Judging a book by it's cover: The relationship between service and safety quality in US national and regional airlines

Journal of Air Transport Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 87-94

  Rhoades, Dawna L ^a   Waguespack Jr, Blaise ^a  

^a EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; HEALTH AND SAFETY; SERVICE PROVISION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034037667     PISSN: 09696997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-6997(99)00025-3     Document Type: Article

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