Comparative study on hazardous attitudes and safe operational behavior in airline pilots

•We investigate the differences in hazardous attitudes and safe operation behavior.•There were differences between the hazardous attitudes and safe operation behavior of Korean and non-Korean pilots.•It was found that hazardous attitudes and safe operation behavior differ depending on the total flight experience.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the differences in hazardous attitudes and safe operation behavior according to cultural differences and flight experience. In particular, the study tries to analyze these differences between Korean and non-Korean airline pilots and according to total flight experience. A survey was conducted on airline pilots that work at Korean Air, and a total of 147 collected surveys were analyzed using a t-test and ANOVA. The analyses showed differences between Korean and non-Korean airline pilots as well as according to total flight experience.