Air Mode of Transportation

Air Mode of Transportation
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Air Mode of Transportation
Mobility and pillars of transport such as air and maritime stay at the core of contemporary socio-economic fabric. They underpin the key prospects such as social connections besides their impacts on other industries, including education and healthcare. With proper transportation systems, aspects such as execution of jobs, trade, and access to goods and services have been facilitated. The Air transport industry understands the needs of their consumers that range from efficiency, speed, comfort to safety. To stay competitively sustainable, key industry players have introduced changes that include strategies in operations and market segmentation initiatives. Aircraft developers have also initiated avenues of accommodating fuel efficiency besides transitioning into renewable energy sources in the industry. Put, air mode of transportation is experiencing changes that could define its future and its impacts on prospects such as supply chain and logistics as a whole.
Changes in the air mode of transport occur consistently considering the dynamism of needs in the industry. The past two decades have accommodated some of the most significant changes in the air mode of transportation (Antai & Mutshinda, 2021). The turn of the millennium was accompanied by the consolidation of the air transport industry, especially in the US, where major airlines developed strategies to instill market dominance. Some of the high-profile acquisitions at this time included American Airlines buying Transworld Airlines in 2001. This acquisition came as a response to the 1997 formation of the Star Alliance by five airlines that included Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Air Canada, Thai Airways International, and United Airlines. The alliances would be critical in dominating the targeted markets. Additionally, airlines were attempting reduced operational costs, especially with increased flexibility and code sharing within the member airlines. The changes in the US culminated with Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and American Airlines as the leading carriers in the US.
Safety is another change that dominated the early 2000s in the airline industry. Following the 9/11 attacks in New York, the government instilled measures to increase security in entry points. The Transport Security Administration (TSA) was created in 2001 to oversee security in US airports. The implications would spread globally, with other nations in Europe, Africa, and South America increasing scrutiny of the movements of people, goods, and services within their borders (Antai & Mutshinda, 2021). TSA took their role with strict measures in the US, including employing thousands of agents at airports to screen passengers and their luggage. According to Rodrigue and Bowen, follow-ups to the security directives were evident in 2006, with air passengers directed to limit the liquids that they pack in their travels. A plot to transport liquid explosives in the UK-North America route was discovered in 2006, leading to increased screening for drinks in transportation either by passengers or through cargo.
The decade following the turn of the m...