| It is crucial for aviation companies to select and use | | | | these gases were released on the ground. This |
| relevant aviation KPI to assess the value of their | | | | development has spurred the aviation industry to |
| outputs. KPI or key performance indicators, after all, | | | | improve their fuel efficiency by looking into alternative |
| can be used to determine their organizational success | | | | sources of fuel. |
| or failure. | | | | Coupled with the challenge of eliminating or diminishing |
| The term "aviation" traditionally refers to all activities | | | | the industry's carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases |
| with involvement of man-made flying devices, like | | | | emission rate is the challenge of handling the increase |
| aircrafts. The same term can also be used to refer to | | | | or growth in global air travel. Despite the recent |
| all people, regulatory bodies, and organizations that | | | | economic downturn suffered by many countries, the |
| have something to do with these devices. Aviation | | | | International Air Transport Association reports a |
| operations are categorized into two: civil aviation and | | | | growth in the number of air flights by 5% a year. It is |
| military aviation. Civil aviation will include all non-military | | | | expected that this growth in the aviation industry will |
| flying which are categorized into general aviation and | | | | continue until 2011. |
| scheduled air transport. The scope of general aviation | | | | These issues were extensively discussed during the |
| will include non-scheduled civil flying: commercial or | | | | meeting of airlines and airports, aircraft and engine |
| private. This will include all business flights, private | | | | manufacturers, as well as fuel suppliers in a meeting in |
| aviation, air charter, flight training, parachuting, hang | | | | Geneva last April 2008. In the same gathering, industry |
| gliding, and aerial photography. Military aviation, on the | | | | players identified four areas of improvement. Among |
| other hand, involves the use of all military aircrafts that | | | | which are economic instruments, technology, |
| are often part of a government's military arsenal. | | | | operations, and infrastructure. However, the most |
| Undoubtedly, the aviation industry is a significant part in | | | | urgent concern that they identified is the finding of an |
| the lives of the millions of people who have the need | | | | ideal kerosene jet fuel replacement since such fuel is |
| to move from one place to another. Today, the | | | | primarily derived from crude oil, making it less |
| industry is faced with the challenge of diminishing its | | | | environment-friendly. Despite being a highly competitive |
| carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Presently, about | | | | industry, many airlines are willing to share research and |
| 2% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the globe | | | | technology to find a potent solution to this problem. |
| can be attributed to aviation operations according to | | | | Amidst all the many factors that continue to hound the |
| the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which | | | | aviation industry, aviation companies, particularly airlines, |
| was set up by the World Meteorological Organization | | | | have resorted to investing in research and technology, |
| and the United Nations. This fact is even made more | | | | as well as changing operating procedures for |
| urgent by the discovery of scientists and | | | | performance improvement. Through relevant aviation |
| environmental advocates that greenhouse gases | | | | KPI, these companies are able to identify certain areas |
| released at high altitude will trap more heat than if | | | | of operations that could still be greatly improved. |