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'Flying smart, thinking big' Airbus global market forecast 2009-2028

Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast provides an industry outlook for the 2009-2028 period, during which it projects a 4.7 per cent annual increase in overall world passenger traffic. The document evaluates how air transport will meet this rising demand – detailing such factors as fleet growth, aircraft size, emerging markets, innovation and the reduction of its environmental impact. It is available in full text as an interactive PDF.

A National Protocol for UK Route Development Funds

This is the UK Department for Transport (DfT) Consultation Ducument. This document provides consultation seeking comments on proposed changes to existing administrative procedures for applications by UK airlines to lease foreign registered aircraft. The closing date is 8th September 2006. It also brings together Annex - RDF Appraisal Framework Diagrams (PDF 420 Kb). The text is available both in HTML format and printable PDF version (177 Kb).

A Synthesis of ATM Public Perception Surveys

This document (no. EEC/SEE/2004/001) was written by Bernard Kinchin and published in 2002 by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre. The survey investigated existing surveys carried out in the period 1998-2003 for soliciting external opinion on ATM related matters. 80 organisations were approached, ranging from institutions (national & European) to aviation bodies (ANSP, Airlines, Airports) and from Research establishments to pressure groups. Only three relevant surveys were found from Transport Canada, Eurocontrol/HUM, and DFS. The synthesis shows that public awareness of ATM has rarely been addressed specifically other than for safety perception or recruitment purposes. It is available in PDF format.

About.com : Air Travel

This is the air transport section of a directory service which provides structured information on a wide range of subjects. The air transport section contains recent news articles, plus links to specific information sources on relevant subjects, such as e-ticketing, airline seat maps, business travel, aviation history, consumer issues, frequent flyers and weather. There is also a useful glossary of air transport terminology, plus sites covering airlines and airports worldwide.

AEA Yearbook

This site provides access to recent issues of the Yearbook produced by the Association of European Airlines (AEA). The Yearbook analyses the performance of AEA member airlines under a number of topics including: technical developments, fleet, traffic and capacity, fares and yields, productivity and operating results. Airline profiles and basic airline statistics are also included. The statistical appendices cover: traffic, capacity and production data on the major geographical route areas, for member airlines of the AEA. The Yearbook and statistical appendices are available online in PDF format.

AePortal

This service has been produced at the recommendation of the the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry's Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team (AeGIT) by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC). This information portal is designed to help UK aerospace companies find their way around the plethora of business support initiatives. New initiatives from organisations which provide direct or indirect business support are tracked along with specific sources of funding. The service is aimed at members of the UK aerospace industry and Government and it is necessary to submit an online form in order to register.

Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) : United States of America

This is a United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication, 18th edition, 17th February, 2005. It is a reference source for information on facilities, services, rules, regulations and restrictions in US airspace. The AIP is made up of three Parts; General (GEN), En Route (ENR), and Aerodromes (AD). Regular amendments to the AIP are issued every six months. This an international edition of the FAA's Aeronautical Information Manual. The text of the document is available in PDF format (8.42 Mb) from the listing of air traffic publications on the FAA's web site.

Aeronautical Research and Technology for Europe in the 21st Century (ARTE 21)

This report has grown out of the European Commissions' European Research Area. AECMA (European Association of Aerospace Industries) has produced it to complement the 'European aeronautics: a vision for 2020' document. The ARTE 21 report outlines the research and technology needs in order to meet the challenges for the European air transport system and proposes further work in line with Vision 2020. The report is dated March 2002 and is available in PDF format.

AeroSite

This is a personal interest web site concerned with civil aviation. The site contains sections covering airline logos, models, discussion forums, and links to other sites. There is a section on airline information which includes listings of airline codes, airports codes, and civil registration prefix codes. The aircraft section contains three view images and brief specification details.

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) : Aerospace Facts and Figures

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is a trade organisation which represents the US aerospace industry. These statistics are published annually and the complete text of the current edition is available to order online. Earlier editions are free of charge and available in pdf format. Figures relevant to the US aerospace industry are available, including aircraft production, missile and space programs, air transportation, research and development, foreign trade, employment and finance.

Air Charter Guide

This site offers information on air charter providers and aircraft, including a searchable database of nearly 20,000 aircraft available throughout the world for on demand charter. It also offers real time aircraft positions. The service is tailored for different types of user, the four categories of which are executives, aviation providers, travel professionals and rich or famous. Last updated: 03/08/2004.

Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)

ALPA is a membership association which represents the interests of pilots working with airlines in the United States and Canada. It has a number of goals including to promote and champion all aspects of aviation safety throughout all segments of the aviation community. The site provides access to press releases, speeches, testimony, job opportunities, and links to related sites. There are special features on air safety, preventing pilot fatigue and the FAA's Free Flight Programme. The site also has an ALPA meetings archive and a members only area.

Air Navigation : The Order and the Regulations

This provides access to a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 393, 3rd ed, April 2003 including amendments up to January 2009. CAP 393 sets out the provisions of the Air Navigation Order and regulations, and also contains the provisions of the Civil Aviation Authority Regulations, the Civil Aviation Authority Schemes of Charges, the Air Navigation (Noise Certification) Order, the Investigation of Accidents Regulations and the Dangerous Goods Regulations. The text of CAP 393 is available in PDF format (1.7 mb), from the CAA's web site.

Air Rail Links : A Guide to Best Practice

This is a document produced jointly by the International Air Rail Organisation (IARO), the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), and Airports Council International (ACI). The guide is intended to provide a review of what works best when planning and implementing rail links to airports. It draws on the experience of airport and rail operators, and is designed to be of practical value to operators as well as regional planners, airlines, and other service providers or users. It is available in PDF format.

Air Service to Small Communities

This report was produced by the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment in February 1982. It was published as part of a long term study of the economic, environmental, energy, societal, and safety impacts of advances in the technology of high-speed aircraft, commuter aircraft, and air cargo. Part 3 deals with air services to small and and medium-size communities. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (1143K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files.

Air Traffic Control System Command Center : Real-Time Airport Status Page

This site from the US Federal Aviation Administration provides information on real-time US airport statuses. An active map or drop-down menu allows each airport to be selected and general delay information is given, this includes departure and arrival delays as well as delay by destination. Delays for specific flights are not given. The site also contains a glossary of air traffic management terms, an advisories database which includes a 15 day archive, arrival demand metrics for selected airports, the National Airspace System Status which is refreshed every 5 minutes and Coded Departure Routes.

Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) Home Page

The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) exists to lobby for improvements to aviation infrastructure in an environmentally responsible manner. The site provides access to several full text reports including 'Aviation and the environment' 'The economic benefits of air transport', air traffic forecasts for Europe, the United States and Asia and the Pacific in HTML format. The site also gives information about the activities of the Group.

Air Transport Action Group : Aviation and the Environment

This publication is produced by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), an independent body of organisations from the air transport industry. ATAG pushes for environmentally responsible capacity improvements. The issues of aircraft noise, fuel consumption and energy efficiency, emissions, infrastructure, capacity and congestion are discussed.

Air Transport and Environmental Economics : Stakes, Current Situation, and Possible Options

This report (EEC/SEE/2003/006) was published by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre (EEC), whose mission is to carry out research and development in order to improve air traffic management (ATM) in Europe. The aim of this note is to review the recent institutional studies on environmental economics, in order to provide a synthetic vision of the issues and the ways to address them in the air transportation sector. It builds on a previous study carried out in 2002 on behalf of the EUROCONTROL Experimental Centre by the Institute of Transportation Studies (Leeds University).

Air Transport Association (ATA)

The ATA is the trade organisation that represents 14 principal US airlines. Its role is to support its member carriers by promoting the air transport industry. The site contains links to member airlines, press releases, industry statistics, events calendar, publications lists, and information reports on the activities of the Association's various committees and working groups. Also featured on the site is the Airline Handbook. The contents of this HTML electronic text include a brief history of aviation, deregulation, structure of the industry, airline economics, how aircraft fly, safety, airports, air traffic control, airlines and the environment and the future of aviation.

Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Economic Report 2005

The ATA Annual Report highlights significant facts and figures drawn from all areas of the U.S. scheduled airline industry, including domestic and international traffic and financial results for cargo and passenger operations, safety data, individual airline and aircraft operating statistics and more. The text of the report is available in PDF format.

Air Transport Association of Canada

The Air Transport Association of Canada (ASTAC) is a trade association of the Canadian air transport industry. Membership includes all the major national and charter operators in Canada, the regional carriers and a large number of helicopter, air taxi and flight training school operators. The site includes the full text of press releases and position papers, information about flight training in Canada, and a large amount of statistical information about the industry. Parts of the site are only visible to association members.

Air Transport Industry : Government Response to Select Committee report CM 5623

The events of 11 September 2001 severely exacerbated the already difficult trading conditions in which much of the global aviation industry found itself at that time. The UK air transport industry was not immune to these effects, and parts of it were substantially adversely affected, so the Select Committee's inquiry into the state of the UK industry was timely. The Government welcomes the Committee's generally supportive stance towards its policy response to the downturn currently being experienced in parts of the aviation industry. This paper sets out the Government's response to each of the Committee's specific recommendations. It is available in either PDF, HTML or Word format.

Air Transport Intelligence

Air Transport Intelligence (ATI) is an online subscription service for the global air transport industry. It provides 24 hour news coverage, extensive databases on airlines, airports, aerospace manufacturers, aircraft and flight schedules. It also contains searchable archives of its sister publications Flight International, Airline Business and Flight Daily News. A premium service is also available allowing access to further specialist data and information. A free trial can be requested.

Air Transport Research Society (ATRS)

The ATRS was formally launched as a special interest group of the WCTR (World Conference on Transport Research) Society at the seventh Triennial WCTR Conference held in Sydney, 1995. One of its main aims is to provide to provide networking opportunities among air transport researchers from established institutions all over the world, senior policy makers from various government organizations and think-tankers, and seasoned experts from the aviation industry ranging from airports, airlines, aerospace manufactures and aviation consulting services. The site includes background information on the ATRS, conference and publication details, job postings, and links to related sites.

Air Transport Users Council

The AUC is a UK organisation which represents the interests of air passengers and assists and supports the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to further the interests of such passengers. Its role includes advising passengers, investigating complaints and formulating policy. The web site provides a range of resources useful to private air travellers, including 'Flight Plan' a service which provides advice about flight safety, the airport, passenger rights and complaints procedures. The annual reports from 2001/2002 onwards are available in full and there are links to related publications and web sites.

Air Transport World

ATW Media Group publishes this journal which provides news, statistics and in-depth analysis of issues of concern to airline managers. The site provides the following features - whats new, news, contents and features from the current issue, archives and editorial comment, statistics, aviation industry events and conferences, and details of other ATW products.

Air Transportation Oversight System

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)website and explains a new and innovative way of inspecting the nation's airlines. It includes topics Air Carrier Certification, Aircraft Conformity,Air Carrier Oversight and Surveillance & Evaluation Program. It is designed to identify safety trends in order to spot and correct problems at their root cause before an accident occurs. The program, called the Air Transportation Oversight System (ATOS), began with the nation's 10 largest airlines -- which handle 95% of U.S. passengers -- and will ultimately include all U.S. airlines. FAA inspectors now look at an airline as a whole, to see how the many elements of its operations -- from aircraft to pilots to maintenance facilities to flight dispatch to cabin safety-- interact to meet federal standards. [Taken from abstract].

Air Travel Greener by Design : The Technology Challenge

Published in August 2001, the report prepared by the Air Travel Greener by Design Steering Group, Technology Sub-Group, describes the environmental challenge faced by the UK's aviation industry. The report makes a number of recommendations for reducing the impact of aviation on the environment. Air Travel: Greener By Design is a collaborative initiative involving the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), The Royal Aeronautical Society, The British Air Transport Association (BATA), and the Airport Operators Association (AOA). The text of the report is available in PDF format and can be downloaded from the Foresight Programme web site, where it is one of a number of reports contained in 1999 - 2002 round of Foresight Publications produced by the Defence, Aerospace, and Systems Panel.

Air Travel Insolvency Protection Advisory Committee : Annual Report March 2004

This report was published on behalf of the Air Travel Insolvency Protection Advisory Committee (ATIPAC) by the Civil Aviation Authority in July 2004. It was established in 2000 to provide advice to the Civil Aviation Authority, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust and the Secretary of State for Transport on the financial protection arrangements for air travellers and customers of air travel. The report concludes that the Committee's lack of success in persuading Government of the need for a proper funding system for the Air Travel Trust based on a levy of holidays is a matter of great concern.

Airclaims

Airclaims provides the aviation industry with services including accident insurance, risk assessment, liability claims handling and surveying. The site provides details on these activities as well as publications such as Blue Print and the International Aircraft Price Guide with the option of subscribing or downloading sample pages in PDF format. The site offers a downloadable demo of the CASE (Client Aviation System Enquiry) database of the world's air transport fleet. Also described are other information products in four main areas - aircraft, airlines, accidents and availability/values. News is provided with extracts from the Blue Print weekly industry newsletter.

Aircraft Accidents and Railway Investigation Commission

The Aircraft and Railway Accidents Investigation Commission was established to investigate the causes of aircraft and railway accidents from the viewpoint of a fair and impartial stance, and help to prevent accidents. The commission assembled on October 1,2001 from the previous Aircraft Accidents Investigation Commission. It is part of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Japan. The major duties of the commission are to conduct investigation to ascertain the cause of aircraft and railway accidents. The commission has to investigate into aircraft and railway serious incidents(situations which are recognized to carry the risk of an accident),from the point of view of preventing accidents. Also to make recommendations and proposals for measures to prevent aircraft and railway accidents on the based of the results of the investigation. Finally, to conduct the research and studies necessary in order to carry out these duties.

Aircraft Type Designators (ICAO)

ICAO has developed an electronic database of the information contained in the Aircraft Type Designators (Doc 8643) for those aircraft types that are most commonly provided with air traffic services (ATS).

