The Impact of Covid-19 On the Sustainability of the Airline Industry

Abstract

Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the depth and persistence of the impact on the airline industry have far exceeded expectations, and the pressure on the operation of airline enterprises has continued to increase. This paper intends to understand the impact of Covid-19 on the sustainability of the aviation industry. To achieve this goal, this paper reviews the significant impact of Covid-19 on the global economic landscape and concepts related to supply chain sustainability, focusing on the negative and positive effects of the aviation industry's response to the outbreak on its sustainability. This paper observes that while some measures could locally enhance the sustainability of the airline industry at the environmental and social levels, it generally left sustainability more severely negatively impacted.