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International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Social Sciences 2026, Vol 10(1) 1-21

Hava Lojistiğinin Sürdürülebilirliğinde Dijital Dönüşüm ve Yapay Zekâ Uygulamalarının Rolü

Selvi Vural • Gül Kuru • Özlem Çimen
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Article Type
Research article
Publication Date
March 30, 2026
Pages
1-21
DOI
10.29329/ijiasos.2026.1425.1

Abstract

Küresel ticaretin hızlanması, zaman hassasiyetinin artması ve tedarik zincirlerinin karmaşıklaşması, hava lojistiğini çağdaş lojistik sistemler içinde stratejik açıdan kritik bir konuma taşımıştır. Bununla birlikte, çevresel baskılar, yüksek operasyonel maliyetler ve kaynak kısıtları, hava lojistiğinde sürdürülebilirliğin önemini artırmıştır. Bu bağlamda, dijital dönüşüm ve yapay zekâ uygulamaları sürdürülebilir hava lojistiği sistemlerinin temel belirleyicileri olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dijital dönüşüm ve yapay zekâ uygulamalarının hava lojistiğinin sürdürülebilirliğindeki rolünü nitel bir araştırma yaklaşımıyla incelemektir. Araştırma kapsamında Türkiye’de hava lojistiği ve hava kargo operasyonlarında görev yapan 19 yönetici ve çalışanla yarı yapılandırılmış derinlemesine görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler tematik içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, hava lojistiğinde sürdürülebilirliğin yalnızca çevresel boyutla sınırlı kalmayıp operasyonel verimlilik, kaynak optimizasyonu ve uzun vadeli sistem sürekliliğini kapsayan çok boyutlu bir kavram olarak algılandığını göstermektedir. Dijital dönüşüm, süreçlerin şeffaflığını ve entegrasyonunu sağlayan temel bir yapı olarak öne çıkarken; yapay zekâ uygulamaları tahminleme, optimizasyon ve karar destek süreçleriyle sürdürülebilirlik çıktılarının güçlenmesine katkı sağlamaktadır. Çalışma, hava lojistiğinde sürdürülebilirliğin dijital teknolojiler aracılığıyla nasıl operasyonelleştirildiğine dair nitel bir bakış sunarak literatüre katkı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords: Hava Lojistiği Sürdürülebilirlik Dijital Dönüşüm Yapay Zekâ Nitel Araştırma
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Vural, S., Kuru, G., & Çimen, Ö. (2026). Hava Lojistiğinin Sürdürülebilirliğinde Dijital Dönüşüm ve Yapay Zekâ Uygulamalarının Rolü. International Journal of Innovative Approaches in Social Sciences, 10(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.29329/ijiasos.2026.1425.1

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