Introduction: perspectives on sustainability and aviation / Paul Upham -- Organizational and growth trends in air transport / Ian Humphreys -- The social and economic benefits of aviation / Robert Caves -- The human health impacts of aviation / Ken Hume and Adrian Watson -- The global atmospheric impacts of aviation / David Lee and David Raper -- Aircraft noise, community relations and stakeholder involvement / Callum Thomas and Martin Lever -- Environmental management and the aviation industry / Paul Hooper, Bridget Heath and Janet Maughan -- The potential for modal substitution / Milan Janic -- Air freight and global supply chains: the environmental dimension / David Gillingwater, Ian Humphreys and Robert Watson -- The potential offered by aircraft and engine technologies / Jacquetta Lee -- Climate policy for civil aviation: actors, policy instruments and the potential for emissions reductions / Andreas Pastowski -- Multisector commentaries on sustainability and aviation. Economic aspects of sustainability and UK aviation / Simon Bishop ; Sustainable aviation: implications for economies in transition / Delia Dimitriu ; Key issues in aviation environmental policy-making / Léonie Dobbie ; Towards sustainable aviation? / Brian Graham ; Aircraft noise: the NGO perspective / Tim Johnson ; Environmental and economic factors in airport capacity / Joop Krul ; Potential improvements to air traffic management / Arthur Lieuwen and Ted Elliff ; Making aviation less unsustainable: some pointers to the way ahead / Caroline Lucas ; Sustainable aviation: what do you mean? / Mark McLellan ; Sustainability and aviation: problems and solutions / Beatrice Schell ; Airlines and sustainable development / Hugh Somerville ; The case for 'no growth' / John Whitelegg.