Airline Job Finder

Airline Job Finder is a division of M & L Research, an employment research organisation. You need to join to make full use of the site (fee payable). This allows members to post their CV and profile in the job seekers database that employers can search to fill open positions with airlines, airport, government agencies like the FAA and TSA, ground services operations, airline and aiport contractors, and other air travel industry employers. Information is provided on working in every sector of the air travel industry, including air traffic controller jobs and airport security jobs. There are detailed profiles of airports, airlines, industry contractors, ground services, and other air travel industry related employers.

Airline Monitor

This print and electronic journal is produced by Airline Capital Associates, a US consulting firm which specialises in commercial airline and aerospace industries. The journal is only available on subscription, and contains 20 year forecasts for a wide range of aircraft types and models, engines and cash flow and capital spending.

Airline Quality Rating

These full text airline quality ratings are provided by the University of Nebraska at Omaha Aviation Institute (UNOAI) and are available back to 1991. The ratings compare the performance of the top ten major US airlines from the point of view of the consumer, looking at aspects such as baggage handling, delays and twelve customer complaint categories. The full reports are available as PDF files and the synopses in HTML format.

Airline Suppliers Association

The US Airline Suppliers Association (ASA) is an independent association dedicated to addressing the concerns and needs of the companies involved with the supply of aviation parts. The site gives information about the ASA and includes a list of members and associate members, and where available links to their web pages. The full text of the ASA-100 Quality system standard version 3.3 is available in PDF format, as is the full text of their monthly newsletter, the Update Report, back to 1998.

Airport Operations Programme - Business Case Assessment

Produced by Eurocontrol (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) in 2004, this document describes an assessment framework that provides a structured method for assessing the costs and benefits for airport stakeholders of implementing one or more elements of the Airport Operations Programme (APR) at an airport level and at the ECAC level. The APR has been devised to integrate ATM and airport airside operations in accordance with the gate-to-gate concept of operations, which forms the basis of the ATM 2000+ Strategy. It is available in PDF format.

AIT : Aviation IT Online News

This site provides news updates on all aspects of aviation information technology, with the facility to create RSS feeds. News archives are available, with the news organised into topics such as airline operations, air cargo and air traffic management. The site also includes an aviation software directory.

American Airlines Flight 587

This site is provided by the US NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) and brings together resources connected with its investigation into its crash. The site provides brief introductory information and several updates on the investigation. Photographs of recovered components are available, as is background information on cockpit voice recorders (CVR) and flight data recorders (FDR). More generally, the full text of NTSB press releases and advisories is made available, as are details of family assistance provision, the investigative process and aviation accident synopses.

Analyses of the European Air Transport Market : Annual Report 2008

This provides access to an Annual Report carried out by the German Aerospace Center for the Directorate-General for Energy and Transport in the European Commission dated June 2009. The full text of this report is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it. Also available are Annual Report 2007; Annual Report 2006; Annual Report 2005; Annual Report 2004.

Analysis of the European Air Transport Industry 2001

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport report, prepared by the Irish Aviation Authority and Avia Solutions, July 2003. The report presents an analysis of the European Air Transport Industry in the aftermath of the events of September 11th 2001. The text of the report is available in PDF format (6.123 Kb) from the EC's Air Transport portal. A summary report is also available (250 Kb).

Analysis of the European Air Transport Industry 2002

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport report, prepared by the Irish Aviation Authority and Avia Solutions, December 2003. The report presents an analysis of the European Air Transport Industry. It includes sections on capacity and traffic, the airline, airport, cargo and other sectors, analysis of fares and yields, and consumer and competition issues. The text of the report is available in PDF format (8.589 Kb) from EC's Air Transport Portal. A summary report is also available (881 Kb).

Analysis of the European Air Transport Industry 2003

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport report, prepared by the Irish Aviation Authority and Avia Solutions, January 2005. The report presents an analysis of the European Air Transport Industry. It includes sections on capacity and traffic, the airline, airport, cargo and other sectors, analysis of fares and yields, and consumer and competition issues. The text of the report is available in PDF format (11.86 Mb) from the EC's Air Transport Portal. A summary report is also available (1.31 Mb)

Analysis of the European Air Transport Industry 2004

This is a European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport report, prepared by Cranfield University, circa January 2006. The report presents an analysis of the European Air Transport Industry. The contents of the report include: Air Transport Industry Overview, Regulatory Developments, Capacity, Air Traffic, Airline Financial Performance, Airports, Air Traffic Control, The Environment, Consumer Issues, Airline Alliances, Airline Distribution, Aircraft and Manufacturers, and, Public Service Obligations. The text of the report is available in PDF format (829.19 Kb) from the EC's Air Transport Portal.

ARINC Home Page

ARINC Inc. develops and operates communications and information processing systems and services for the aviation and travel industries. The company operates global networks that use both airline-proprietary and standard open protocols. ARINC supports the aviation industry with voice and data radio communications through the shared use of the assigned frequency spectrum and radio facilities, as well as satellites. ARINC also provides guidance for establishing avionics and other technical standards for the global air transportation industry and represents the aviation industry in international forums. The ARINC web site provides access to a range of resources including: corporate information, history, overview and annual report. The web site features ARINC's products, services and industry activities, in activity areas such as air/ground communications, airports systems, and information systems and services.

Asia/Pacific Air Traffic Growth and Constraints (Part 1)

This publication from the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) contains the key findings of a regional growth forecast for the Asia/Pacific area in HTML format. This edition, published in 2001, is the third update of a 1992 publication, and is based upon an IATA (International Air Transport Association) traffic forecast covering this region of the world. Read Part 2.

Assessing Institutional Resilience: A useful guide for airline safety managers?

This web site provides access to an Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) Research and Analysis Report AVISE_20040240 written by Margot Wood, Robert Dannatt, Verena Marshall dated June 2006. Significant attention has been given in the literature to aviation safety, with emphasis on the importance of developing and maintaining resilience to accidents. To date, this attention has remained at the conceptual level, with comparatively little empirical research undertaken to test the validity of concepts put forward in the literature. This report presents the findings of a qualitative study, investigating the factors perceived to facilitate safety culture and institutional resilience within airlines. Thirty-two senior managers, drawn from Safety Departments and Flight Operations Divisions, participated in the research, representing 12 airlines operating in the Asian and Pacific regions. Data was obtained through semi-structured interviews with participants, based on questions relating to terms contained in James Reason’s Checklist for Assessing Institutional Resilience. The checklist provided a useful framework for obtaining data; however, some terms reflected exclusivity in identifying factors that impact on organisational resilience, and others significantly overlapped in their application to the airline industry. Themes emerging from the findings include the importance of leadership roles undertaken by the board, senior management, chief pilots and safety departments, and the influence of both formal and informal performance management systems. Analysis of the findings addresses the implications for Reason’s checklist, and identifies those factors that are not on the checklist but perhaps ought to be. The emergence of a model which may be empirically tested through quantitative design is considered, along with other recommendations for future research. In conclusion, strategies are presented, drawn from the data, which support the presence or absence of safety cultures within the airline industry and impact on ability to assess institutional resilience. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Association of European Airlines (AEA)

The web site features an introduction to the Association of European Airlines (AEA), which includes an overview of its objectives, activities, membership and structure. The site provides access to a range of publications including the AEA Yearbook and technical specifications. The homepage contains a Market Research Portal which contains five areas including three main data categories: traffic data, economic data and service quality data. There is a specific area for publications and for AEA’s newest publication, the market research quarterly known as 'Source'. There is also a Questions and Answers area. The site also contains an AEA member's area, and links are provided to the web sites of member airlines.

Attitudes Towards and Values of Aircraft Annoyance and Noise Nuisance : Attitudes To Aircraft Annoyance Around Airports (5A) � Survey Report

This report (EEC/SEE/2003/002) was published by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre (EEC), whose mission is to carry out research and development in order to improve air traffic management (ATM) in Europe. This report details an exploratory study applying attitudinal and stated preference techniques to the issue of aircraft noise and annoyance valuation around airports in three European countries. Three different types of stated preference experiment were designed to enable methodological issues to be tested and a range of values to be estimated: SP1: embeds aircraft noise nuisance within a broader quality of life context. SP2: offers changes in aircraft movements by aircraft type within specific time periods. SP3: offers changes in generic aircraft movements by time of day. Our conclusion is that the preferred way forward is to use the quality of life form of SP to establish the absolute valuations and then to use SP approaches which focus on aircraft annoyance to obtain valuations according to factors such as time of day and aircraft type.

AugustaWestland Company

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today represents a global leader in an industry sector, which is amongst the most competitive internationally. AgustaWestland is unique in the marketplace with its unrivalled capability in design, technical innovation, manufacturing, training and customer support. AgustaWestland is more than just a helicopter manufacturer; it is a provider of solutions to meet customer needs. AgustaWestland is proud of its heritage and tradition of yesterday, effective in serving the customers' needs of today, and ready to confirm and strengthen its position as the global leader in the rotorcraft industry. There is also products, training, photo gallery and history of the company available.

Avia Global

This Spanish language site brings together web resources in the field of aviation including business, military issues and many links to full text reports, articles and memorandums. It offers channels such as commercial aviation, executive aviation, space, airports, and events.

AVIA.RU

The AVIA.RU is a commercial Russian aviation news and directory service produced and maintained by RusAviaCom. The web site brings together a range of information resources. These include news stories and a news archive, book reviews, current and archived full text articles, and interviews with Russian aviation officials. There are also links to information on Russian aviation regulations and regulatory bodies, product/service directory, a membership area, and an electronic discussion forum. The full text of the Aviation Code of the Russian Federation is also available.

Aviation Code of the Russian Federation

The web site provides access to the full text of the Aviation Code of the Russian Federation. The Code establishes the legal fundamentals of the exploitation of the air space of the Russian Federation and activities in the field of aviation. The text is arranged into 18 chapters and is available online in HTML format. The text is published as part of the AVIA.RU web site. The text has been translated from Russian and prepared by Elmar Giemulla, Heiko van Schyndel, Andrew Muriel and Neil Budd, ILB Internationale Luftfahrt- und Verkehrsberatung GmbH/Watson, Parley & Williams.

Aviation Employment.com

This is a web site of an online search service for aviation and aerospace jobs and employment opportunities. Listings of current job opportunities and companies can be browsed or searched. There is normally a short profile of each company listed, which contains background information. There is also a searchable database of schools, training programs, and educational opportunities. The site provides descriptions and subscription details of two published employment guides: Aviation Maintenance & Engineering Journal; and Pilot Employment News. Job seekers can post their resumes online

Aviation Information Resources (AIR)

AIR is an aviation publishing and editorial services company providing a broad range of editorial, internet research and online content services to the commercial aviation industry. The site provides a brief description of the company and the services it offers. AIR compiles and publishes Airline Industry Update, a free business-to-business newsletter that provides a twice-monthly round-up of news and information from airlines and airline suppliers around the globe. An online form is available for those wishing to register to receive the newsletter electronically. An Aviation Data Pages section is also available and this comprises of three main elements: a Country Index providing basic information on all countries of the world; an Airports index which links to contact details for the world's main airlines and a Ground and Cargo Handlers index which provides a comprehensive directory of companies throughout the world.

Aviation Job Search

This is an international database of current vacancies in the aviation industry, both in the air and on the ground. It is possible to search by category of employment and/or country, and you can also find out what specific employers and agencies currently have to offer. There is a facility to register personal CVs on the site so recruiters can contact potential employees directly and you can also subscribe to a free email job alert.

Aviation Reference Desk

This site is maintained by a team of aerospace professionals and consists of a large number of links to aerospace-related sites on the Internet. Links are organised into several categories namely commercial transport, business aviation, general aviation, defence and space, industry news, key organisations, aerospace suppliers, engineering and jobs, forthcoming events and enthusiasts' sites. Each category can be browsed. The site primarily links to US sites.

Aviation Safety : Fourteenth Report

This full text report from the UK Select Committe on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs examines the impact of the deregulation of the UK air transport industry on aviation safety. The report finds that the industry has an excellent safety record, but does highlight some areas of concern. The current regulatory regime is discussed, as are training and recent aviation accidents. The report was ordered to be printed on 14th July 1999 and is available in HTML format.

Aviation Safety Review 1990 - 1999

The site provides access to a Civil Aviation Authority Paper, CAP 701, prepared by the CAA Safety Regulation Group, October 2000. The paper presents a review of UK aviation safety over the last 10 years. The document is divided into a number of sections covering aeroplanes and helicopters, public transport and non-public transport operations, police, ambulance and rescue services, foreign aircraft in UK airspace, and gliders, microlights, gyroplanes, balloons and airships. The first section provides an international context, and examines accident and fatality trends worldwide. The text of the document is available in PDF format.

Aviation Today

Aviation Today is intended to provide access to aviation market intelligence and business resources. This is a commercial site from the publishers of several trade journals including Air Safety Week and Aircraft Value News. The site offers a searchable archive to its subscribers, as well as a special reports archive, current and future aircraft value by industry expert Paul Leighton (available to subscribers only), the latest accident information from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), industry links, a forum for subscribers and a media kit for advertisers. These resources are available in PDF and HTML format. Finally, there is also a calendar which provides an aviation industry listing of conferences and meetings.

BAA Aviation Photo Library

This is a specialist collection of airport and aviation photography. It offers imagery of generic airport and aviation life, including: aircraft, aerial views, runways, security, retail, Heathrow's Terminal 5 development and a section dedicated to London Landmarks. 'Behind the scenes' imagery of BAA's seven UK airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Southampton as well as airports that BAA manages outside the UK in Italy, Australia and the USA is also available. The service provides quotes for the use of any images. It can be browsed by category or searched by keyword or image reference number.

Boeing Company : Cabin Air Quality

This area of the Boeing web site presents the company's perspective on the issues surrounding aircraft cabin air quality. The site presents an overview of how cabin air systems operate, and highlights a number of "myths" and "facts". Access is provided to two full text papers (PDF) entitled, "Commercial airliner environmental control system : engineering aspects of cabin air quality" and "The airplane cabin environment : issues pertaining to flight attendant comfort". There is also a series of tips given for air passenger comfort.

Boeing Current Market Outlook

This report is the most recent of a series of annual publications which Boeing produces in order to estimate the demand for world commercial aircraft. An executive overview is available and the report is organised into several main sections - 'Air travel demand', 'Airplane demand', and 'Regional summaries'. Appendices are also provided. The report is in HTML format.

