Problems, challenges, and potentials of the Greek air cargo industry

• Autorzy: Malagas Konstantinos , Palamaras Athanasios , Kucuk Yilmaz Ayse , Nikitakos Nikitas

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.20858/sjsutst.2024.123.7

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Air cargo significantly contributes to trade, bridging the gap between production and consumption in a timely and reliable manner. The specific industry is a complex system, participating many players and requiring many documents and actions. Greece’s economic growth is highly dependent on the exportation and import of goods. The current study intends to analyse the Greek air cargo industry, implementing a more holistic approach, identifying the main problems and challenges, and making useful recommendations. In-depth focus group discussion with the participation of twelve (12) experts (n=12) and observation applied to collect the required information. The main findings present the high level of bureaucracy, the lack of cooperation between the partners and the use of technology that caused significant problems in the industry’s performance, while some effective interventions were proposed. The study provides useful insights to the related practitioners, policy-makers and academicians.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Greek air cargo industry; Greek freight; Greek aviation; focus group

PL

grecki przemysł lotniczy cargo; grecki fracht; greckie lotnictwo; grupy fokusowe

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej
• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe. Transport / Politechnika Śląska
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: z. 123
• Strony: 155--169
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 47 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Malagas Konstantinos

• Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, Korai 2A Street, 82132 Chios, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9532-7289

autor

Palamaras Athanasios

• Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, Korai 2A Street, 82132 Chios, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3375-6655

autor

Kucuk Yilmaz Ayse

• Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aviation Management, Eskisehir Technical University (ESTU), 2 Eylul Campus, 26555, Tepebaşı, Eskisehir, Turkiye

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-1023

autor

Nikitakos Nikitas

• Department of Shipping Trade and Transport, University of the Aegean, Korai 2A Street, 82132 Chios, Greece

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0808-0247

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