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Safety Assessment Model for Dangerous Goods Transport by Air Carrier

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  • Hongli Zhao

    (School of Economy and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
    Civil Aviation Management Institute of China, Beijing 100102, China)

  • Ning Zhang

    (School of Economy and Management, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
    Collaborative Innovation Center for Aviation Economy Development, Zhengzhou University of aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450015, China)

  • Yu Guan

    (China International Engineering Consulting Corporation, Beijing 100048, China)

Abstract

The safety of dangerous goods transport by air is directly related to human health and environmental pollution. This paper investigates a model to evaluate the safety performance of the transport of dangerous goods by air carriers. Based on a literature review, international regulations related to dangerous goods air transportation, and expert opinions, this paper identifies an assessment factor system with five drivers: organization/regulations, equipment/facilities, operations, emergency, and training. A hybrid evaluation method of a joint analytical hierarchy process and entropy weight is used to determine the importance of each factor and driver. The results suggest that the regulation of dangerous goods acceptance, sufficient equipment/facilities, and the condition of the equipment/facilities are the most important factors affecting the safety performance of dangerous goods transportation by air. An empirical study reveals that the proposed model is stable and reliable; thus, the model can guide resource allocation for air carriers to improve safety management of dangerous goods transportation.

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  • Hongli Zhao & Ning Zhang & Yu Guan, 2018. "Safety Assessment Model for Dangerous Goods Transport by Air Carrier," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:10:y:2018:i:5:p:1306-:d:142845
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