British Air Line Pilots Association

BALPA's main goal is to promote the highest standards of safety and security in the aviation industry through its role as a professional association and trade union for flight crew in the UK and overseas. The web site provides an overview of the Association including a history, structure, visions and goals, and benefits to members. There is a media and press section which provides access to press releases, and a range of other documents covering technical, campaign, employment, and regulatory briefings. The site also has a members only area.

British Air Transport Association (BATA)

BATA is the UK airlines trade association. Its role is to represent the interests of its member UK airlines to government, airports, and other industry regulators and suppliers. BATA's interests and activities cover: airports strategy and regulation, ATC capacity and performance standards, air transport and the environment, and aviation safety and security. The site provides contact information, links to member's web sites, and an aviation news feed. The site also provides information on BATA produced reports and other documents.

Britten-Norman

This company manufactures multi purpose utility aircraft for access to remote areas. The site includes product information, photographs and diagrams. It also has pages on support and maintenance services, an online order request form, and contact details. The site also provides access to the B-N Magazine and a link to the B-N Historians web site

Cabin Air Quality in Commercial Aircraft : Exposure, Symptoms and Signs

This is the full text of a PhD thesis by Torsten Lindgren, which was presented to Uppsala University in 2003. The objective of the dissertation was to study the cabin environment, and identify personal and environmental risk factors, associated with symptoms, and perception of cabin air quality. Another objective was to study if a ban on smoking, and increased relative air humidity on intercontinental flights, could have a beneficial health effect. The results show that low air humidity are important environmental factors in aircraft, and that atopy, and work stress could be significant risk factors for symptoms and environmental perceptions. The thesis is available in PDF format.

CAP 733 : Permit to Fly Aircraft

CAP 733 provides guidance for those who are seeking to obtain a Permit to Fly for an aircraft, or who wish to build, maintain and operate an aircraft issued with a Permit to Fly. This first edition was published in June 2004, this document is available in PDF format.

CAP 751 : Financial Protection for Air Travellers and Package Holidaymakers in the Future

This paper sets out the CAA�s advice to Government on the protection for flights and holidays that it regards as appropriate for the future, and on the legislative changes that the CAA regards as necessary for that protection to be provided. The CAA concludes that there is now without doubt a serious issue in relation to the reduced scope of holiday protection, and that unless the law is changed there cannot be the protection for holidays that the travelling public has historically enjoyed and appears to want and expect. Published in July 2004, this document is available in PDF format.

Centre for Aviation Transport and the Environment

Based at Manchester Metropolitan University the Centre for Aviation Transport and the Environment (CATE) is a multi-disciplinary research centre with a mission to facilitate the integrated social, economic and environmental sustainability of the aviation industry through research and analysis and knowledge transfer. Abstracts of research reports and journal articles are available as well as a list of publications of conference papers, journal articles, books and book chapers by members of CATE along with events and staff profiles and contact information.

Challenges of Growth 2008

This provides access to a EuroControl Experimental Centre report published in November 2008. Challenges of Growth 2008 is the third in a series of studies that aim to provide decision-makers with up-to-date assessments of the challenges presented by the increasing demand for air transport. This year has seen an upheaval in air transport and in the economy more widely. 2009 also shows every sign of being a difficult year. However, this is no time to lose sight of the long-term challenges and goals, because the challenges ahead continue to require decisions and actions today. The conclusions of Challenges of Growth 2008 are: Airport plans are now better adapted to demand than they were four years ago. There remains a significant airport capacity challenge, not least in delivering the plans already reported by airports. Air traffic management needs to be ready to manage a highly-congested air traffic network. High-speed train networks are of narrow applicability in reducing congestion; other mitigation actions appear more effective in this respect. In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, local air quality and noise will remain significant challenges and will be compounded by the requirement to reduce emissions. Climate change can change demand, and will also affect infrastructure and operations as the weather changes. All in all, the European air transport system will have to become more agile to respond to the challenges of growth. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order toread it.

Civil Aviation Authority : Aircraft Registration

The Aircraft Registration Section of the United Kingdom's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for maintaining The UK Register of Civil Aircraft; The UK Register of Aircraft Mortgages, and The Registers of Births, Deaths and Missing Persons on UK Registered Aircraft. The Section is also responsible for the provision of information and statistics from these registers and the databases used to support them. The web site provides a link to G-INFO: The Aircraft Register Database. The UK Register of Civil Aircraft currently holds details of over 16,000 currently registered aircraft (42,000 aircraft in total). On an annual basis there are changes of registered information to approximately 30% of the currently registered aircraft. G-INFO is a database extract taken directly from the United Kingdom Register of Civil Aircraft and other data sources maintained by the Civil Aviation Authority. The information held on G-INFO is updated nightly from the UK Register of Civil Aircraft. The site Aircraft Registration site also provides access to Aircraft Registration Statistics. These include the Total number of UK registered aircraft as at 1st January since 1985 by aircraft class and weight group; Pie chart by aircraft class of UK Registered aircraft; and Total number of UK Registered aircraft broken down by Certificate of Airworthiness Category, aircraft class and weight group.

Civil Aviation Authority : Directorate of Airspace Policy

The Directorate of Airspace Policy (DAP) is responsible for the planning and regulation of all UK airspace including the navigation and communications infrastructure to support safe and efficient operations. The 'documents' section provides full text documents under the headings of general, consultative, environmental information, Identify Friend or Foe/Secondary Surveillance Radar (IFF/SSR) and policy/guidance. The 'airspace publications' headings provides the full text of selected Civil Aviation Papers (CAPs), whilst amendments to aeronautical charts are also available. The Environmental Research Consultancy Deparment area of the site describes its activities (noise monitoring, contours, effects and air pollution).

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand

The Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand establishes civil aviation safety and security standards and carries out accident and incident investigations. The site makes a large amount of full text information available including advisory circulars, emergency rules, airworthiness directives, accident briefs, safety trends, air navigation register, aircraft register, aircraft class statistics, and aircraft model statistics.

Civil Aviation Authority

This is the home page of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Its main responsibilities are in the areas of air safety, economic regulation and consumer protection. The site provides an overview of the CAA's activities, statistics and a selection of full text documents in PDF format. There are links to the home pages of the main groups within the CAA which provide detailed information about their own roles. There is also information about the impact of air transport on the environment, including noise and air pollution.

Civil Aviation Bill : Overarching Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA)

Produced by the Department for Transport, this overarching RIA describes in broad terms the regulatory effect of the Civil Aviation Bill. Further details may be found in the six individual regulatory impact assessments that have been produced, and which are incorporated into this document. The Civil Aviation Bill will, amongst other things, implement a number of Future of Air Transport White Paper commitments to sustainable aviation and protection of passenger interests. Issues addressed include aircraft noise and emissions, public airport companies, change in aviation route licensing procedure, aviation health unit and the air travel trust fund (ATTF). The document is available in PDF format.

Civil Aviation Department Hong Kong (CAD)

The CAD is responsible for the safe operation and regulation of the air transport system in Hong Kong. The site provides background information on the CAD's mission, values, and organisational structure, and includes a corporate video (requires RealPlayer 8 or above). Information on the site is arranged under a series of headings: topical issues, such as security, aircraft noise management, air traffic control safety, aircraft registration and licence and certificates; publications and press releases; which includes Airworthiness Requirement and Aircraft Accident Reports; Facts and Statistics, including air traffic statistics; Public Services; Recruitment; Tender Notices; FAQ; Links and Photo Gallery. The Hong Kong Aeronautical Publication is available online with amendments, and there are also descriptions of the various courses offered by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Training Center.

Commercial Aviation: Financial Condition and Industry Responses Affect Competition

This technical report (02-OCT-02, GAO-03-171T) was published by the United States Accounting Office in October 2002. This testimony discusses the economic state of the airline industry. Many, but not all, major U.S. passenger airlines are experiencing their second consecutive year of record financial losses. In 2001, the U.S. commercial passenger airline industry reported losses in excess of $6 billion. For 2002, some Wall Street analysts recently projected that U.S. airline industry losses will approach $7 billion, and noted that the prospects for recovery during 2003 are diminishing. Carriers have taken many actions to lower their costs and restructure their operations. Since September 2001, carriers have furloughed 100,000 staff, renegotiated labor contracts, and streamlined their fleets by retiring older, costlier aircraft. Carriers have reduced capacity by operating fewer flights or smaller aircraft. In some cases, carriers eliminated all service to communities. As the aviation industry continues its attempts to recover, Congress will be confronted with a need for increased oversight of a number of public policy issues. First, airlines' reactions to financial pressures will affect the domestic industry's competitive landscape. Second, airlines' reductions in service will likely place additional pressure on federal programs supporting air service to small communities, where travel options are already limited. Finally, although domestic travel has been the focus of recent concern, there are numerous international developments--especially regarding the European Union (EU)--that may affect established international "open skies" agreements between the United States and EU member states. [Taken from abstract]. This is a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Commission of the European Communities : Protection of Air Passengers in the European Union

This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document titled: Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Protection of Air Passengers in the European Union, COM(2000) 365 final, Brussels, 21.6.2000. This European Commission communication outlines a set of proposed measures and initiatives to safeguard the rights and interest of air passengers. The text of the document is available online in PDF format.

Concise Aerospace

This service provides market intelligence and business to business information (b2b) on the aerospace and air transport sector in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and Eastern Europe. Information is collated by journalists based in these areas and their findings are then further researched by editors in the UK and finally published on this site. A selection of recent articles are available for viewing in full free of charge. Details of how to subscribe and subscription costs are given on the site. The site also includes a search facility.

Consultation on Airport capacity, efficiency and safety in Europe

This describes a European Commission consultation process which was concluded at the end of 2005 (deadline 30 November 2005). The pages provide access to copies of the contributions received Individual ordered by type of organisations including governments, airlines / airline associations, airports / airport associations, international organisations, research and consultants, private consumers, pilots / Air Traffic Control, and Environmental groups.

Contact information for all CAA Approved Organisations

In common with other National Airworthiness Authorities, the CAA approves organisations to furnish it with reports and recommendations upon which it may rely when issuing certificates. CAA approved organisations must comply with the relevant requirements and are subject to periodic audit by the CAA. It lists organisations approved in accordance with Part 145, Part 21, BCAR Section A sub-section A8, Part M subparts F and G, and those with ARC privileges.

Cooperative Approach to Air Traffic Services

The main objective of the Cooperative Approach to Air Traffic Services (CAATS) is a coordinated, cooperative European approach to Air Traffic Management (ATM) research and technical support. Although this site is still developing newsletters and documents will be available along with information on projects which will focus on safety, human factors and validation research. Best practice manuals will be produced to be used not only by EC projects but also by other interested stakeholders. A list of participants is also available.

Costs of Air Transport Delay in Europe

Air transport delays in Europe are a major concern for the industry and a relentless source of complaints from the passengers, as often verified in the media. Not only is it a painful inconvenience for the actors, but delays also induce large costs, for the airlines, their customers and the community as a whole. Air transport delay is a very complex phenomenon and needs investigations for a better appraisal of the various costs involved, as well as the information needed to analyse and evaluate them. The aim of this study, which is sponsored by the EUROCONTROL (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) Performance Review Unit (PRU), is to improve the understanding of the various aspects of air transport delay costs and to assess unit costs of the various types of delays that occur airborne or on ground. It is available in PDF format (0.4 MB).

Cranfield University Aerospace

Cranfield has been at the forefront of the development of aerospace technology for 60 years and is one of the largest academic centres in western Europe for strategic applied research, development and design. Cranfield University Aerospace brings together the University’s aerospace capabilities from all its five Schools into areas of strategic importance for its clients, within the aerospace and aviation markets. It consists of the following technology areas: flow control and prediction, computer integrated design, air transport management, human factors, avionics and simulation, structures and materials, air vehicle technology, flight test and dynamics and astronautics and space engineering. The site details Cranfield University Aerospace's capabilities, courses and current projects.

Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics : Foundation for the Future

This is a full text book made available by National Academies Press written by Steering Committee for the Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics, National Research Council and dated 2006. The U.S. air transportation system is very important for our economic well-being and national security. The nation is also the global leader in civil and military aeronautics, a position that needs to be maintained to help assure a strong future for the domestic and international air transportation system. Strong action is needed, however, to ensure that leadership role continues. To that end, the Congress and NASA requested the NRC to undertake a decadal survey of civil aeronautics research and technology (R&T) priorities that would help NASA fulfill its responsibility to preserve U.S. leadership in aeronautics technology. This report presents a set of strategic objectives for the next decade of R&T. It provides a set of high-priority R&T challenges -characterized by five common themes -for both NASA and non-NASA researchers, and an analysis of key barriers that must be overcome to reach the strategic objectives. The report also notes the importance of synergies between civil aeronautics R&T objectives and those of national security. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available to read online in open book format.

Defining Sustainability in the Aviation Sector

This is report number EEC/SEE/2004/003 from the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre (EEC), whose mission is to carry out research and development in order to improve air traffic management (ATM) in Europe. It was written by Frantz Buch Knudsen in 2004. It provides a review on how the three fundamental pillars of sustainability - namely, society, environment and economics - are interpreted by a range of key actors, including international and inter-governmental organisations, airlines, air navigation service providers, the ATM Industry, aircraft and engine manufacturers. Whilst recognising that air transport is a driver for economic and social development, the weight given to each of the three pillars by the different actors largely reflects the �political� message that they wish to disseminate.

Delphion Patent Search Form

This site allows you to search for United States patents, European patents and patent applications, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application data from the World Intellectual Property Office, the Patent Abstracts of Japan and INPADOC data. The service can be searched in several different ways, including patent number, US classification and Boolean keyword search. It is possible to view to the bibliographic information of granted US patents free of charge, all other services are payable. You will need to register to use this service, which is free of charge.

