Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation
Sustainability represents a key issue for the future of the aviation industry. The current work aims to assess and compare aircraft, under the prism of sustainable aviation. In the proposed approach, sustainability is understood as a trade-off between technological sustainability, economic competiti...
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| author | Dionysios N. Markatos Spiros G. Pantelakis |
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| description | Sustainability represents a key issue for the future of the aviation industry. The current work aims to assess and compare aircraft, under the prism of sustainable aviation. In the proposed approach, sustainability is understood as a trade-off between technological sustainability, economic competitiveness/costs, and ecological sustainability, with the latter also including circular economy aspects. To handle the trade-offs and lead to an effective decision, a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methodology is applied, combining the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and an appropriate weighted addition model. To demonstrate the proposed approach, a set of commercial aircraft incorporating novel fuel/propulsion technologies are compared and ranked with regards to their sustainability, using the metric of sustainability introduced. The dependency of the obtained ranking on the significance attributed to each of the sustainability aspects considered was also performed and discussed. To verify the reliability of the proposed approach, the obtained results are also compared with those obtained from a popular ranking tool from the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1c711c6ec9144adabb84deb9be4f1402023-11-17T08:58:19ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102023-03-0110324010.3390/aerospace10030240Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable AviationDionysios N. Markatos0Spiros G. Pantelakis1Laboratory of Technology & Strength of Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, GreeceLaboratory of Technology & Strength of Materials, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, GreeceSustainability represents a key issue for the future of the aviation industry. The current work aims to assess and compare aircraft, under the prism of sustainable aviation. In the proposed approach, sustainability is understood as a trade-off between technological sustainability, economic competitiveness/costs, and ecological sustainability, with the latter also including circular economy aspects. To handle the trade-offs and lead to an effective decision, a multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) methodology is applied, combining the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and an appropriate weighted addition model. To demonstrate the proposed approach, a set of commercial aircraft incorporating novel fuel/propulsion technologies are compared and ranked with regards to their sustainability, using the metric of sustainability introduced. The dependency of the obtained ranking on the significance attributed to each of the sustainability aspects considered was also performed and discussed. To verify the reliability of the proposed approach, the obtained results are also compared with those obtained from a popular ranking tool from the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/3/240sustainabilitycircularitysustainable aviationaircraft selectionMCDMdecision-making support |
| spellingShingle | Dionysios N. Markatos Spiros G. Pantelakis Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation Aerospace sustainability circularity sustainable aviation aircraft selection MCDM decision-making support |
| title | Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation |
| title_full | Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation |
| title_fullStr | Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation |
| title_short | Implementation of a Holistic MCDM-Based Approach to Assess and Compare Aircraft, under the Prism of Sustainable Aviation |
| title_sort | implementation of a holistic mcdm based approach to assess and compare aircraft under the prism of sustainable aviation |
| topic | sustainability circularity sustainable aviation aircraft selection MCDM decision-making support |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/10/3/240 |
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