviation offers safe and secure pathway to the
travel so that easy and fast travelling is offered by which sustainability also get maintained
within which better benefits is attained with perfection. It assist to build global connectivity at
stronger level by which supportive growth is measured as while tackling environmental basis so
that sustained level of encouragement is offered within competitive market.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Al Marzouqi, A.H., Khan, M. and Hussain, M., 2019. Employee social sustainability: Prioritizing
dimensions in the UAE’s airlines industry. Social Responsibility Journal.
Al Sarrah, M., Ajmal, M.M. and Mertzanis, C., 2020. Identification of sustainability indicators in
the civil aviation sector in Dubai: a stakeholders’ perspective. Social Responsibility
Journal.
Büyüközkan, G., Feyzioğlu, O. and Havle, C.A., 2019, July. Analysis of success factors in
aviation 4.0 using integrated intuitionistic fuzzy MCDM methods. In International
Conference on Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (pp. 598-606). Springer, Cham.
Guimarans, D. and et. al., 2019. A review of sustainability in aviation: A multidimensional
perspective. In Sustainable Transportation and Smart Logistics (pp. 91-121). Elsevier.
Kılıç, M., Uyar, A. and Karaman, A.S., 2019. What impacts sustainability reporting in the global
aviation industry? An institutional perspective. Transport Policy, 79, pp.54-65.
Parsa, M. and et. al., 2019. Green hub-and-spoke network design for aviation industry. Journal
of cleaner production, 229, pp.1377-1396.
Payán‐Sánchez, B. and et. al., 2018. Social embeddedness for sustainability in the aviation
sector. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 25(4), pp.537-
553.
Yazgan, E., 2018. Development taxonomy of human risk factors for corporate sustainability in
aviation sector. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology.
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Johnson. B., 2020. QUARANTINE: WHAT DO NEW UK TRAVEL GUIDELINES MEAN
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Leonard. D., 2020. How to make airports sustainable and reduce the environmental impact.
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