Departamento de Aviação Civil (DAC)

The Civil Aviation Department (DAC) of Brazil is part of the Aeronautical Command of the Ministry of Defense. DAC's mission is to study, guide, plan, control, stimulate and support the activities of public and private civil aviation in Brazil. Within the DAC structure there are four Sub-departments responsible for Planning, Infrastructure, Operations and Technical. DAC also includes the Civil Aviation Institute (IAC) and the seven Regional Services of Civil Aviation (SERAC), which are spread throughout the country. There are sections of the covering SERAC, the Civil Aviation Institute, and DAC Services, (including the aircraft registration database RAB-Online), travelling tips for passengers and a News Room. The information section contains background information and a history of the Department, an overview evolution of air transport policy in Brazil, and DAC rules and regulations (feely available for downloading) The information section can be browsed under a number of headings. The Aircraft sub-section describes procedures for registration, importation and exportation of aircraft and their components and provides access to various data analyses including aircraft accident statitistics. Other sub-sections cover airports, airlines, air cargo agencies, career and training (includes course manuals), economic data, air transport statistics, and flight safety. There is also an extensive publications section which provides access to statistical year books, and a number of studies (in Portuguese) on topics such as passenger flows, air cargo, and air traffic and airport demand.

Department for Transport : Aviation

This is the home page of the U.K. Department for Transport (DFT) Aviation section. The site brings together resources to many full text papers in the areas of aviation environmental issues, air traffic forecasts, air traffic control, aviation safety, health and consumer issues, airports, and domestic and international issues. The site also provides access to current and archived consultation papers.

Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions : Audit Final Report on the (ICAO) Safety Oversight Audit Mission to the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom was initially assessed under the voluntary ICAO Safety Oversight Assessment Programme from 14 to 24 April 1998 by an ICAO assessment team. This audit was carried out from 3 to 25 July 2000. Its objective was to ascertain the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations forwarded during the voluntary assessment conducted in 1998 and to re-ascertain the safety oversight capability of the United Kingdom. The capability of the United Kingdom to oversee its Overseas Territories was also assessed. The text of th ereport can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (568 Kb) and Word (453 Kb) versions are available for downloading.

Department for Transport: Air Traffic Forecasts for the United Kingdom 2000

This document sets out the Department for Transport (DFT) 2000 forecasts of air passenger traffic at UK airports, up to the year 2020. The report is structured as follows: Chapter 2: guidance on the interpretation of the forecasts; Chapter 3: presents a summary of the main forecasts, with a more detailed breakdown of international traffic in Chapter 4 and domestic traffic in Chapter 5; Chapter 6: discusses the forecasts of scheduled low cost airline traffic; Chapter 7: sets out and discusses a number of sensitivity tests which were conducted; and Chapter 8: considers the accuracy of previous DFT (DOT) forecasts compared with observed demand. The annexes contain details of the methodology used to produce the forecasts and the assumptions about key variables as well as a summary of the forecasts.

Department for Transport: Aviation Consultation Papers

This section of the DFT site provides the full text of a number of consultation papers related to airports and air transport, dating from 1998 onwards. The site contains current as well as archived consultation documents. Subjects covered include: increased passenger movement at Stansted, airports in South East England, economic regulation of airports, Galileo, satellite navigation services, the 'Single European Sky', access to regional airports, night restrictions at UK airports, National Air Traffic Ltd, and public safety zones. The text of the consulation papers can be accessed in HTML, PDF and Word formats.

Department of Transport and Regional Services : Aviation and Airports Policy

The primary role of the Aviation and Airports Policy Division is to advise the Australian Government on the policy and regulatory framework for the aviation and airports industries. The Division manages the continuing relationship between the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority (CASA), Airservices Australia (Airservices) and Australia's airlines. It also manages Australia's participation in the work of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and provides the secretariat for the International Air Services Commission (IASC). The site provides information on legislation, regulations and guidelines. A number of discussion papers are avilable in full text. These include: Restricting Operations by Marginally Compliant Chapter 3 Aircraft a proposed airport by airport approach; Expanding Ways to Describe and Assess Aircraft Noise; Going Beyond Noise Contours, Local Approaches to Land Use Planning around Smaller Australian Airports, and Guidance Material for Selecting and Providing Aircraft Noise Information. The site also provides access to a selection of relevant legislation, regulations and guidelines including: Air Navigation Act 1920; Air Navigation Regulations 1947; Air Navigation (Checked Baggage) Regulations 2000, and Smoking on Aircraft.

Department of Transportation : Library

The US Department of Transportation Library provides a gateway to information about the services available to the public which include the Library Catalogue (with over 80,000 bibliographic records). A link to an 'online digital special collection' is available which provides access to: Civil Aeronautic Manuals, Civil Air Regulations, Historical Aircraft Accident Reports (1934-1965), FAA and CAA Research Reports amongst others. The RIDER (Research and Reference database) is available with many documents available in full-text. Also available are links to the US DoTs Law Library giving access to: the Law Library Newsletter, a Legislative Look at Aviation Safety and Security and the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations. Although some areas are for DoT employees only a link also exits to transportation bibliographies which cover a range of transportation issues (policy, planning, environment, law and aviation safety and security).

Departure 2093

The airline Finnair has undertaken a study on what they think the world of aviation will be like 85 years from now. This web site is part of the study. It is divided into 5 sections in which experts from different fields envision the future of air travel. There is also a gallery of future fleet images and descriptions and a discussion forum which encourages debate about the issues raised on the site.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation : The Netherlands

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGL) develops civil aviation policy. The organisation, which was established on 1 July 2001, consists of the Aviation Policy Directorate (DLB) and the National Airport Development Directorate (ONL). The site provides background information and details of policy themes, principle aims, the Aviation Division and contact details.

Docket Management System

Docket Management System (DMS) is an electronic, image-based database in which all US Department of Transportation regulatory and adjudicatory docketed information is contained. The DMS holds information about proposed and final regulations, copies of public comments on proposed rules, and related information. Specific documents covering the same issues are stored together in a docket, therefore, a docket may contain several documents which are all related to the same subject matter. A docket is an official public record.

ECAC/EU Dialogue with the European Air Transport Industry : Air Passenger Rights

This provides access to the proceedings of the fourth Dialogue meeting between the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) and the European Union (EU), held in Lisbon, 10 May 2001. The meeting involved attendees from governments, airports, airlines, consumer organisations and various organisations representing persons with reduced mobility. The proceedings include information on the Airports Voluntary Commitment on Air Passenger Service, and the Airline Passenger Service Commitment. The document is available in PDF format (2.9 Mb) from the ECAC web site.

Economic Benefits of Air Transport : 2000 Edition

This report is the third update of a report originally prepared by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in 1991 on the role of aviation in the international economy and the economic benefits resulting from it. The Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) originally commissioned the report. The report addresses the following topics - size of the air transport industry, economic drivers of growth, congestion problems, the need for investment. Case studies are used to demonstrate key points. The full text of the report is available in PDF format.

Economic Catalytic Effects of Air Transport in Europe

This technical report 2005/004 was published by the Erurocontrol Experimental Centre in October 2005 and was written by Adrian Cooper and Phil Smith. This study estimates that the catalytic effect of air transport usage over the last decade has been to increase European GDP (gross domestic product) by approximately 4% in the long run, which is €410 billion at today’s prices. This growth is achieved through the impact of air transport on trade, tourism and more importantly on business investment and the underlying productivity of the European economy. By 2025, growth in air transport is forecast to lead to a further GDP growth of 1.8% in the long run, or €200 billion at today’s prices. [Taken from abstract]. The full text of the report is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Economic Regulation and Incremental Costs

This is the full text of a consultation paper dated February 2001. It is published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and considers the estimation of incremental costs and the role they should play in the regulatory oversight of the designated airports. The major issues are set out and outlines ways in which estimates could form the final price cap. The deadline for response was April 2001. The paper is available in PDF format.

Economic Values for FAA Investment and Regulatory Decisions, a Guide : Final Report : Revised Edition

This is a revised edition, dated December 31 2004, of a report which was originally issued on May 28, 2004 by GRA, Inc. for the FAA Office of Aviation Policy and Plans, Aviation Rulemaking Cost Committee. This report provides an update of economic values used in investment and regulatory decisions of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It follows previous guidance in this area but expands upon the number of economic values included and reflects greater industry participation in the development of specific values. In this update of the economic values guidance, additional values have been incorporated and existing values have been restructured to make them more relevant to investment and regulatory programs. For example, wage and salary information covering aviation industry employees has been included to provide input to those analyses requiring a value for additional labour expended. In addition, a number of special topics were investigated at the request of the FAA's Aviation Rulemaking Cost Committee (ARCC). These include the costs of regulations that require removal of a passenger seat in terms of revenue foregone, the valuation of schedule disruptions, the valuation of aircraft down time and accident investigation costs to both industry and government. The text of the report is available in PDF format.

Effective Global Transportation in the Twenty-First Century : A Vision Document

This web site provides access to the text of a vision document prepared by the US Department of Transportation's "ONE DOT" Working Group on Enabling Research, dated September 1999. It presents a vision of what a future transportation system might look like in the period around 2020; and suggests some possible directions that transportation might take in the 10-20 years thereafter. The text is available online in HTML format. The resource is part of the web site of the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.

Environmental Compatibility Library

Within NASA's Three Pillars for Success, two of the aerospace-related goals were to reduce the emissions and noise levels of future aircraft. NASA's Environmental Compatibility Assessment (ECoA) Core Team has been established in order to assess the ability of current programs to achieve these goals. The site includes workshop details (including some presentations), and links to related resources such as the Atmospheric Effects of Aviation Project and Geographic Distribution of Fuel/Emissions (produced in 1992 with projected values for 2015 and 2050).

EUR-Lex Directory of Community Legislation in Force and Preparatory Acts : Air Transport

This is the part of the European Union (EU) EUR-Lex database which contains the full text (excluding tables) of legislation in force and Community preparatory acts regarding air transport. Specific areas covered are: competition rules, market operation, market access, route distribution, prices and terms, air safety, structural harmonization, international relations, consultation procedures and conventions with non-member countries.

EUR-Lex

This site covers legislation in force in the European Union (EU) and new legislation as it is enacted. The site is available in all the official languages of the EU. The site contains full text versions of all of the treaties, free access to the C and L series of the Official Journal for a period of 45 days after publication, the electronic version of the legal acts in force which appear in the Official Journal, all instruments adopted by the European institutions pursuant to provisions of the basic treaties, legislation in preparation, community preparatory acts, parliamentary questions and case law. The site is searchable and browseable and full text documents can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat in PDF format.

EUROCONTROL : Long-Term Forecast Flight Movements 2008 – 2030

This provides access to a Eurocontrol Experimental Centre report. This report presents the EUROCONTROL Long-Term Forecast of IFR traffic in Europe to 2030. This forecast focuses on the developments between 2015 and 2030; the traffic between 2008 and 2014 is discussed in the Medium-Term Forecast published in February 2008. The forecast has been prepared as part of the Challenges of Growth 2008 project. This forecast replaces the Long-Term Forecast issued in December 2006. The EUROCONTROL Long-Term Forecast will next be reviewed in 2010. The forecast uses four scenarios to capture the possible futures for the aviation industry. Any user of the forecast is strongly advised to consider all four scenarios as a means to manage risk. There are also a number of other important risks which the forecast has not included. In particular, the possibility of changes to the routing of traffic, major external events and delays in projects for network improvements. The forecast is for between 16.5 and 22.1 million IFR flight movements in the EUROCONTROL Statistical Reference Area (ESRA) in 2030, between 1.7 and 2.2 times the traffic in 2007. This is an average growth of 2.3%-3.5% per year. The growth will be distributed unevenly in time and across regions. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDf format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

EUROCONTROL : Medium-Term Forecast Update Flight Movements 2009 – 2015

This provides access to a Eurocontrol Experimental Centre publication. This report presents an update of the EUROCONTROL Medium-Term Forecast of flights published in February 2009 (MTF09). The forecast considers the development of air traffic in Europe over the next 7 years. The forecast update (MTF09b) is that there will be 11.6 million IFR movements in the EUROCONTROL Statistical Reference Area (ESRA) in 2015, 15% more than in 2008. By 2015, the high-growth scenario has an extra 1.2 million flights compared to the basescenario (+10%); the low-growth scenario has 1.1 million fewer movements (-11%). This forecast shows volumes of traffic that are still around four years behind those forecast in 2008, i.e. it reaches the same traffic volumes up to four years later. The main influences on this forecast are: traffic growth in 2009, which has been running about 1 percentage point below the central forecast; the economic situation, in which some States are emerging from recession with continuing questions about short-term growth prospects; and the weak state of the airline industry, with some carriers planning further cuts in the coming Winter timetable. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adbobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

EUROCONTROL Short-Term Forecast : Flight Movements 2009 – 2010

This provides access to a Eurocontrol Experimental Centre report dated September 2009. Little sign of the economic recovery yet in European flight forecast. A number of European economies may have left recession behind, but the recovery in traffic growth arriving more slowly than forecast. The decline in traffic remains broad-based, affecting all market segments and nearly all States of Europe. As a result, the regular September update of the flight forecast presents a slight downward revision for 2009. For the moment, the traffic situation is relatively stable. In practice this means that the recovery has been more gradual than forecast and all major market segments continue to operate fewer flights than in 2008. For the low-cost segment as a whole, a return to growth is probably only a few weeks away. However, all-cargo and business aviation even the partial recovery of the Summer is looking fragile. Since July, load factors have significantly improved, even if yields remain weak. The capacity announced for the Winter timetable are correspondingly fewer and smaller than this time last year. The forecast 2009 growth is in a range from -7.3% and -4.7% with a most likely case of -5.9%. forecast range is still wide, due to the instability of the current economic situation. Implicit in this forecast is a return to (weak) growth in November/December 2009. However, with further cuts in the Winter 09/10 timetables announced by some airlines the recovery could be 3-6 months than that. So the outlook for 2010 is growth in ESRA as a whole of 1.8% with a large forecast range between -3.9% and 6.6%. This report will next be updated December 2009. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS)

EADS is one of the largest aerospace companies in Europe and was formed from a merger between French Aerospatiale Matra S.A. (Paris), the Spanish Construcciones Aeron�uticas S.A. (CASA, Madrid) and the German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (Dasa, Munich). EADS covers the areas of Airbus, aeronautics (military aircraft, helicopters, regional aircraft), military transport aircraft, defence and security systems and space. This site provides product information and specifications, a photo gallery, press releases, employment and financial information plus the latest stock quotes. The site is also available in German, French and Spanish.

