TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– To provide a brief introduction to the special section of papers.Design/methodology/approach– The paper outlines the themes of each of the four papers.Findings– The four invited papers deal with various aspects of operational efficiency in aviation. Each paper, either explicitly or implicitly, treats the current concern in the aviation industry with improving this efficiency, although no universally‐accepted definition can be found easily in the extensive literature.Originality/value– Introduces the papers which deal with the various aspects of operational efficiency in aviation. VL - 78 IS - 1 SN - 0002-2667 DO - 10.1108/17488840610639627 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/17488840610639627 AU - McLean Donald PY - 2006 Y1 - 2006/01/01 TI - Introduction: operational efficiency in aviation T2 - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 13 EP - 14 Y2 - 2024/04/24 ER -