Walden University ScholarWorks Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection 2018 Relationship Between Airline Category, Geographical Region, and Safety Performance Peter Simpson Walden University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations Part of the Aerospace Engineering Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons, and the Transportation Commons This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Walden University College of Management and Technology This is to certify that the doctoral study by Peter Simpson has been found to be complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the review committee have been made. Review Committee Dr. Peter Anthony, Committee Chairperson, Doctor of Business Administration Faculty Dr. Ronald Jones, Committee Member, Doctor of Business Administration Faculty Dr. Scott Burrus, University Reviewer, Doctor of Business Administration Faculty Chief Academic Officer Eric Riedel, Ph.D. Walden University 2018 Abstract Relationship Between Airline Category, Geographical Region, and Safety Performance by Peter A. Simpson MA, Australian Catholic University, 2012 MBA, University of Southern Queensland, 2005 MSc, Loughborough University, 1999 BSc(Hon), University of Newcastle, 1995 Doctoral Study Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Business Administration Walden University September 2018 Abstract Passengers rank safety as a key factor in airline choice. Thus, safety performance impacts an airline’s ability to attract customers.