European Aeronautics : A Vision for 2020

This provides access to a European Commission report prepared by the Group of Personalities under the Chairmanship of Commissioner Philippe Busquin, issued January 2001. The report sets out a number of recommendations for fulfilling Europe's goal of better serving society's needs while becoming a global leader in the field of aeronautics. Among its conclusions, the Group stressed the need for a new Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) whose goal would be to develop and implement a strategic approach to European aeronautics research. The text of the report is avaialble in HTMl and PDF (480 Kb) format.

European Aeronautics Science Network (EASN)

This is a three year funded project which aims to bring the European universities with aeronautics activities into an integrated network, operating in parallel with industry and the national research establishments. EASN has a Steering Committee representing partners to oversee the activities of the network, as well as a number of Interest Groups (IGs) addressing various thematic issues. There are 10 interest areas covering Flight Physics, Aerostructures, Propulsion, Aircraft Avionics Systems and Equipment, Flight Mechanics, Integrated Design and Validation, Air Traffic Management, Airports, Human Factors, and Innovative Concepts and Scenarios. Within these areas several Interest Groups have been established for Advanced Combustion Chambers, Ageing Aircraft, Crashworthiness and Structural Impact, Emission Minimizing Flight Operations, Fault Tolerant Systems, Increased Exploitation of Composites, Manufacturing Processes and Technologies of Aero-Engines, Risk Analysis Based LCE in Aeronautics, Surface Engineering Treatments, Vortical Structures and IG Innovative Contacts and Scenarios. The central element is an open, Internet based network that will enable communication between groups and will provide access to a database. The Network Database contains Information on the university institutes with their aerospace competence profiles, companies and organisations in the aerospace supply chain, research establishments and information on national aeronautics research programmes. The web site describes the network members and provides details of each of the regional contact points. It identifies R&T areas and Interest Groups and the Universities who are engaged in research activities in these areas. The site also provides news and a list of related links.

European Air Traffic Forecasts 1985-2015 (Part 1)

This publication from the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) contains the key findings of a regional growth forecast for Europe in HTML format. This edition, dated 2000, is the second update of a report originally published in 1996 by IATA (International Air Transport Association) and covers European domestic and international air traffic. View Part 2.

European Association of Aerospace Industries : Standardisation

Described as a 'portal' for the preparation and promotion of European (EN) standards for aerospace applications. AECMA-STAN is the legal successor of AECMA-CN (the Standardization Committee) and is non-profit making. Founded by the National Aerospace Associations of France, Italy, Spain and Sweden and large aerospace companies (British Aerospace, EADS-Airbus-Germany, Rolls Royce), it comprises nominated experts from the largest European Aerospace companies, equipment manufacturers and national aerospace associations. Information about the standards process, including FAQs, is available as well as an online store and contact information. Latest news are available through a monthly newsletter.

European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

Based in Cologne, the Agency provides technical expertise to the European Union by assisting in the drafting of rules for aviation safety in various areas and providing technical input to the conclusion of relevant international agreements. In addition, the Agency has been given the power to carry out certain executive tasks related to aviation safety, such as the certification of aeronautical products and organisations involved in their design, production and maintenance. These certification activities help to ensure compliance with airworthiness and environmental protection standards. The site contains background information about the Agency, with separate sections on it's component directorates including certfication and rulemaking, as well the executive, administration and quality and standardisation functions. The site provides access to a listings of Airworthiness Directives; Certification Specifications; Current Consultations; Organisation Approvals; Notices of Proposed Amendments (NPAs) and the associated Comment Response Documents (CRDs); and Annual Programme reports. There is an archive of Rulemaking Circulars aimed at informing stakeholders of important or exceptional Rulemaking developments. Part of the mandate of EASA is to promote a high, uniform level of environmental protection for European citizens. Environmental Protection is therefore an integral part of EASA's general structure of rules and regulations which aim to mitigate the negative impacts of the civil aviation industry. The site therfore contains information on rulemaking environmental activities, certification environmental activities, an overview of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme, and a discussion of aviation’s environmental challenges. The site also provides links to other organisations involved in international aviation safety as well as EU Member States' respective government departments responsible for aviation safety and National Aviation Authorities (NAAs).

European Civil Aviation Conference

The European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) is an intergovernmental organisation, which aims to promote the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system. It seeks to achieve this aim by harmonizing civil aviation policies and practices amongst its Member States; and by promoting understanding on policy matters between its Member States and other parts of the world. The site includes an About ECAC section contains background information such as history; membership; functions and organisation; and relations with other organisations. The site also describes ECAC's work programme and activities including: integration of new member states; civil aviation security; environmental issues; economics, passenger health, and aviation safety, which constitutes a major part of the technical programme. Safety related programmes include SAFA (Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft), SOI (Safety Oversight Issues), JAA-EASA Transition, and The Group of Experts on Accident Investigation (ACC). A newsletter, ECAC News, press releases, details of forthcoming events are available and the site provides online access to a number of ECAC reports and other documents. ECAC also hosts the 'NLA Forum' (New Larger Aircraft) which aims to facilitate information exchange and sharing between States administrations, international organisations, airports, airlines, research organisations and the industry on all issues relating to the accommodation of NLAs at existing airports.

European Commission : Air Transport : Legislation

The site provides access to the text of Commission Decisions, Council Directives and Regulations. These are listed under the following headings, traffic management, airports, international aviation, internal market, safety, security, passenger rights, competition, research and environment. There is a link to Eur-Lex, the Directory of Community legislation and in particular to the Air Transport section of the browse structure of that database.

European Commission : Air Transport : Single European Sky

The European Commission (EC) is undertaking a comprehensive reform of air traffic management designed to create the so-called, Single European Sky. This is based on six main lines of action: joint management of airspace; establishment of a strong Community regulator; gradual integration of civilian and military management; institutional synergy between the EU and Eurocontrol; introduction of appropriate modern technology; and better coordination of human resources policy in the air traffic control sector. The web site brings together a collection of resources on the initative including information on the legislation, the work programme, the Single Sky Committee, Implementing rules, Community Specifications and the Industry Consultation Body. The site also provides access to supporting documents and a video.

European Regions Airlines Association

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) represents Europe?s regional air transport industry. Members include airlines, airports, manufacturers and suppliers. The site includes a searchable index of members. A description of key ERA publications is provided. These include ERA's monthly journal, Regional International; Performance (a quarterly compilation of data collated from ERA airline member results), and Fly Safely, a flight safety journal. The site also includes key facts and figures, fast facts; specification data for regional aircraft, details of the annual General Assembly, and a technical information section.

European Strategies : Future of Transport

This provides access to a European Commission (EU) Transport communication A sustainable furture for transport:towards an integrated technology-led and user friendly system and consultation dated June 2009. In 2001, the Commission issued a White Paper setting an agenda for the European transport policy throughout 2010. Approaching the end of the ten-year period, it is time to look further ahead and define a vision for the future of transport and mobility, preparing the ground for later policy developments. The Commission intends to launch a debate on the main challenges and opportunities for the transport sector in the long term (20 to 40 years). The Communication summarises the current results of these reflection to which four main exercises have contributed: (1) The “Transvisions” study, developing a set of long-term scenarios (2030-2050) for transport and mobility in Europe, Main Report, Executive Summary, Task 1 Report, Task 2 Report. (2) An Evaluation Study,, analysing the performance of the Common Transport Policy in reaching the objectives laid down in the 2001 transport White Paper and in its 2006 mid-term review (annexes will follow in due course). (3) A Report, produced within three focus groups gathering the views of transport experts and discussing the drivers of transport activity in the fields of the economy and society, technology and the environment, and infrastructure and logistics. (4) A High Level Conference, which took place on 9 and 10 March and gave stakeholders the possibility to express their views on the future development of transport in Europe. The Commission encourages all interested party to contribute to the consultation exercise launched by this Communication. Views on the future of transport and on possible policy options should be submitted to the mailbox: tren-future-of-transport@ec.europa.eu by 30 September 2009. Authors should indicate whether they agree that their contributions are published on the Debate page. The full text of these documents are available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read them.

FAA Aerospace Forecasts : Fiscal Years 2004-2015

This economic forecast report was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Aviation Policy and Plans in March 2004. It contains 10 chapters which address 4 key areas: US and world economic environment, assumptions and predictions used in developing the FAA aviation forecasts; historical data and forecasts of future aviation demand and aircraft activity for three major non-military user groups - large commercial air carriers, regional / commuter airlines, and general aviation / helicopters; workload forecasts for FAA and contract towers, en route centres and flight service stattions; and, the outlook for commercial space transportation. The text is presented in PDF format as separate chapters and as a single 298 page document.

FAA Aerospace Forecasts : Fiscal Years 2005-2016

This economic forecast report was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of Aviation Policy and Plans in March 2005. It contains 10 chapters which address 4 key areas: US and world economic environment, assumptions and predictions used in developing the FAA aviation forecasts; historical data and forecasts of future aviation demand and aircraft activity for three major non-military user groups - large commercial air carriers, regional / commuter airlines, and general aviation / helicopters; workload forecasts for FAA and contract towers, en route centres and flight service stattions; and, the outlook for commercial space transportation. The text is presented in PDF format as separate chapters and as a single 270 page document.

FAA Office of Accident Investigation

The Office of Accident Investigation (AAI) is the principal organisation within the FAA with respect to aircraft accident investigation and all activities related to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). As such, AAI's mission is to investigate aviation accidents and incidents to detect unsafe conditions and trends and to coordinate the corrective action process. The site provides access to new NTSB Safety Recommendations. The Office of Accident Investigation is responsible for coordinating and tracking FAA responses to safety recommendations issued by the National Transportation Safety Board. The FAA's responses to these safety recommendations will be made available through the FAA's National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center's (NASDAC) internet site, which is updated monthly. The Office of Accident Investigation also provides Preliminary Accident Data and Incident Data, which is available as ASCII text in several report categories for the last ten working days. The 10 days of data is also available in dbf format (dBase and FoxPro) for downloading and use in databases or spreadsheets.

Fatigue Resource Directory (FReDi)

This resource is provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is intended to provide access to information on resources which address the issue of fatigue in transportation. The site consists of a database of projects which is searchable by title, keyword and organisation or browseable by research, products or services. There are links to fatigue-related sites and also from within the FReDi database. Please note that this particular web site is maintained by NASA, rather than the DOT version.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the element of the U.S. government with primary responsibility for the safety of civil aviation. The FAA was originally designated the Federal Aviation Agency when established by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. The present name was adopted in 1967 when the FAA became a component of the Department of Transportation. The FAA's major functions include: regulating civil aviation to promote safety and fulfilling the requirements of national defense; encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology; developing and operating a common system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil and military aircraft; research and development with respect to the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics; developing and implementing programs to control aircraft noise and other environmental effects of civil aviation; and regulating U.S. commercial space transportation. The site provides access to a range of information resources. These are grouped under the following functions: Aviation Support and Regulation and Safety, Security, and System Efficiency. There are links to constituent FAA organizations. The Newsroom contains press releases and fact sheets. There is a section on careers and education opportunities. There is also a 'More' section, which includes information for and about Airline Operators; Airport Operators; Designees and Delegations; General Avaition; and Mechnanics and Repairmen.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) : Aging Transport Non-Structural Systems Plan

This web site provides access to the full text of the Federal Aviation Administration's FAA Aging Transport Non-structural Systems Plan, dated July 1998. The document describes various maintenance, training and reporting initiatives, development of advisory material, research programs, and other activities that have already started or will be undertaken by the FAA in order to address the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security (WHCSS) recommendations regarding aging non-structural systems. The document contains the following: Introduction; Findings, The Plan (Task 1-7, some of which specifially address wiring issues); Appendix I: Summaries Of On-Site Evaluations (includes: Aging Airplane Systems Evaluation Report - McDonnell Douglas Model DC-10; Aging Airplane Systems Evaluation Report McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9; Aging Airplane Systems Evaluation Report-Boeing Model 727 ); Appendix II: Summary of Principal Maintenance Inspector Workshop; Appendix III: Meeting Minutes, Boeing; Appendix IV: NASDAC Study; Appendix V: Glossary Of Acronyms; Appendix VI: Major Contributors to the FAA Aging Non-Structural Systems Plan. The Plan was published in July 1998, and is in HTML format.

Federal Aviation Administration : Aviation Policy, Planning and Environment (AEP)

Within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the AEP is responsible for national aviation policies and strategies in the environment and energy arenas, including aviation activity forecasts, economic analyses, aircraft noise and emissions research and policy, environmental policy, aviation insurance and employee safety and health. The Office of Aviation Policy and Plans develops policies, goals and priorities, forecasts future aviation technology and demand and analyzes the economic impact of regulations; and the Office of Environment and Energy develops, recommends, and coordinates national aviation policy relating to environmental and energy matters, which includes noise and emissions. The site provides access to regulatory documents relating to noise levels for U.S. certificated and foreign aircraft, to estimated aircraft noise levels in a-weighted decibels; and to the Airport Noise Compatibility Planning Toolkit. The site includes links to information on environmental issues and to related policy and guidance documents covering contrails, emissions, air pollutants, and noise abatement. One section of the site is specifically devoted to supersonic aircraft noise including presentations from the 2003 Civil Supersonic Aircraft Technical Workshop. Other sections of the site provide information on key officials, partnership programmes, noise and emissions models, and the The Airport and Airway Trust Fund (AATF).

Federal Aviation Administration : International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Program

The foreign assessment program focuses focuses on a country's ability, not the individual air carrier, to adhere to international standards and recommended practices for aircraft operations and maintenance established by the United Nation's technical agency for aviation, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The site contains the checklists used by FAA teams during the performance of the in-country portion of an IASA assessment; definitions of the rating criteria used for the countries at the time of the assessment, and, spreadsheets of countries and category in the Assessment Program (results are presented in either MS Excel or PDF formats). In addition a model civil aviation statute, model regulations, and model implementing standards are available.

