Research Article

The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability

Volume: 6 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability

Abstract

Air cargo plays a critical role in world trade. The intense competition in international markets requires reliable and faster means of transportation. This necessity increases the importance of air cargo. Significant portion of the world trade in terms of value is carried by air. This is because higher added value and time sensitive goods increasingly demand for air cargo and this results in higher cargo traffic transported by air. The increase looks to continue well into the future in line with the expectations of the industry. To accommodate the growth, the continuous development of the quality of air transportation infrastructure is inevitable and this creates in return an adverse effect on climate and energy sustainability. The study focuses on this negative effect and aims to examine whether air transportation quality is mediating air cargo and climate & energy. The research is based on cross country data analysed via Baron and Kenny mediator method, regression and Sobel test. The result of the analysis shows that the quality of air transportation is a partial mediator between air cargo with climate and energy. The increase of air cargo traffic has an adverse effect on climate & energy and by introducing air transportation quality in the relationship, the earlier negative effect of air cargo on climate and energy falls but still keeps its statistical significance. To sustain climate & energy, policies should control the rapid rise of air cargo on the one hand, and the development of air transportation quality on the other.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

December 30, 2024

Acceptance Date

November 18, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Çelebi, Ü. (2025). The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 6(2), 67-78. https://doi.org/10.55212/ijaa.1608934
AMA
1.Çelebi Ü. The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2025;6(2):67-78. doi:10.55212/ijaa.1608934
Chicago
Çelebi, Ümit. 2025. “The Effect of Air Transportation Quality Between Air Cargo and Climate & Energy Sustainability”. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics 6 (2): 67-78. https://doi.org/10.55212/ijaa.1608934.
EndNote
Çelebi Ü (December 1, 2025) The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics 6 2 67–78.
IEEE
[1]Ü. Çelebi, “The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability”, International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 67–78, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.55212/ijaa.1608934.
ISNAD
Çelebi, Ümit. “The Effect of Air Transportation Quality Between Air Cargo and Climate & Energy Sustainability”. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics 6/2 (December 1, 2025): 67-78. https://doi.org/10.55212/ijaa.1608934.
JAMA
1.Çelebi Ü. The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2025;6:67–78.
MLA
Çelebi, Ümit. “The Effect of Air Transportation Quality Between Air Cargo and Climate & Energy Sustainability”. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics, vol. 6, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 67-78, doi:10.55212/ijaa.1608934.
Vancouver
1.Ümit Çelebi. The effect of air transportation quality between air cargo and climate & energy sustainability. International Journal of Aeronautics and Astronautics. 2025 Dec. 1;6(2):67-78. doi:10.55212/ijaa.1608934

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