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Relationship Between Airline Category, Geographical Region, And Safety Performance, Peter Simpson
Relationship Between Airline Category, Geographical Region, And Safety Performance, Peter Simpson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Passengers rank safety as a key factor in airline choice. Thus, safety performance impacts an airline's ability to attract customers. The purpose of this correlational study was to examine the relationship and difference between airline category low-cost carriers (LCCs) and full-service carriers (FSCs), geographical region, and safety performance measured by accident rates. The target population comprised all airlines in all countries that had an accident during the 14-year period 2004 to 2017. Data consisted of archival data of all global airline accidents and airline departure frequencies for the 14-year period. The theory of organizational accidents in complex sociotechnical systems explains …
The Adoption And Diffusion Of The Air Taxi/Air Charter Travel Innovation, Joseph Paul Leader
The Adoption And Diffusion Of The Air Taxi/Air Charter Travel Innovation, Joseph Paul Leader
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The inefficient use and knowledge of direct, on-demand air taxi/air charter flights in the United States was the topic of this dissertation. The general problem studied was the inefficient use of air transportation options by business travelers in the United States. The specific problem was how business travelers in the United States learn of and thereby elect to embrace a newer air travel option. Using Rogers's diffusion of innovations theory as the framework, the dissemination of air travel choices made by business travelers using ImagineAir air taxi service in the United States was explored via a qualitative case study research …