Federal Aviation Administration : Office of Rulemaking

The FAA's Office of Rulemaking is responsible for a range of tasks including: the project management of all FAA rulemaking projects; development of national policies on rulemaking procedures; administrative adequacy of all safety and security regulatory material; ensuring that existing rules, regulations, standards, policies, procedures, and program performance are consistent with FAA goals and objectives; development of rulemaking documents; and, issuance of guidelines on Department of Transportation (DOT) regulatory procedures. The web site provides access to a range of information. There is an online resource guide which contains Final Rules & Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRMs). These documents are available in MS word and PDF formats. The web site also provides access to a Bulletin Board.

Federal Aviation Administration : Office of System Capacity

The mission of the Office of System Capacity is to identify, develop and implement initiatives that have the potential to increase the capacity of the (US) national aviation system. The site provides reports and studies created by the Capacity Office over the last five years. These include annual Aviation Capacity Enhancement plans back to 1992 in PDF format and Airport Capacity Enhancement plans for specific airports. Many of these full text reports are now out of print and so are only available electronically. There is also a link through to the FAA's New Large Aircraft (NLA) issues site.

Federal Aviation Administration : Safety

This site brings together a number of key aviation safety information sources grouped under several headings. These include top Requests like: Administrator�s Fact Book; Aerospace Medicine; Global Aviation Information Network (GAIN); and National Aviation Safety Data and Analysis Center International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA)

Federal Aviation Administration : Strategic and Business Plans

This page on the FAA website provides links to the full-text (in PDF format) of the Strategic and Business Plans of the FAA. These include performance and accountability reports for 2003 and 2004, reports on performance and performance goals, the 2005 business plan, their 'flight plan' for 2005 - 2009 and a draft 'flight plan' for 2006-2010 - an outline of their goals and objectives.

Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Plan 2004-2008

This document sets out the objectives of the FAA up to 2008 using four goals - increasing safety and capacity, acting as an international leader in aviation safety and achieving organisational excellence. The document takes each goal in turn and outlines the objectives and initiatives required to achieve these goals. It is available in pdf format.

Federal Aviation Administration's Flight Plan 2005-2009

This document outlines how the FAA is measuring up against its main goals of providing the safest most efficient air transportation system in the world. The four main goals are increased safety, greater capacity, heavy involvement in safety on a worldwide basis and organisational excellence. It is available in PDF format.

Federal Aviation Administration: Challenges for Transforming Into a High-Performing Organization

This technical report (GAO-04-770T) was published by the United States General Accounting Office in May 2004. Over the last two decades, FAA has experienced difficulties meeting the demands of the aviation industry while also attempting to operate efficiently and effectively. Now, as air traffic returns to pre- 9/11 levels, concerns have again arisen as to how prepared FAA may be to meet increasing demands for capacity, safety, and efficiency. FAA's air traffic control (ATC) modernization efforts are designed to enhance the national airspace system through the acquisition of a vast network of radar, navigation, and communication systems. Nine years have passed since Congress provided FAA with personnel and acquisition reforms. However, projects continue to experience cost, schedule and performance problems. FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO) is its most current reform effort. Expectations are that the ATO will bring a performance management approach to ATC modernization. This statement focuses on three main questions: (1) What are some of the major challenges and demands that confront FAA? (2) What is the status of FAA's implementation of reforms and/or procedural relief that Congress provided? and (3) What are some of the critical success factors that will enable FAA to become a highperforming organization? This is in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Federal Aviation Administration: Reauthorization Provides Opportunities to Address Key Agency Challenges

This technical report (GAO-03-653T) was published by the United States General Accounting Office in April 2003. Much has changed since the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR-21) reauthorized the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) programs 3 years ago. At that time, air traffic was increasing, and concerns about congestion and flight delays were paramount. Since then, the downturn in the nation's economy, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and, most recently, the war in Iraq have taken a heavy toll on aviation. Analysts nonetheless expect the demand for air travel to rebound, and the nation's aviation system must be ready to accommodate the projected growth safely and securely. The current reauthorization of FAA's programs provides an opportunity for the Congress and the administration to focus on challenges in increasing aviation capacity, efficiency, and safety and in controlling aviation program costs. [Taken from abstract]. This is in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Federal Aviation Regulations - FAR Index

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Chapters I and III, Federal Aviation Regulations. This is the offical Federal Administration Agency web site for Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). Access to the full text documents is provided by the FAA Flight Standards Service. Chapter 1 contains parts 1 through 199. Chapter III, parts 400 through 440, relates to Commercial Space Transportation. The site also provides access to related information and links to other regulatory web sites. This includes a table of the most recent FAR amendments in PDF format.

Federal Research and Technology for Aviation

This web site provides access to a report produced by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, OTA-ETI-610, September 1994. This report presents the findings and conclusions of an OTA investigation into the US federal R&D that underpins the Federal Aviation Administration's technology and regulatory development programmes. It focuses on research and technology policy issues for aviation operations: safety, security, environmental protection and the air traffic system. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (5381K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files.

Fifty Years of ECAC 1955-2005

This is the Yearbook 2005 of the European Civil Aviation Conference ECAC. In April 1954, at the initiative of the Council of Europe and the InternationalCivil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the Conference on Co-ordination of Air Transport in Europe gave birth to the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC).In close liaison with ICAO, ECAC has consistently assisted its Member States in achieving the aims and objectives of the �Convention on International Civil Aviation�, ICAO�s charter, by promoting co-ordination and better utilisation of intra-European air transport. The current expansion of the European Community makes this role more critical than ever. The 50th anniversary of ECAC is a time to reflect on its vital contribution to the growth of air transport in Europe, and to look ahead with excitement at the fascinating challenges to come. [Taken from the President's foreword]. The full text of this document is available in PDF so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Final Report of the Commission on the Future of the US Aerospace Industry

The Commission was formed to study the future of the United States aerospace industry in the global economy, particularly in relationship to US national security, and to assess the future importance of the domestic aerospace industry for the economic and national security of the United States. The report provides a complete overview of findngs and recommendations. The full report is available in PDF format.

Financial Protection for Air Travellers and Package Holidaymakers in the Future - CAA Advice to Government, September 2005

This provides access to a Civil Aviation Authority document, Civil Aviation Paper CAP 759 Version 2005/1. In response to the advice from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to the Government in July 2004 on modernising the system of financial protection for air passengers, the Secretary of State for Transport asked the CAA to carry out an economic assessment of a range of regulatory options. This document sets out that assessment and the CAA's recommendation. The text of CAP 759 is available in PDF format from the CAA's web site.

Flightglobal.com

This is the website of Flight International, Airline Business, ACAS, Air Transport Intelligence (ATI) and The Flight Collection. It provides jobs, blogs, and primarily industry news. It is a large site and much of the content is to be found behind the browse links on the left of the page. These links are: aircraft, air transport, airlines, defence, safety, UAVs, helicopters, business and GA, maintenance, and spaceflight. The site contains the content of the current issues of Flight International and Airline Business as soon as it is published along with searchable archives going back to 1996 which are accessible to all. It also covers worldwide major air shows (Paris, Dubai, Asian Aerospace, and Farnborough) and produces daily newspapers during these events. There are three versions of the site - global, professional and expert.

Flightline

Flightline is the official publication of the Allied Pilots Association (APA). This is a US organisation for American airline pilots and has 10,500 members. The full text of Flightline is available in PDF format back to 1998.

Flug Revue

This site provides access to the German aerospace magazine Flug Revue. Visitors to the site can view the contents pages and English summaries of selected articles free of charge in HTML format. Summaries of previous issues are available back to September 1996. The site also offers a weekly news digest, 'datafiles' - a large amount of information on aviation and space in Germany, Austria and Switzerland including manufacturers, statistics and airlines. The 'gallery' area provides images of civil aircraft, helicopters, history, military aviation and space along with data and specifications.

Foresight Defence, Aerospace and Systems Panel

The aim of the UK Government's Foresight Programme is to improve collaboration between government, industry and academia in order to increase national wealth and quality of life. Defence, Aerospace and Systems was one of 13 sectoral panels created in the first round of the programme to consider possible future trends and opportunities. Although no longer current the web site brings together a range of information resouces including details of Panel and Task Force members. A number of Panel reports and other publications produced between 1999 and 2002 are available online.

From Plane To Trains : Realising the Potential from Shifting Short-Haul Flights to Rail

This provides access to the report of a study prepared by the Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) for Friends of the Earth, October 2000. It examines the potential for shifting short haul flights, both domestic and to destinations within Europe, onto rail and the environmental benefits this would bring. The text of the report is available in PDF format from the Friends of the Earth web site.

Fuels and Combustion Technology for Advanced Aircraft Engines

This is Research and Technology Organization (RTO) AGARD-CP-536, dated September 1993. The conference proceedings contains 38 papers that cover new technologies for low NO(x) combustors and advanced high pressure/high temperature cycle engines. The technical evaluation report and the keynote address are included at the beginning, and discussions follow most papers. The symposium was arranged in the following sessions: technology overview papers (two papers); modeling: pollutant formation (four); modeling: combustor design (five); high temperature fuels and fuel systems (six); combustion research: performance (six); combustion research: emissions (five); fuel atomization: diagnostics and modeling (five); and combustion research: flowfield and mixing (four). The last paper is a contribution from Russia not allocated to a session. For individual titles, see N94-29247 through N94-29285. Bibliographic and abstract details are available in HTML format. A table of contents, and the full text (178.04MB) of the document can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library.

Future Heathrow

This is the web site of a lobby group whose aim is to convince people that it is desirable and possible to develop Heathrow in a way that is sensitive to the environment and the needs of the local population. The group comprises a coalition of business, trades unions and the aviation community. The site provides background information on the group, including aims and purpose, composition, press releases and its key campaign themes. These include: the Air Transport White Paper of December 2003, aviation and the economy, the environment, surface access and regional access.

FutureFlight Central

This is the home page of the NASA Ames Research Center's FutureFlight Central, a fully interactive air traffic control tower simulator. The site provides an overview of the facility and its capabilities in terms of airport planning, technology evaluation, procedure development and training. The newsroom provides full text access to a newsletter, press releases and articles in the media. There is a gallery of photos, movies and VR Panoramas (requiring QuickTime). The business guide outlines the procedure for requesting a simulation. There is also section on workshop about airport planning. The powerpoint presentations are available for downloading.

General Accounting Office Reports

The General Accounting Office is the investigative arm of Congress. GAO's mission is to help the Congress oversee federal programs and operations to assure accountability to the American people. GAO accomplishes its mission through a variety of activities including financial audits, program reviews, investigations, legal support, and policy/program analyses. The GAO Reports databases contain reports on audits, surveys, investigations, and evaluations of Federal programs conducted by the GAO from fiscal year 1995 through the present. All published reports, with the exception of correspondence and reports that are restricted or classified, are included. The current year's database is updated within two business days of a report's release. Reports are available as ASCII text and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Global Pilot Jobs

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA) is a non - political, non - profit making organisation which represents over 100,000 pilots and Flight Engineers in over 90 Countries around the world. Global Pilot Jobs is a resource for Pilot and Flight Engineers who are seeking work in the global market place. The jobs for pilots and flight engineers are listed under the following headings: Regions, Global, Africa, Australasia, Europe, Ireland, Middle East, North America, South America, and UK.

Harmonisation of the Technical Requirements and Administrative Procedures in the Field of Civil Aviation : Proposal to Amend Council Regulation 3922/91

This web site provides access to a Commission of the European Communities document titled: Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, amending Council Regulation (EEC) No. 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administrative procedures in the field of civil aviation, COM(2000) 121 final, Brussels, 24.03.2000. The full text of this document is available online in PDF format.

Honeywell

Honeywell is a leader in control technology. The company has five main divisions: Aerospace - supplier of engines, systems, avionics and services for commercial and business aviation, military aircraft and spacecraft; Automation and Control solutions for industry and houses; Airport and Aircraft Security and Safety; Transportation and Power Systems - leading provider of automotive turbochargers; and Speciality Materials. The site provides company information, news and press releases, careers information and a section on investor relations which includes the annual report.

Human Factors in the International Certification of Transport Category Aircraft

This is the full text of a paper presented at the Third Global Flight Safety and Human Factors Symposium, which was held in Auckland, New Zealand in April 1996. It is made available on the Web by the Industry CRM Developers Group, who exist to facilitate development of crew resource management and human factors resources and products.

ICAO Journal

Published by ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) this monthly journal aims to outline the activities of ICAO and to provide features of potential interest to the international aeronautical world. Contents information is available from 1996-present and full text is available for issues published since 1981 in PDF format.

ICAO's Policies on Charges for Airports and Air Navigation Services

This is a PDF version of the International Civil Aviation Organization's Doc 9082/6, sixth edition, 2001. The policy was originally adopted by the Council on 22 June 1992, at the 14th Meeting of its 136th Session, and amended by it on 8 December 2000, at the 18th Meeting of its 161st Session. There are French and Spanish as well as English language versions of the text.

Impact of Advanced Air Transport Technology : Part 1 Advanced High-Speed Aircraft

This web site provides access to a report produced by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1980. The report was published as part of a long term study of the economic, environmental, energy, societal, and safety impacts of advances in the technology of high-speed aircraft, commuter aircraft, and air cargo. Part 1 deals with advanced high-speed aircraft, including both supersonic and subsonic. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (1947K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files.

Impact of the Termination of NASA�s High Speed Research Program and The Redirection of NASA�s Advanced Subsonic Technology

This provides access to the text of a report to Congress prepared by the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), December 2000. The purpose of the review was to assess the impact of the termination of NASA's High Speed Research (HSR) program and the redirection of the Advanced Subsonic Technology (AST) program on aviation safety, NASA Centre core competencies, and on the US aviation industry. The text of the report is available in PDF format.

Improving the Continued Airworthiness of Civil Aircraft: A Strategy for the FAA's Aircraft Certification Service

This web site provides access to the full text of: Improving the Continued Airworthiness of Civil Aircraft: A Strategy for the FAA's Aircraft Certification Service; by Committee on Aircraft Certification Safety Management; National Research Council, 1998. The FAA's Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) chartered the National Research Council to examine safety-related elements of the certification and continued airworthiness process and to recommend an approach to improve AIR's risk evaluation and risk management. The book contains the report and recommendations arising from the resulting study. The text is available online in Open Book and HTML formats.

