Emergency Planning and Management in Aviation: Enhancing Flight Safety

Tuncel Öz

doi:10.34231/iuyd.2051623

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Emergency Planning and Management in Aviation: Enhancing Flight Safety

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to examine the importance of emergency planning and management in ensuring flight safety in the aviation sector and to identify the relative importance of the criteria affecting flight safety.

Design/methodology: The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was employed to determine the relative weights of the criteria influencing flight safety. The analysis was conducted using data collected from 20 participants working in academia and the aviation sector.

Findings: The AHP results revealed that emergency planning and preparedness was the most important criterion for ensuring flight safety, with a criterion weight of 0.35. The findings highlight the importance of effective emergency planning, crisis management, and stakeholder preparedness in maintaining flight safety. Furthermore, innovative training methods and technological equipment are considered important elements in strengthening preparedness for emergencies and high-risk situations.

Originality/value: By applying the AHP method, this study provides a systematic assessment of the relative importance of criteria affecting flight safety. The findings offer insights into prioritising emergency preparedness, training, and crisis management practices in the aviation sector.

Keywords

Havacılıkta Acil Durum Planlaması ve Yönetimi: Uçuş Emniyetinin Artırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, havacılık sektöründe uçuş emniyetinin sağlanmasında acil durum planlaması ve yönetiminin önemini incelemeyi ve uçuş emniyetini etkileyen kriterlerin göreli önem düzeylerini belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır.

Yöntem: Çalışmada, uçuş emniyetini etkileyen kriterlerin göreli ağırlıklarını belirlemek amacıyla Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci (AHP) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Analiz, akademi ve havacılık sektöründe görev yapan 20 katılımcıdan elde edilen veriler üzerinden gerçekleştirilmiştir.

Bulgular: AHP sonuçlarına göre, uçuş emniyetinin sağlanmasında en önemli kriterin 0,35 ağırlık değeriyle acil durum planlaması ve hazırlık olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bulgular, uçuş emniyetinin sürdürülebilmesinde etkili acil durum planlaması, kriz yönetimi ve ilgili paydaşların hazırlıklı olmasının önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca yenilikçi eğitim yöntemleri ve teknolojik ekipmanların, acil durumlara ve yüksek riskli koşullara yönelik hazırlığın güçlendirilmesinde önemli unsurlar olduğu değerlendirilmektedir.

Özgünlük: Çalışma, AHP yöntemini kullanarak uçuş emniyetini etkileyen kriterlerin göreli önem düzeylerini sistematik biçimde değerlendirmektedir. Elde edilen bulgular, havacılık sektöründe acil durum hazırlığı, eğitim ve kriz yönetimi uygulamalarının önceliklendirilmesine yönelik çıkarımlar sunmaktadır.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Tuncel Öz ^*
0000-0001-6603-0841
Türkiye

Publication Date

October 26, 2026

Submission Date

September 30, 2026

Acceptance Date

October 22, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.2051623

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APA

Öz, T. (2026). Emergency Planning and Management in Aviation: Enhancing Flight Safety. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, 1, 75-104. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.2051623

AMA

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Öz, Tuncel. 2026. “Emergency Planning and Management in Aviation: Enhancing Flight Safety”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, no. 1: 75-104. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.2051623.

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