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Air Cargo

A-Z Air Freight Directory: This site provides addresses and phone numbers for airlines, sales agents, airports, cargo handling agents, cargo agents, and express operators. The listings are provided alphabetically through a country index. There is also an index to the National Airfreight Forwarders Associations by country. Visit the related site, azfreighters.com, to view detailed specifications and statistics for about 60 freighter aircraft.
Air Cargo World Online: The online version of Air Cargo World magazine. Click on 'Archives' to view issues back to 2005.
Airbus Global Market Forecast: Forecasts cargo and passenger air travel demand, fleet development and aircraft deliveries.
International Air Cargo Association: TIACA's official website, which includes industry news and forecasts, a member directory and a calendar of events.
ISAGO Standards Manual (IATA): The IATA Safety Audit of Ground Operations manual is used to assess safety management for organizations providing ground handling services to the airlines.
World Air Cargo Forecast: Produced by Boeing, the World Air Cargo Forecast 'summarizes the world's major air trade markets, identifies major trends, and presents forecasts for the future performance and development of markets, as well as for the resultant world freighter airplane fleet.'

Aircraft

Airbus Global Market Forecast: Forecasts cargo and passenger air travel demand, fleet development and aircraft deliveries.
Airchive.com: Described as the 'museum of commercial aviation,' this site provides airline history, aircraft and airport photos, vintage airline/aircraft manufacturer memorabilia and a tour of airline graveyards and museums.
Aircraft Performance Database: 'Performance information on almost any general aviation aircraft.' Searchers may search by manufacturer and aircraft model, or may enter performance criteria and pull up a list of aircraft matching the required specifications.
Aircraft Registration Inquiry (FAA Civil Aviation Registry): This FAA site, providing aircraft registration information, is searchable by N-number, name, serial number, make/model, geographical, etc. A link is also provided to the FAA's Airman Certification site.
Airliners.net: Scroll down to the 'Aviation Photo Search Engine' for pictures of classic and modern aircraft, including cabin and cockpit photos. Choose 'Aircraft Data and History' for info on history, performance and specifications.
Civil Jet Aircraft Design: Useful in project design studies, this website is intended to be used in conjunction with the book of the same name. Click on 'Data Sets' on the right to access Aircraft (specification, mass, geometric and performance data), Engine (takeoff, climb, cruise, dimensions, layout), Airport, Atmosphere/Airspeeds and Units/Conversions data files.
Current Market Outlook (Boeing): An 'assessment of the demand for world air travel. This assessment estimates the jet airplane capacity to meet the projected growth in travel demand, plus the replacement market for older in-service airplanes.' [Preface]
Flightglobal: A mega-site for news about every aviation topic, including aircraft, air transport, simulators, safety, UAVs, helicopters and much more. The Archive is a searchable record of aviation history including Flight Cutaways and technical art.
Fractional Ownership (NBAA): News and reports on fractional ownership from the National Business Aircraft Association.
General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA): GAMA represents 'manufacturers of fixed-wing general aviation aircraft, engines, avionics, and components.' Their website addresses issues of concern to general aviation and provides the fulltext of many of their publications such as the Statistical Databook.
Homebuilt Homepage: This site includes information on homebuilt aircraft, kits and plans, directory information and links to clubs and newsletters.
How Air Force One Works: Air Force One is the 'radio call name for any U.S. Air Force plane carrying the President of the United States.' This webpage, located at the award-winning HowStuffWorks site, details the history, floor plan, flying operation and special features of this aircraft.
Military Aircraft and Aircraft Equipment Tutorials: Presented by the Federation of American Scientists, this site provides history, specifications and pictures of U.S. and world military aircraft, including Fixed-Wing Aircraft, Helicopters, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Links are provided to other defense-related sites. Search capability is provided.