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

This site site includes a description of IATA's mission and goals, provides a brief history of the association, includes the full text annual reports back to 1995 and a library of press releases. Descriptions of key IATA products and services are provided, including publications. There is also a facility to search and view the membership of IATA with links to web sites and details of forthcoming events and training courses.

International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference

This site provides access to the full text of many of the papers presented at the International Aircraft Fire and Cabin Safety Research Conference, held in Atlantic City from October 29th to November 1st 2007. The conference was co-hosted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), and the Japanese Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). Subjects covered include crash dynamics, fire safety (materials flammability, fuselage burnthrough, halon replacement, fuel tank explosion and advanced materials), evacuation and operational issues. The papers are available in PDF format.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was founded through the Convention on Inter-national Civil Aviation signed on 7 December 1944. It is the United Nations Specialized Agency responsible for establishing international standards, recommended practices and procedures covering the technical, economic and legal fields of international civil aviation operations. The ICAO web site provides access to a wealth of information resources. There is an informative "About" section, which describes the ICAO's foundation, aims, and structure, and contains the full text of the ICAO's Strategic Action Plan and Annual Report. The homepage links to the Air Navigation Bureau, the Air Transport Bureau, the Legal Bureau, ICAO regional offices, and there are sections of the site devoted to aviation medicine, environmental protection, and to TRAINAIR, the ICAO's aviation training programme. The site also provides access to ICAO news updates, press releases, publications catalogue, and the ICAO Journal. In addition the site provides access to a searchable database of ICAO Assembly Resolutions in Force. The website also consists of a calender of upcoming meetings, seminars and workshops.

International Civil Aviation Organization Training Directory

This service from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) lists over 400 training institutions worldwide which are involved in all areas of civil aviation training. It is updated annually and is searchable. The site provides general background information about the directory and instructions to those who wish to enter their organisation's details into the directory. The site also provides a list of ICAO course numbers in PDF format.

International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA)

This is a non-political, non-profit making organisation which represents airline pilots in over 90 Member Associations worldwide. The site contains news items, safety bulletins, press releases and features relating to the airline industry, and details of forthcoming events. The site provides access to a number of newsletters and magazines including IFALPA News and IFALPA Newslink. There is also an FAQ and a members only area.

Internet for Aeronautical Engineering

Produced by information specialists at Cranfield University, this is part of the Intute Virtual Training Suite (VTS), an initiative designed to teach Internet information skills to the UK Higher Education community. However, the free tutorial is potentially useful to everybody who wishes to improve their subject knowledge of aerospace and defence on the Internet. It takes the form of a "teach yourself" tutorial and includes quizzes and exercises for learners to test their knowledge. It has four main components - a 'Tour' of useful high quality Web sites, 'Discover' gives tips on how to improve searching skills, 'Judge' emphasises the need for critical evaluation of information on the Internet and 'Success' offers practical examples of people using the Internet successfully.

Irish Aviation Authority

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) regulates the safety standards of Irish civil aviation and provides air traffic management in Irish controlled air space. The web site provides access to a range of information resources. The corporate information section contains a mission statement, annual report, corporate profile and structure, policy documents, route charges and flight statistics. A substantial number of safety related documents are available online (PDF format) covering operating standards, airworthiness, air traffic control, aerodromes and air navigation, legislation, aeronautical notices and aeronautical information circulars. Other sections of the web site cover licencing, air traffic services and technology, and training and consultancy.

Italian Aerospace Research Centre

This is the homepage of the Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA), a non-profit making research consortium which carries out the Italian National Aerospace Research Programme (PRORA). The site gives an introduction to the organisation and the scientific and the educational areas covered. It describes CIRA's aerospace activities (which include fluid dynamics, air structures, flight systems and computer science) and testing facilities (which include a plasma wind tunnel, an icing wind tunnel, a transonic research wind tunnel and an aerospace structures impact facility. The projects area of the site describes work being carried out on unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned space vehicles. The educational area covers topics such as flight safety, pssengers comfort, air transportation and access to space. The general support area provides access to the Library Catalogue. The CIRA Newsletter is also available.

Jane's Aerospace Discovery

Provided by Jane's, this service is a specialist Internet search engine for the aerospace industry. It allows keyword searching for sites with the option of restricting the search to particular categories such as aerospace manufacturing, defence forces, and centres of learning and research. Once a search has been performed, it is possible to further refine it by selecting suggested keywords or by choosing sites which are particularly relevant.

Jeppesen Home Page

Jeppesen Sanderson is a publisher of flight information, supported by computer flight planning services, aviation weather services, and aviation training systems. The site describes the flight information products they offer including navigation chart services for operating under both visual and instrument conditions, electronic navigation data, and airport analysis services.

Joint Aviation Authorities

This resource is provided by the Joint Aviation Authorities, the bodies who are responsible for the production and publication of JARs (Joint Airworthiness Requirements). Detailed background information about the body is provided, including organisation, status and implementation of work and an outlook which contains the amendment statuses of JARs. The full text of the JAA Review is provided in HTML format back to Autumn 1999, whilst the FAQ (Frequenly Asked Questions) section covers issues relating to maintenance, certification and licensing. Information about training courses is also offered. The full text of JARs is also available from this site.

Landings

Landings is an established aviation directory service. It provides access to a wide variety of aviation related resources. It includes mediated expert forums covering topic areas such as GPS, maintenance, aviation medicine and law. There are listings of newsgroups and e-mail groups. An extensive reference section includes links to various databases of FAA Regulations, Canadian Regulations, Service Difficulty Reports, Airworthiness Alerts, NTSB Briefs, N Numbers and many more. The reference section also includes coverage of aerospace companies, museums, reports and other publications. Landings also has sections devoted to aircraft/parts; air transport/airports; services; general aviation; government/military: and pilot supplies.

Landings: Reports and Alerts

This resource is provided by the Landings aviation directory services. It contains links to a wide variety of reports and alerts, from sources such as the FAA (Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs), Airworthiness Directives, Airworthiness Alerts, aviation safety databases, continued airworthiness information); NTSB (Accident Briefs, Aviation Accident Synopses, Accident Abstracts) and NASA (ASRS Program, ASRS Callback Program ); UK Air Accident reports (AAIB); Bureau of Air Safety Investigation - Australia (BASI), Transportation Safety Board of Canada Aviation Occurrence Reports, and many others. For many of these resources, Landings has developed its own search interfaces.

Light Aircraft Maintenance Schedule (Aeroplanes)

This is the full text of CAP 411, 4th edition, 14th March 2005. The schedule addresses the scheduled maintenance requirements for aeroplanes used for commercial air transport and non-commercial air transport. It is available in PDF format.

Longitudinal Acceleration Test of Overhead Luggage Bins and Auxiliary Fuel Tank in a Transport Airplane Airframe Section, Part II : Final Report

This provides access to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) report, DOT/FAA/AR-99/4,II by Robert McGuire, dated October 2000. The report describes the testing of overhead stowage bin calibrations and longitudinal impact testing of a 10-foot transport airframe section. The purpose of the tests was to measure the structural response and interaction between the fuselage, overhead stowage bins, and the auxiliary fuel tank under simulated, potentially survivable, crash conditions. The full text of the report is available in PDF format from the online catalogue of the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center Library.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) International Center for Air Transportation (ICAT)

The Center's mission is to improve the safety, efficiency and capacity of domestic and international air transportation and its infrastructure, utilizing information technology and human centered systems analysis. The Center's research areas of interest include: air traffic management, air transportation infrastructure and economics, aviation safety and weather, airline management and operations, human factors, flight instrumentation, and the environmental impact of aviation. The site contains an about section, contact details for faculty, students, alumni, and staff, a large collection of papers and reports, which can be searched and browsed. An annotated list of links to related web sites and other resources is also provided.

MSc in Air Transport, Cranfield University

This site describes the full-time MSc in Air Transport offered by Cranfield University's Department of Air Transport. Entry requirements, as well as a list of previous thesis topics, are provided for prospective students, and details of current research interests and publications available for purchase are also listed. The Department also provides a wide range of short courses for professionals already working within the air transport industry, details of which are available on this site.

NASA Advanced Air Transportation Technologies (AATT)

The project web site provides an introduction and overview to this NASA project whose lead centre is NASA Ames. The project aims to explore the possibilities of the concept of 'free flight'. The objectives of the project are covered, as is the organisation behind it, current research being undertaken, support contractors and links to related projects.

NASA Strategic Plan 2000

This page provides access to the full text of the most recent NASA strategic plan. The report includes the administrator's strategic outlook, information concerning NASA's Strategic Management System, external assessment, the framework of the policy, strategic enterprises, and partnerships and collaboration. It is available in PDF format only, so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

NASA's Three Pillars to Success Brochure

This publication outlines the NASA technology goals which reflect the national priorities for aeronautics and space. Its contents are divided into 'Three Pillars' which are: Global Civil Aviation, Revolutionary Technology Leaps and Access to Space. The brochure is in PDF format. It is 9 pages long and a bibliography is included.

National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)

This is the home page of the NLR, an independent non-profit research institute based in the Netherlands. It undertakes research for both national and international customers. The site provides background information about the institute including its annual report and latest news. A section of the site is devoted to describing NLR's research activities, which are within civil and military aviation, aircraft development, space technology and non-aerospace applications of aerospace technology.

National Aerospace Technology Strategy Implementation Report

The United Kingdom's The Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team (AeGIT) report on the Future of the UK Aerospace Industry, (Executive Summary (Vol A), Overview Report (Vol B)) published in July 2003, recommended the establishment of a National Aerospace Technology Strategy (NATS) as a partnership between Government, Industry and Academia. This follow-up report, published in August 2004, defines the background, process and structures necessary for the implementation of the AeGiT's strategy. The Implementation Report recommends the establishment of Aerospace Innovation Networks to carry out focused research followed by validation carried out through Aerospace Technology Validation Programmes, all of which involve industry, university and research establishment partners supported through balanced and coordinated industry and government funding. Furthermore, the report outlines the organisational structure required to carry forward the Technology work programme, this being done through an Aerospace Technology Steering Group interacting with the R&T Sub Group of the National Defence Industry Council. The full text of the report is available for downloading from the AeIGT website

National Aviation Safety Data Analysis Center (NASDAC)

The purpose of this web site is to provide the public with access to several of the principal aviation safety data and information sources the Federal Government uses for various purposes. Subjects covered by this site include aviation accident information, aircraft information, statistical data and voluntary reporting systems. Several databases are available for interrogation, including the Air Registry, the Aviation Safety Reporting System, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the FAA Incident/Accident Data System, amongst others. There are reports available on studies like Aviation Safety Data Accessibility; NTSB Weather Related Accidents; Review of Aviation Accidents occuring in the State of Alaska, 1992-2001; and Turbulence Study.

National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)

This NBAA is a US trade association which protects the interests of the US business aviation sector. The large site is divided into non-member and member areas, much of the full text material is available to members only. A major part of the site is devoted to providing news and updates of events within the industry. There is a discussion area and a products and services facility which allows members of the NBAA to be identified according to their business activity. Background information to the organisation is presented and the site is searchable.

National Consortium for Aviation Mobility (NCAM)

This is a non-profit partnership organisation which aims, in collaboration with NASA's Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) programme, to promote the development of a high mobility 21st Century personal transportation system utilizing small General Aviation aircraft. NCAM's mission is to coordinate and integrate the technical work and products of its members, foster technology transfer and standards needed for commercialisation. The site describes the SATS project and the contributions being made by the six NCAM Laboratories. Other available information resources include news, a list of organisational contacts and downloadable collections of documents, videos and animations.

National Research and Development Plan For Aviation Safety, Security, Efficiency, and Environmental Compatibility

This web site provides access to a US National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) transportation strategic plan titled: National Research and Development Plan For Aviation Safety, Security, Efficiency, and Environmental Compatibility, produced by the National Science and Technology Council, Committee on Technology, Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development, November 1999. The plan is intended to act as a benchmark for future inter-agency collaborative efforts to optimise essential US government research toward the attainment of critical aviation and air transportation goals established by the Federal government and supported by industry. The full text of the plan is available in PDF format.

National Transportation Library

The National Transportation Library is administered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics in cooperation with the Transportation Administrative Services Center (TASC), the operating administrations, and the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The National Transportation Library contains documents and databases provided from throughout the transportation community. The Library contains links to full-text documents. It can be searched, or browsed by subject. The Aviation section can be browsed under the following headings: Air traffic control, Airports and facilities, Aviation economics and finance, Aviation energy and environment, Aviation planning and policy, Aviation safety / Airworthiness, Aviation laws and regulations, Aviation human factors, Newsletters.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) : Safety Recommendations

This is part of the National Transportation Safety Board web site. Safety Recommendations are issued as a result of the investigation of transportation accidents and other safety problems. They identify specific problems uncovered during a safety investigation and indicate how problems and deficiencies should be rectified. Letters containing the recommendations are directed to the organisation best able to act on the problem. The web site provides access to a most wanted list of transportation safety improvements. This includes recommendation numbers, status, and coverage of current and past items. The Most Wanted List is browsable by mode of transport. The site also provides statistical information on safety recommendations. These include acceptance rates (eg by mode of transportation and comparisons by year), as well as numbers of safety recommendations issued (by mode and by year). There is a searchable archive of Safety Recommendation Letters, and it is possible to subscribe to an NTSB mailing list in order to receive copies of Safety Recommendations.

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Aviation Accident/Incident Database

The NTSB is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil accident in the United States and significant accident in the other modes of transportation -- railroad,highway, marine and pipeline.NTSB accident/incident database is the official repository of aviation accident data and causal factors. In the database, an event is classified as an accident or an incident. "Aircraft accident" means an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft which takes place between the time any person boards the aircraft with the intention of flight and until all such persons have disembarked, and in which any person suffers death or serious injury, or in which the aircraft receives substantial damage. The NTSB defines "incident" as an occurrence other than an accident, associated with the operation of an aircraft, which affects or could affect the safety of operations. The NTSB database contains only selected incident reports. The database is updated monthly.

National Transportation Safety Board

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. The web site provides access to a wealth of information resources. An "About" section includes the NTSB's mission, history, strategic plan, Board members, organisation chart, and a description of NTSB data and information products. These include Safety Recommendations, Accident Reports, Accident Synopses, Accident Studies, Statistical Analyses, Public Hearings, and News and Events, such as major investigations, press releases and forums and symposia.

