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SARS outbreak, which had also affected
the number of passengers flying due to
health concerns.
Eventually, after each crisis, the aviation
industry always comes back globally
stronger than before. It is expected that
eventually this crisis will cause the aviation
industry to be far stronger than before. Of
course, this will mean that some smaller
airlines may go bankrupt or that they may
have to conglomerate with bigger
airlines. Naturally, many governments will
be providing support and subsidies to the
larger airlines to help put them back in
financial health similar to the German
Government giving support to Lufthansa
or the US Government giving a similar
support to Delta Airlines.
Even the manufacturers of airplanes and
parts will have to recalibrate their thinking.
There may be some changes to make the
aviation industry become more
productive as a result. However, in the
next five years, the aviation industry in its
changed form will be more powerful than
before. With the upcoming advances in
the aerospace sector, we may also soon
see the aviation industry taking a turn for
more advanced opportunities in the next
five to 10 years. There are exciting
developments such as the inception of
new supersonic aircrafts similar to
Concorde of the 80’s, so that travel from
one continent to other will be a matter of
minutes. Space tourism is growing bigger
than before with the aid of the private
sector. Simple Low Earth Orbit flights by
private companies may become
commonplace like international flights in
the next decade.
In a way, aviation and aerospace is still
the future of our world. Thus, the demand
for professionals will be at an all-time high
in the next five to 10 years. The progress of
humanity has never been stopped due to
any catastrophe. Progress has continued
regardless of obstacles. Aviation will not
be an exception either. In many ways,
aviation and aerospace symbolize the
future of humanity. As long as humanity is
alive, both the aviation and the
aerospace sectors will continue to grow
beyond our dreams.
[Author’s Introduction: Prof. (Dr.) Ugur
Guven is an Aerospace Engineer as well
as a Nuclear Engineer. His area of interest
is Advanced Space Propulsion, Utilization
of CFD in Propulsion Systems and CFD
Analysis of Nuclear Reactors as well as
various topics related to advancements in
Aerospace Engineering. On the
international front, he is serving as the
Advisory Council Member to United
Nations Center for Space Science and
Space Technology Education in Asia-
Pacific Region (UN CSSTEAP) and he is
also the Member of the Academic
Council on United Nations Systems and
Member of the European Association for
International Education (EAIE). He is also
currently the member of NAFSA as an
educator and he is the Founder Honorary
Executive Coordinator of the Indo-French
Academic Alliance. In addition, Prof.
Guven is a part of the NASA LEAG
Research Group. He has 25+ years of work
experience and over 250+ academic
publications comprising of journal papers,
conference proceedings, project reports,
and books.]
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