AVIATION SAFETY AND THE INCREASE IN INTER-AIRLINE OPERATING AGREEMENTS

Air transport is becoming increasingly internationalized. This is not only in terms of rapid growth in international traffic flows but is also pronounced on the supply-side as airlines are beginning to lose their national identify as cross-equity holdings expand and as airlines alliances grow. Alliances are also becoming a significant feature of many domestic markets. These structural developments interact with the commercial and regulatory environment in which air transport is provided and also have potential implications for air transport safety. Although safety is generally treated as part of public policy, the commercial interests of the airlines themselves also influence it. The new market structure has brought forth considerable public debate on the economic implications of globalization and strategic alliances but less assessment has been made of the safety dimension. Even more lacking is a full consideration of the implications of the new situation for the way airlines view safety matters. This paper focuses on the changes in the private incentives that the growth in airline alliances in there various forms may have on safety.

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• Authors:
  • Button, K
• Conference:
  • World Transport Research: Selected Proceedings of the 8th World Conference on Transport Research
  • Location: Antwerp, Belgium
  • Date: 1998-7-12 to 1998-7-17
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 279-292

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airlines; Aviation safety; Commercial transportation; Domestic transportation; Economic and social factors; Regulatory constraints; Supply; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00783939
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080435904
• Report/Paper Numbers: Volume 1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 7 2000 12:00AM