Document Type : Original Article
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PhD Candidate in Futures Studies, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Eyvanekey University, Eyvanekey, Iran.
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Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Eyvanekey University, Eyvanekey, Iran.
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Assistant Professor Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Eyvanekey University, Eyvanekey, Iran and Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, Faculty of Public Health, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Tehran Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/joae.2025.499251.1263
Abstract
The present study conducts a systematic review of research in the field of air accidents to prevent them based on the future scientific and technological megatrends of the aviation industry. The research method is based on a systematic scoping review designed according to the PRISMA protocol, and the structure of the study network was mapped using a social network analysis approach. First, relevant studies were searched in international databases within the time frame of 2014-2025. After screening, 67 studies were subjected to qualitative and quantitative content analysis in terms of their relevance to future scientific and technological megatrends and their thematic areas. The review of studies indicates that the megatrends of artificial intelligence, future skills, smart infrastructure, and the data age play a pivotal role in preventing air accidents in the thematic areas of flight risk assessment and analysis, air traffic routing and control, flight safety system analysis, weather and natural disaster prediction, and root cause analysis of air accidents. Furthermore, there is very limited research in areas such as advanced warning systems, physical and mental health of flight crews, improving flight crew performance in accident situations, pilot and flight crew decision support systems, safety transparency and reporting, optimization of aircraft maintenance operations, aviation governance structure and international collective actions, the economics of air accident prevention, sustainable airport construction, and the environmental impacts of air accidents, which provides a foundation for future studies.
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