Airline Information

Air Charter Guide: This on-line version of the Air Charter Guide contains abbreviated information. For more complete information, it is still best to check the printed version located in Reference (HE9803.A2 A47 year).
Air Travel Price Index: Based on actual (not published) fares, the ATPI can be used to compare airfares since 1995. Data is taken from the BTS's Origin and Destination (O&D) Survey.
Airchive.com: Described as the 'museum of commercial aviation,' this site provides airline history, aircraft and airport photos, vintage airline/aircraft manufacturer memorabilia and a tour of airline graveyards and museums.
Airline Data and Statistics: The Office of Airline Information, part of the US Department of Transportation, presents a broad range of statistics on airlines including on-time statistics, international passenger and freight statistics, financial data and airframe costs.
Airline Data Project: Maintained by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the ADP provides operating statistics, Form 41 and SEC filings, revenue profiles, and employee data and analysis for over a dozen U.S. airlines.
Airline On-Time Statistics: Provides departure and arrival performance statistics, and percentage of flights delayed, canceled or diverted since 1997. Summary and detailed statistics are available for individual airlines, or for specific airlines at an origin and/or destination airport.
Airline Quality Rating: U.S. airlines are compared and rated in the areas of on-time performance, denied boardings, mishandled baggage and customer complaints. Reports available back to 1991.
Airline Route Maps.com: Click on a geographical location to access a list of major airlines and their routes or search the database of over 1000 airline route maps by name of airline.
Airline Water Supplies: Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, this site deals with the safety of drinking water aboard aircraft. Includes a fact sheet, test results and standards regulating water on public carriers.
Aviation Consumer Protection Division: This site, sponsored by the Department of Transportation, provides travel tips, a means of filing complaints and links to airlines' customer service plans. You will find the fulltext of the Air Travel Consumer Report which provides data relating to on-time performance, mishandled baggage and consumer complaints. Previous issues of this publication are available in the Hunt Library (Ref HE9787.5.N7 A417 1988-)
Flightglobal: A mega-site for news about every aviation topic, including aircraft, air transport, simulators, safety, UAVs, helicopters and much more. The Archive is a searchable record of aviation history including Flight Cutaways and technical art.
Landings: Airlines / Charters on the Web: This site provides a comprehensive listing of commercial airlines, both domestic and international, with links to their homepages. Airlines can be accessed through a straight alphabetical listing or by airline category (i.e., charters, air freight/cargo).
Office of the Asst. Sec. for Aviation & International Affairs: This DOT office deals with open skies agreements, essential air service and competition within the airline industry. Links are provided to the 'Consumer Air Fare Report' and the 'Airline Financial Review.'
StartupBoeing - Starting an Airline: Offers data on market analysis, business planning, airplane selection, and more. The Airline Business Plan Outline can be used as the starting point for creating an airline business plan.
TranStats: Sponsored by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Under Data Finder - By Mode, click on 'Aviation' to access Form 41 Financial and Traffic Data, O&D Data, Airline On Time Performance Data and other statistical reports.

