Aviation Biosecurity in the Future: a collaborative sustainable approach to global health crises
Sallahaj, Jeton; Soini, Elina (2025)
2025
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The aviation industry was severely affected due to the historical, major events that took place during Covid-19 pandemic that has been occurring since the end of 2019. The pandemic affected the world globally, causing distress while the corona virus was quickly spreading across the globe, while the pandemic was in the biggest wave, citizens fell ill, the healthcare system was also struggling to keep up with the rising numbers of active medical cases. For the aviation industry this rapidly caused flight cancellations, as the countries would impose more strict biosecurity protocols and close their borders. The challenges also were found in tracking the ill passengers, and most importantly – to manage the pandemic outbreak and prevent new cases, while maintaining the operations and financial stability of stakeholders in the aviation industry.
COVID-19 demonstrated the effects of worldwide pandemic, however, there have been several other pandemics in history such as Ebola, Sars, Marburg, MERS-cov. The theoretical framework studied how these pandemics have affected the world, what lessons did we learn throughout history from these pandemics to prevent possible future pandemics. The medical field plays a crucial role in pandemic research, understanding the function of the corresponding viruses and therefore, helping to make the most effective solutions. Furthermore, understanding the virus’s mutations and potential for future evolution allows the medical field to anticipate new challenges and adjust approaches accordingly.
The theoretical part of the thesis explores the innovative implementations of technological field as well as the field of medicine. These innovations could be effective, cost-effective and successful in managing and preventing future pandemics in the aviation industry. This thesis explores the innovative solutions to be prepared for possible future biosecurity threats, like pandemics better than ever in human history.
The objective of this thesis is to offer valuable information for aviation industry stakeholders, offering great insights from the theoretical framework perspective, from information gathered from the qualitative interviews from the aviation professionals, as well as the innovative perspective when proposing the new recommendations for aviation industry to manage future biosecurity threats. This thesis relies on the previously published data and conducted interviews, while bringing new valuable innovation, new ideas to share within the aviation industry – all in efforts, to create a safer and more sustainable aviation in the future.
COVID-19 demonstrated the effects of worldwide pandemic, however, there have been several other pandemics in history such as Ebola, Sars, Marburg, MERS-cov. The theoretical framework studied how these pandemics have affected the world, what lessons did we learn throughout history from these pandemics to prevent possible future pandemics. The medical field plays a crucial role in pandemic research, understanding the function of the corresponding viruses and therefore, helping to make the most effective solutions. Furthermore, understanding the virus’s mutations and potential for future evolution allows the medical field to anticipate new challenges and adjust approaches accordingly.
The theoretical part of the thesis explores the innovative implementations of technological field as well as the field of medicine. These innovations could be effective, cost-effective and successful in managing and preventing future pandemics in the aviation industry. This thesis explores the innovative solutions to be prepared for possible future biosecurity threats, like pandemics better than ever in human history.
The objective of this thesis is to offer valuable information for aviation industry stakeholders, offering great insights from the theoretical framework perspective, from information gathered from the qualitative interviews from the aviation professionals, as well as the innovative perspective when proposing the new recommendations for aviation industry to manage future biosecurity threats. This thesis relies on the previously published data and conducted interviews, while bringing new valuable innovation, new ideas to share within the aviation industry – all in efforts, to create a safer and more sustainable aviation in the future.