Aviation Safety Related Sites
    Publications & News Services
 

www.airporthub.com
ACI North America, and aeroVISTAS.net have established a powerful partnership to develop, deliver and promote a highly advanced internet portal site --- AirportHub.com. This new corporate ACI-NA site generates exceptional information processed by powerful search engine capabilities including the hosting of unique ACI-NA collated RFP (Request for Proposal) listings drawn from its membership. The core coverage of AirportHub.com is of the activities of the US and Canadian airport industry and all companies providing products and services to it.

www.flightsafety.org
One of the world's best aviation safety resources, Flight Safety Foundation is known internationally for providing timely, practical and objective information to FSF members and everyone concerned with the safety of flight. Since its official founding in 1947, Flight Safety Foundation has been a catalyst for the continuous improvement of aviation safety. The Foundation is an independent, nonprofit international organization that provides a neutral forum, where the aviation industry can meet in a noncompetitive environment to identify safety concerns, determine solutions and implement ideas

www.rati.com
Air Transport Intelligence has been specifically designed and developed to provide air transport professionals with timely and accurate online market intelligence, ensuring a truly competitive edge in a dynamic and rapidly changing marketplace. The ATI service delivers a unique combination of air transport news and data, which provides the very latest in real-time industry news, and specialist up-to-the-minute data.

aviation-safety.net/index.shtml
The Aviation Safety Network's mission is providing everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation with up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues.

www.avsec.com
Aviation Security International is an international magazine dedicated to airport and airline security issues. Published every two months, the journal is read around the globe by Airport and Airline Security Directors and Managers, Director Generals of Civil Aviation Authorities, Flight and Cabin Crew SEP Instructors, Immigration and Customs Officials and the senior management of the aviation industry's regulatory authorities.

www.airport-technology.com
This site was designed specifically for the airport industry, delivering the latest airport technology product news and press releases.

www.aviationheadlines.com
This site features the most up-to-date aviation news.

www.orientaviation.com
Orient Aviation covers all aspects of commercial aviation in the Asia Pacific region; issues, personalities, news and views of decision-makers in the fastest growing aviation market in the world.

www.ainonline.com
Aviation International News touts that it's the #1 business aviation news site.

www.avweb.com
AVweb is the Internet's aviation magazine and news service.

www.airlinerworld.com
Airliner World spotlights the global airline scene.

www.airportsinternational.co.uk
Airports International features global airport and airline news.

www.airlinesmagazine.net
Airlines Magazine features air transport industry news for Europe.

www.aviationtoday.com
Aviation Today is the comprehensive Internet resource for aviation industry news, analysis and business information.

www.aviationnow.com
AviationNow.com brings to you the latest news and analysis from the industry's leading team of editors on the Web. The site is organized around nine channels to easily allow users to target their areas of interest.

www.airsafe.com
This site has been in operation since July 3, 1996, just two weeks before the crash of TWA Flight 800. Since its inception, the goals of AirSafe.com have been to provide the aviation safety community and the general public with factual and timely information on events that involve the deaths of airline passengers.

   

Organizations - US
 

www.airportnet.org
The American Association of Airport Executives, based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, is the largest professional organization for airport executives in the world, representing thousands of airport management personnel at public use airports worldwide. The site features "Security Central (www.airportnet.org/security/), the most comprehensive collection of information and resources on airport security developments available anywhere. The organization also publishes Airport Magazine.

www.aviationsafetyalliance.org
The Aviation Safety Alliance is a not-for-profit foundation set up in 1998 as a resource for journalists reporting on aviation-safety related stories.

www.aia-aerospace.org
The Aerospace Industries Association represents the nation's major manufacturers of commercial, military and business aircraft, helicopters, aircraft engines, missiles, spacecraft, materials, and related components and equipment.

www.airlines.org
Founded in 1936, the Air Transport Association of America was the first, and today remains, the only trade organization for the principal U.S. airlines. In that capacity it has played a major role in all the major government decisions regarding aviation since its founding. The purpose of the ATA is to support and assist its members by promoting the air transport industry and the safety, cost effectiveness, and technological advancement of its operations; advocating common industry positions before state and local governments; conducting designated industry-wide programs; and assuring governmental and public understanding of all aspects of air transport.

www.Airworthy.us
Airworthy.US is dedicated to restoring the concept of airworthiness to its role as the foundation upon which commercial/civil aviation rests. The root cause of many commercial/civil aircraft accidents (barring terrorism and similar, purposeful acts) can be traced to ignorance of, and non-adherence to, this fundamental concept. The mission of Airworthy.US is to ensure that everyone, worldwide, connected with commercial/civil aviation knows and understands the comprehensive meaning of airworthiness.  Only then can commercial/civil aviation begin to address safety.

news.aopa.org
With a membership base of more than 375,000 (or half of all pilots in the United States), the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association is the largest, and perhaps the most influential aviation association in the world.

www.atca.org
Established in Washington, D.C. in 1956 by a group of air traffic controllers, the Air Traffic Control Association has been from the outset dedicated to progress in the science of air traffic control and the preservation of a safe flight environment.

www.nbaa.org
The National Business Aviation Association, Inc., based in Washington, DC, is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan 501(c)6 corporation dedicated to the success of the business aviation community. For almost 55 years, NBAA has served this community through its leadership efforts at all levels of government and business, both in the United States and worldwide. The Association represents the aviation interests of nearly 7,000 companies that own or operate general aviation aircraft as an aid to the conduct of their business, or are involved with some other aspect of business aviation.

www.raa.org
The Regional Airline Association (RAA) represents U.S. regional airlines and the suppliers of products and services that support the industry, before the U.S. Congress, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation and other federal and state agencies. RAA member airlines transport between 90 percent and 95 percent of all regional airline passengers.

www.acpi.org
The Aviation Crime Prevention Institute, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to the elimination of aviation-related crime through education of the aviation industry worldwide; cooperation between the aviation industry and law enforcement agencies; and communication of information and security procedures to all.

www.tsa.gov
The Transportation Security Administration protects the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.

