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Unlike the other air transport business models, air cargo and business aviation proved resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic setting the fundamentals for further growth in the post-pandemic business environment. In contrast to air cargo, however, business aviation is relatively under-researched. On these grounds, this paper is of interest as it examines the available academic contributions on business aviation using a systematic literature review methodology. Based on Scopus, Transportation Research International Documentation (TRID) and Web of Science databases and after applying specific inclusion criteria, 260 papers were selected for further analysis. We performed a descriptive analysis to identify the basic characteristics of the papers and a content analysis with VOSviewer software to comprehend deeply the arguments that have been investigated so far. We found that the first paper was published in 1966 and until 2021 there is a steady but slow increase in the scientific research mainly in four disciplines: Applied Sciences (70.00%), Economic and Social Sciences (18.46%), Natural Sciences (9.23%) and Health Sciences (2.31%). There are 637 researchers working in affiliations located in 37 countries that have studied business aviation-related issues. Nevertheless, they have formed small networks within their country or affiliation's boundaries. United States is the country that leads the research on business aviation in terms of publications and unique researchers' affiliations while University of Quebec from Canada is the leading affiliation with the highest number of publications. The content analysis showed that business aviation research is limited to a few topics among which engineering management aspects have mostly been explored. Overall, the results show that much room exists for future research on business aviation especially with respect to economics and business management issues, environmental impacts, and health-related topics.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between mood and air travel choices, considering the role of travel significance and the influence that COVID-19 may have on younger generations' choices. Using a mixed-methods sequential exploratory design, a sample of 1,111 Italian respondents, belonging to younger generations is investigated. The data are analysed using a quantile regression with group effects considering attitudes towards COVID-19. The study demonstrates that there is a positive and significant relationship between mood and the number of journeys by air to destinations outside Europe, highlighting the positive moderating effect of the air travel experience and the negative moderating effect of COVID-19. This may have important implications for air transport managers interested in luring younger people to fly in the post-COVID19 era.
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This paper launches the Curated Collection of Annals of Tourism Research on air transport and tourism. Starting with a structured and historical review of the literature, the paper then discusses an analytical framework based on microeconomics and economic geography tools to highlight the implications of air transport accessibility for tourism development. Moreover, the paper examines the airline – airport – tourism destination authority systemic relationship. By highlighting key features of each stakeholder, a total of 10,554 related intra- and inter-stakeholder possible relationships are identified. A thorough understanding of these relationships may prove of added value to address conflicts, capitalize on synergies and rejuvenate air transport and tourism in the post COVID-19 business environment to the benefit of all involved stakeholders.