Associations & Organizations

Aerospace Medical Association: This site includes a brief history, membership information, and conference schedules. The association has also provided access to the table of contents and abstracts from their publication Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. Click on the journal name, then "Abstracts Online" to view January 1996 through July 2003.
Air Line Pilots Association, International: The website of ALPA provides association information, news releases, speeches and testimony, and fulltext access to Air Line Pilot Magazine from 2000 to the present.
Air Transport Association: "The premier trade organization of the principal U.S. airlines," ATA provides airline traffic and financial data, annual/economic reports (click on Economics & Energy > review/outlook> Annual Reports of the U.S. Airline Industry) and the fulltext version of the Airline Handbook.
Airline Pilots' Security Alliance: An organization of pilots from every major U.S. airline whose focus is airline security. Links include the Understanding the Armed Pilots Program (under "Background Information") and Legislation.
Airports Council International: Representing over 1600 airports in 175 countries, the ACI site presents news, events and publications of interest to airport operating authorities. Click on "Data Centre" to see a ranking of the world's busiest airports. To access ACI-North America, please visit http://www.aci-na.org.
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE): This site provides information on both AAAE and the International Association of Airport Executives (IAAE) as well as data on job opportunities, upcoming conferences, legislative issues relating to airports, and AAAE publications such as Airport Magazine.
AOPA: The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's website provides, among other things, the table of contents from the current issue of AOPA Pilot magazine, selected articles from the archives, and the Air Safety Foundation's Nall Report.
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International: AUVSI represents professionals working with ground vehicles, undersea vehicles, industrial robots and air vehicles.
ATAG: ATAG, the Air Transport Action Group, was founded by IATA, Airbus Industrie, Boeing and others in 1990 to work for beneficial aviation capacity improvements worldwide in the areas of air traffic management, airport capacity, and ground access. This site provides access to many publications dealing with the economic benefits of air transport, the environment, intermodality, etc.
European Regions Airline Association: The ERA website provides member information, position papers, airport and airline statistics, and an aircraft database containing pictures and specifications.
Experimental Aircraft Association: Focusing on recreational flying, the EAA site contains information on homebuilt aircraft, various fly-ins, and the Young Eagles program.
FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale - The World Air Sports Federation): The world governing body for air sports and aeronautical world records has links to news, competitions, meetings, and results for all sorts of air sports, including Aerobatics, Ballooning, Gliding, Parachuting, Rotorcraft, and more.
Flight Safety Foundation: The FSF website includes a calendar, press releases and the texts of the foundation's seven publications, both past and present issues.
General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA): GAMA represents 'manufacturers of fixed-wing general aviation aircraft, engines, avionics, and components.' Their website addresses issues of concern to general aviation and provides the fulltext of many of their publications such as the Statistical Databook.
ICAO: The website for the International Civil Aviation Organization provides a history of the organization, news releases, contact information, text of ICAO Journal, and conference information.
International Air Cargo Association: TIACA's official website, which includes industry news and forecasts, a member directory and a calendar of events.
International Air Transport Association: This site provides mission and goal statements, a history of IATA and a list of member airlines. Click on 'About US' to access annual reports back to 1995. Upcoming conferences and press releases are also available.
International AOPA: International Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, parent organization to AOPA-USA. They present a list of members, international flight procedures and information for international pilots.
International Society of Air Safety Investigators: This website for aviation accident investigators includes a history of the organization, links to foreign government investigation agencies, accident databases, Forum magazine and annual seminar proceedings.
International Society of Women Airline Pilots: This Society represents women pilots from more than 20 countries and 65 airlines. Of particular interest are the 'Articles' and 'Firsts' sections of this website.
International Transport Workers' Federation: This is the aviation component of the website sponsored by the International Transport Workers' Federation. This organization represents over 600 transport trade unions reflecting all transportation modes in over 140 countries. Click on 'Transport International Magazine' to read the fulltext online version.
National Aeronautic Association (NAA): The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) is the record-keeper for United States aviation.
National Air Traffic Controller's Association: This site provides information on NATCA's organizational structure, and includes current and legislative issues, press releases, congressional testimony, and newsletter articles.
National Air Transportation Association: NATA is a trade association which represents businesses servicing the general aviation industry, including air charter, ground and fuel services, aircraft maintenance and pilot training. Their website contains a list of publications for sale, the text of official policy statements and association news.
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA): The NBAA site provides information on legislation, safety, security, tax/insurance, and other concerns to corporate aviation.
NEMSPA Online: The National EMS Pilots Association is dedicated to the representation and professional development of EMS pilots. This site includes full-text publications, training resources, and employment services.
Ninety-Nines, Inc.: This is the official website of the Ninety-Nines, an International Organization of Women Pilots. It contains information on its history and membership, biographical information on famous women aviators past and present and a Pilot Careers Resource Center.
Organization of Black Airline Pilots: Founded in 1976, OBAP's focus is the advancement and promotion of aviation educational opportunities for African-Americans. The website includes membership information, upcoming events, a list of aviation schools, scholarships and job postings.
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association: The official website of PAMA whose mission is to '...enhance professionalism and recognition of the Aviation Maintenance Technician through communication, education, representation and support for continuous improvement in aviation safety.'
Regional Airline Association: The RAA website includes an association overview, an airline directory, and press releases. Under the heading 'carriers and services' are many statistics including airports served, current codesharing agreements, top regional aircraft, forecasts, traffic statistics, and safety statistics. Some of this information can also be found in the Regional Airline Association Annual Report which is located in the Hunt Library (call number Reference HD9711. U52 C68).
Soaring Society of America: This official SSA site includes descriptions of soaring and gliding and the Soaring Society of America and how to join, lists of US soaring sites and a calendar of events. It also includes the SSA news, Soaring Magazine articles, and convention news.