 

   

Organizations - International
 

www.airports.org
The Airports Council International (ACI), created in 1991, is the international association of the world's airports. It is a non-profit organization, the prime purpose of which is to foster cooperation among its member airports and with other partners in world aviation, including governmental, airline and aircraft manufacturing organizations. Through this cooperation, ACI makes a significant contribution to providing the travelling and shipping public with an air transport system that is safe, secure, efficient and environmentally compatible.

www.aci-na.org
Airports Council International - North America, headquartered in Washington, D.C., is the "Voice of Airports" for North America, and the largest region of the worldwide Airports Council International. Its membership consists of approximately 150 governing bodies who are primarily state, regional and local entities that own and operate airports as well as more than 325 businesses providing the services, products and concepts airports rely on. The organization's web site offers the most recent news involving North American airports.

www.eraa.org
European Regional Airlines Association is the recognized representative body for regional air transport throughout Europe. It currently represents 81 airlines, 43 airports and over 120 other companies who include most of the principal airframe and engine manufacturers and other suppliers to the industry.

www.ecac-ceac.org
Founded in 1955 as an intergovernmental organization, the goal of the European Civil Aviation Conference is to promote the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system.

www.cacairports.ca
This is the site of the Canadian Airports Council.

www.aapairlines.org
The AAPA is a grouping of seventeen scheduled international airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region. It is the trade association of the region's airlines, created to represent their interests and to provide a forum for all members to exchange information and views on matters of common concern.

www.itsasafety.org/ITSA
The International Transportation Safety Association is an association of independent transportation accident investigation boards.

www.world-tourism.org
The World Tourism Organization is the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how. WTO's membership includes 139 countries and territories and more than 350 Affiliate Members representing local government, tourism associations and private sector companies, including airlines, hotel groups and tour operators.

www.iasa-intl.com
This is the site of the International Aviation Safety Association (IASA)

www.iaae.org
This is the site for the International Association of Airport Executives.

www.atac.ca
The Air Transport Association of Canada is Canada´s major commercial aviation organization.

www.jaa.nl
The Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) is an associated body of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) representing the civil aviation regulatory authorities of a number of European States who have agreed to cooperate in developing and implementing common safety regulatory standards and procedures. This cooperation is intended to provide high and consistent standards of safety and a "level playing-field" for competition in Europe. Much emphasis is also placed on harmonizing the JAA regulations with those of the USA.

www.ifalpa.org
This is the official web site of the International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations, which includes over 90 member associations and represents in excess of 100,000 pilots.

www.icao.int
This is the web site of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

www.iata.org
The International Air Transport Association is the trade association of the world's international airline industry. Originally founded in 1919, it now groups together nearly 280 airlines, including the world's largest. These airlines fly over 95 percent of all international scheduled air traffic. Continual efforts through IATA ensure that people, freight and mail can move around the vast global airline network as easily as if they were on a single airline in a single country -- and that Members' aircraft can operate safely, securely, efficiently and economically -- under clearly defined and understood rules.

www.atag.org
The Air Transport Action Group is an independent coalition of organizations from throughout the air transport industry that have united to press for economically beneficial aviation capacity improvements in an environmentally responsible manner. ATAG is a leading proponent of aviation infrastructure issues including the economic benefits of air transport, the industry's superior environmental performance and the need for major improvements in airport and air traffic management capacity. ATAG's worldwide membership includes airlines, airports, manufacturers, air traffic control authorities, airline pilot and air traffic controller unions, chambers of commerce, tourism and travel associations, investment organizations, ground transport and communications providers.

www.aaco.org
The Arab Air Carriers Organization was established in 1965 by resolution of the Council of the Arab Transport Ministers working within the framework of the Arab League of States. AACO evolved from a small, mainly statistical, organization to become one with a defined structure covering the most important areas of Air Transport through functional departments and specialists.

www.bata.uk.com
The British Air Transport Organization and its predecessors have been representing UK airlines for almost 25 years. Its objective is to encourage the safe, healthy and economic development of UK civil aviation. BATA represents the vast majority of UK airlines. Its member airlines produce over 95% of the UK airline output. BATA's role is to represent the industry to government, airports and other industry regulators and suppliers.

   

Government Agencies
 

www.faa.gov
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the element of the U.S. government with primary responsibility for the safety of civil aviation.

www.dot.gov
This is the official web site of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

www.ntsb.gov
The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent federal agency that investigates every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation, conducts special investigations and safety studies, and issues safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.

www.senate.gov/~commerce
The official web site of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

www.gao.gov
The General Accounting Office is the investigative arm of Congress. GAO exists to support the Congress in meeting its Constitutional responsibilities and to help improve the performance and accountability of the federal government for the American people. GAO examines the use of public funds, evaluates federal programs and activities, and provides analyses, options, recommendations, and other assistance to help the Congress make effective oversight, policy, and funding decisions. In the GAO Reports/Special Collections section of this site, the Office’s reports on airport security since 1983 are available.