Recent Advances in Air Transport Policies

Call for Papers
Recent Advances in Air Transport Policies
Journal: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission Deadline: 29 October 2026

Overview
This special issue focuses on how airlines and policymakers are adapting to major changes in demand, competition, network structure, regulation, pricing, sustainability, and resilience. It looks at the air transport sector’s post-pandemic “new normal” and the policy responses shaping growth, consolidation, decarbonization, and long-term stability. The issue gives priority to work with clear public policy relevance and actionable insights.

Scope
The call welcomes theoretical and empirical studies on passenger behavior, airline competition and cooperation, route networks, public intervention, mergers and alliances, subsidy frameworks, international air service agreements, sustainable aviation fuel, climate policy, and system resilience. The editors emphasize that papers should focus on policy rather than purely operational or management topics. Research that does not connect clearly to public policy is outside the scope of the special issue.

Submission Information
Manuscripts are reviewed under the journal’s standard peer-review process and accepted papers will be published online immediately. Authors should submit through Editorial Manager and select “VSI: Air Transport” as the article type. The issue is open for submissions from 16 December 2025 and the deadline is 29 October 2026. If a paper is borderline in scope, the call suggests contacting the guest editors for a preliminary assessment.

Guest Editors

• Prof. Christian Bontemps — Ecole Nationale Aviation Civile and Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, France.

• Dr. Yulai Wan — The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

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