Aviation Medicine

Aerospace Medicine Technical Reports: Published by the FAA, the FAA AM index provides access to Aviation Medicine reports by subject, author and chronologically. Most reports are also full text at this site. You may also access the entire collection in full-text format at the Hunt Library website at http://library.erau.edu; just click on 'Online Full-Text Resources,' then 'FAA Aviation Medicine Reports.'
Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine: Official website for this professional journal. Click on "Abstracts Online" to search titles and abstracts of articles for special topics, or look at tables of contents of individual issues from 1996 to 2003.
FAA Aviation Medical Examiner Search: A list of all FAA certificated medical examiners around the world. The search mechanism is very clear, sorted by locations.
Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners: Contains the full text of the FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine's Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners.
PubMed Central: 'PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journal literature. Access to the full text of articles in PMC is free, except where a journal requires a subscription for access to recent articles.' Contains many documents relating to aviation medicine.
U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory: The AARL provides aviation medical research support to Army aviation activities. Click on "Technical Reports" on the right side of the menu bar. For best results, type in a few words from the title of a report in quotation marks. To do a keyword search, use either a single word or an exact phrase in quotation marks. Without the quotation marks, the database will only search for the first word that is entered.
U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon's Manual: A manual dealing with the fundamentals of naval aerospace medicine and a guide to administrative procedures. Note: This is a very large file and may take a while to load. You might want to right-click and save the file in lieu of waiting for it to open.

Aviation Weather

Aviation Digital Data Service: Funded by the FAA, this site provides information on PIREPs, AIR/SIGMETs, METARs, TAFs, Winds/Temps, and more. Under Java Tools > Flight Path Tool, you can view data along your flight route.
Aviation Weather Center: TAF Decoder: Detailed explanation of the Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) as used in the United States. TAFs use the same weather code found in METAR weather reports.
Aviation Weather Page: A collection of aviation weather links for pilots.
DUATS: Information about this service and free registration for student pilots and flight instructors is available here.

Environment

Airline Water Supplies: Sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency, this site deals with the safety of drinking water aboard aircraft. Includes a fact sheet, test results and standards regulating water on public carriers.
Climate Change: The Transportation Research Board's site addressing transportation and climate change, which includes reducing transportation-related emissions of carbon dioxide. Click on "Full Report" on the left to view the full text of the report, "Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation."
Enviro.aero: Established by the commercial aviation industry body, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), this site explores the impact of the aviation industry on the environment, and how industry is working to reduce that impact. Includes facts and figures and information about biofuels.
Omega: Aviation in a sustainable world: Includes news and studies, some in full text, on topics including climate change, air quality, noise, aircraft systems and operations, and alternative fuels.

Miscellaneous

Aviation Education Multimedia Library: Provides primarily airframe and powerplant instructional materials (pictures, movie clips, and presentation aids) for aviation educators.
Jet Smart: This site was written by Diana Fairechild and provides good information on many topics for aircraft passengers including air quality, preventing dehydration while flying, and jetlag.
Next Generation Air Transportation System: FAQ's for the Next Generation Air Transportation System, a program that seeks to improve the air traffic control system.
Photovault Aviation Museum: Collection of civil and military aviation-related photos of aircraft cockpits, airline food, cabin interiors and a variety of other pictorial topics. Also includes aerospace photos.

Museums

National Air and Space Museum: This site includes a list of all exhibitions, current and forthcoming, as well as a detailed description of its permanent collections.
National Aviation Hall of Fame: Included in this site are pictures and brief biographies of all those enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
San Diego Aerospace Museum: Contact information and descriptions of the exhibits found at this museum.
To Fly is Everything: Self described as a 'virtual museum covering the invention of the airplane,' this site includes a digital library of articles contemporary to the invention of the airplane and photo gallery.
Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers: From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress, this site provides images of letters, diaries, notebooks, drawings, scrapbooks and other documents belonging to the Wright brothers. Searchable and browsable.

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