National Transportation Technology Plan

The plan has been developed by the US National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Transportation Research and Development, dated May 2000. It presents updated implementation strategies for a number private-public technologypartnerships which include amongst others: Aviation Safety Research Alliance; Next Generation Global Air Transportation; and Next Generation Space Technology Transportation Technology. The text of the plan is available online in HTML format, and includes an executive summary, appendices and links to supporting documents. The web site is hosted by the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center.

New Large Aircraft

The site, which has been produced by the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Office of System Capacity, is intended to highlight current news, events, and issues surrounding the introduction of very large transport aircraft. The site contains a calendar of events and provides links to sites of related interest. The site also has a New Large Aircraft Issues Document which has been prepared by the New Large Aircraft Facilitation Group. The document identifies the issues that affect the operation of New Large Aircraft in the United States of America. It provides a central repository for issues that affect the airport environment, air traffic control, aircraft rescue and fire fighting, ground service handling, and other relevant operational areas. It is available in several formats including HTML, PDF and MS Word 97.

Next Generation Air Transportation System : Joint Planning and Development Office

The US authorities have concluded that today's air transportation system cannot meet the demands of the 21st century. The Vision 100 - Century of Aviation Authorization Act became law and calls for an integrated, multi-agency plan to transform the US's air transportation system to meet the needs of the year 2025 while providing substantial near-term benefits. This Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Initiative will address critical safety and economic needs in civil aviation while fully integrating US defence and homeland security improvements into this future system. The site is a reference point for progress made by providing current news of projects being undertaken and describes the integrated project teams which are taking the 8 identified strategies further forward.

Nextor Publications

The National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR) is a joint university, industry and FAA research organisation. It is organised by a consortium of four universities: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the University of California at Berkeley and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. This site provides a listing of NEXTOR publications many of which can be accessed online in .pdf format. Subjects covered include human factors in air transport and air traffic management.

NLA (New Large Aircraft) Forum

This site is hosted by ECAC (the European Civil Aviation Conference), whose objective is to promote the continued development of a safe, efficient and sustainable European air transport system. This site provides guidance and reference material from ECAC member states concerning the accommodation of NLAs at existing airports. It sets out some of the possible operational procedures, alternative measures and operating restrictions which could be applied to operations of NLAs, and in particular the A380. Specific areas covered include aerodrome facilities and services, air traffic management issues, impact of NLA characteristics on aerodrome infrastructure and methodology for conducting aeronautical studies. At the time of writing (January 2005), parts of this site are still under construction.

Noise Exposure Reports and Contours for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports : 2001

For every year, the Environmental Research and Consultancy Department (ERCD) of the Civil Aviation Authority estimates the noise exposures around the London Airports (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted) on behalf of the Department For Transport(DFT). The magnitude and extent of the aircraft noise around these airports are depicted on maps by contours of constant aircraft noise index (Leq) values. The contours are determined by an empirically based computer model which calculates the emissions and propagation of noise from arriving and departing air traffic. They are available from this site in HTML and PDF and Word formats.

Notes on Antarctic Aviation

This provides access to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Report 93-14, by Malcom Mellor, dated August 1993. It describes the history of aviation in Antartica, the types and characteristics of existing and proposed airfield facilities, and the characteristics of aircraft suitable for Antarctic use. The full text of the report is available in PDF format (12.8 MB) and is part of the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Virtual Library.

Office of Security and Hazardous Materials

This US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) site on security aims to promote aviation safety in support of national security and the national aerospace system. There is information for passengers and air carriers on hazardous materials and prohibited items. The Office of Security and Hazardous Materials are responsible for ensuring the integrity of those individuals who work in or support the NAS (National Aerospace System) and protecting FAA employees and facilities from criminal and terrorist acts. The Office of Security and Hazardous Materials continue to have a direct aviation safety mission due which is to enforce hazardous materials regulations. There are three major program areas, which are Internal Security, Investigations, and Hazardous Materials.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs : Airline Quarterly Financial Review - Major Group Carriers

Part of the US Department of Transport, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs is concerned with liberalising air services, encouraging a deregulated, competitive domestic airline industry and expanding trade opportunities for US companies worldwide. This site makes available quarterly financial reviews of major carriers back to the second quarter of 1995 in PDF format. The data is presented by individual carrier and by group and includes operating and net profit, passenger revenues, available seat-miles and other statistics. From the fourth quarter of 2000 the report was consolidated to include a narrative for the Total Majors, Total Passenger Majors, and Total All-Cargo Majors only.

Operational Concept Document

This document has been produced by Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation), a body whose most important goal is the development of a coordinated air traffic management system (ATM) for Europe. This page provides access to the full text of a document which outlines this concept and details the operational and functional attributes required to realise the concept. The document can be viewed or downloaded in PDF format. Edition 1.1 published on 4th January 1999 is available, which was updated on 9 April 2003.

Passengers' Experience of Air Travel

This is the full text of Volume 1 of a House of Commons Transport Committee report and minutes, published in July 2007. An increase in passenger complaints prompted this examination of passengers' experiences of air travel, from buying tickets to the final destination. Evidence was taken from consumer groups, travel agents, some airlines, airports and ground transportation providers. It makes several recommendations, including making 'hidden' charges on online bookings more transparent and suggesting that the needs of disabled passengers are considered as they are often unable to book online. In addition, the report suggests that public access to airports must be an integral part of airport development and questions BAA's monopoly. In terms of security, it is recommended that moving passengers more quickly to airside will reduce security threats and that the Government do more to help airports. The report suggests that more robust systems are put in place to prevent lost luggage, and to speed the return of lost items.

Passengers’ Experiences of Air Travel: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2006–07 : Twelfth Special Report of Session 2006–07

The House of Commons Transport Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Transport and its associated public bodies. The Committee published its Eighth Report of Session 2006–07 on 26 July. The response from the Department for Transport was received in the form of a memorandum dated 8 October 2007 and is published as Appendix 1 to this report. Transport for London and the Civil Aviation Authority also submitted responses which have been incorporated into this report. Transport for London’s response was received in the form of a memorandum dated 1 October 2007 and is published as Appendix 2. The Civil Aviation Authority’s response was received in the form of a memorandum dated 8 October 2007 and is published as Appendix 3. Issues covered include ticketing policies, travel to airports, airports, security, baggage, airlines, complaints and compensation, passengers requiring assistance, Transport for Londons park and ride policy, and taxis. The full report is available in PDF format.

Pricing Structures and Economic Regulation

This is the full text of a consultation paper dated March 2001. It is published by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and considers the limits that the Airports Act 1986 requires the CAA to set on revenue raised through airport charges at designated airports. The paper discusses several questions about price caps and invites responses from interested parties. The deadline for these is May 2001. The paper is available in PDF format.

Progress Towards Cost Benchmarking of the European ATM System : Update of the Cost-Benchmarking Model for ANSPs/States in 1999, PRU and EEC

This report is from EUROCONTROL's (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) Performance Review Unit and was published in July 2001. This document reports on a study which aims to develop a framework for the cost benchmarking of the European en-route Air Navigation Services (ANS). It is available in PDF format (0.3 MB).

Progress Towards Cost-Benchmarking of the European ATM System

This report (EEC Note 07/00) is from EUROCONTROL's (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) Performance Review Unit (PRU) and was published in July 2000. The main objective of this report is to develop a general framework for cost benchmarking analysis of en-route Air Navigation Services (ANS). Therefore, a review and the collection of relevant economic data have been performed and a series of statistical models have been proposed. The report is available in PDF format (0.8 MB).

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Laying Down the Framework for the Creation of the Single European Sky

The European Commission document, COM (2001) 123 final, is a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council that lays down the framework for the creation of the single European sky. The text of the proposal is available in PDF format (145 k).

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Organisation and Use of the Airspace in the Single European Sky

This is European Commission document Commission, COM (2001) 564 final, 501PC0564(02). It desribes a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the organisation and use of the airspace in the Single European Sky. The text of the proposal is available in HTML format.

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Provision of Air Navigation Services in the Single European Sky

European Commission document, COM (2001) 564 final, 501PC0564(01) proposes a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for the provision of Air Navigation Services in the Single European Sky.

Proposed changes to the procedures for leasing foreign registered aircraft

This is a UK Department for Transport (DfT) Consultation Document, published in June 2006. The purpose of the consultation was to obtain views on proposed changes to existing administrative procedures for applications by UK airlines to lease foreign registered aircraft. The closing date for the consultation process was 8th September 2006. The site also provides access to a document, published in November 2006, which summarises the responses received.

Protection of Air Crew from Cosmic Radiation : Guidance Material

This guidance material is provided by the UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions. It was drawn up as a response to EU Directive 96/29 which was implemented in 13 May 1996. It addresses the issue of cosmic radiation, considering topics such as harmful effects, dosages, occupational exposure by air crew, high flying aircraft, pregnant women, means of compliance and monitoring compliance. The text can be viewed in HTML format and is available for downloading.

Reason Foundation

A US nonprofit research organization that aims to promote innovative approaches to public policy, Reason carries out research on a variety of issues airports, aviation security and air traffic management. The site provides a range of information sources. The Press Room contains news releases, an expertise list, and events calendar. A range of publications are available including the monthly magazine, Reason, Aviation Security Newsletter, and the Air Traffic Control Reform Newsletter. The Reason Policy Studies series of reports are arranged by subject including Air Traffic Control / Airports, and Airport Security.

Recent Issues and Advances in Aeromedical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

This is Research and Technology Organization (RTO) AGARD Conference Proceedings report, AGARD-CP-554, dated February 1995. Recent experience has demonstrated NATO's difficulty in planning and coordinating International Aeromedical Evacuation of acutely sick, injured and wounded patients. There is much discussion which seeks to clarify and define NATO's role in medical air evacuation. Papers in this Symposium updated available data in medicine research and development and provided a focal point for discussion of specialized equipment and techniques required to care for patients in the NATO Medevac System. The Symposium covered also the role, training, procedures as well as command and control in the management of casualties in the aeromedical evacuation system. There is a clear operational need to provide medical planners within NATO and Alliance Nations with a generic concept of integrated aeromedical evacuation to improve the effectiveness of NATO forces. For individual titles, see N95-29605 through N95-29629. A table of contents, and the full text (20.16 MB) of the document can be accessed online in PDF format. The document is contained in the RTO's Full Text Publication Library.

Reducing Air Traffic Delays : Civil and Military Management of Airspace in Europe

The UK Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (DTLR), [now Department For transport (DFT)], has published the Government's response to the Report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union, dated 8 May 2001. It includes material produced by DTLR itself, the Ministry of Defence, and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and deals with the specific recommendations in the report. The document was published on 7 January 2002.The link takes below is directed to a search page including 2 documents. The text can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (113 Kb) version is available for downloading.

Regional International : The Journal of the European Regions Airline Association

This site provides access to the full text of the most recent issue of Regional International, a monthly journal published by the European Regions Airline Association. It provides updates on the news and views from the Association, legislators and regulators. Its regular features include profiles, business statistics, management best-practice and members? development news. It is available in PDF format.

Report on Aeronautical MET Costs

This report is from EUROCONTROL's (the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) Performance Review Commission (PRC) and was published in May 2004. It analyses the costs for providing meteorological services to aviation in Europe. The issues addressed include; the regulatory environment; the aeronautical MET infrastructure; aeronautical MET products and services; the aeronautical MET cost base; allocation and recovery of aeronautical MET costs; users consultation and information disclosure; the development of MET costs recovered through charges; and comparisons of aeronautical MET charges. It is available in PDF format (1.71 MB).

Report on Air Safety and Security

This provides access to the text of a Canadian Parliament report prepared by the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications' Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, dated June 2000. The report starts by highlighting the culture of air safety and the role of the Transportation Safety Board. It considers specific issues affecting airline travel as well as airport safety and security. The report reviews Canada's regulatory system and international obligations for air safety. It concludes with an examination of safety issues which are likely to become increasingly important over the next ten to fifteen years. The text is available in HTML format.

Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA)

RITA coordinates the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DoT) research programs and brings together important data, research and technology transfer assets of the DoT.

Safety in the Skies : Personnel and Parties in NTSB Aviation Accident Investigations

At the request of the Safety Board, the RAND Corporation conducted an independent review of two critical areas of the Safety Board's activities. In addition to evaluating employee workload, staffing levels and training, RAND also reviewed the manner in which the Board conducts its investigations using the party system. The site provides access to the abstract, with an opportunity to purchase the full report.

Safety R&D Workshop Report (Oct 2005)

This is a report published by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre in December 2005. It summarises the results of a stakeholder workshop held in October 2005 in EUROCONTROL on the subject of European ATM safety Research & Development (R&D). The aim of the workshop was to bring together for the first time a representative set of people from the full spectrum of organisations involved in ATM Safety R&D, to consider the priorities in ATM Safety R&D. This was achieved with more than 58 people attending from a total of 28 organisations and companies from 13 countries in Europe, as well as invited attendance from the US and the European Commission (EC). The workshop was funded by the EC CAATS (Collaborative Approach to Air traffic Services) project which aims to develop and disseminate best practices in Safety, Human Factors and Validation processes in ATM. [Taken from abstract]. The full text is available in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Scalability of the Air Transportation System and Development of Multi-Airport Systems : A Worldwide Perspective

This report (ICAT-2008-02) is based on the Doctoral Dissertation of Philippe A. Bonnefoy submitted to the Engineering Systems Division in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. With the growing demand for air transportation and the limited ability to increase capacity at some key points in the air transportation system, there are concerns that in the future the system will not scale to meet demand. This situation will result in the generation and the propagation of delays throughout the system, impacting passengers’ quality of travel and more broadly the economy. This thesis proposes the investigation of the mechanisms by which the air transportation system has scaled to meet demand in the past and is expected to do so in the future using a multi-level engineering systems approach. The air transportation system was first analyzed at the U.S. national level using network abstractions. In order to investigate limits in scaling of the U.S. air transportation network, theories of scale-free and scalable networks were used. It was found that the U.S. air transportation network was not scale-free due to capacity constraints at major airports, also preventing it from being scalable. However, the construction and analysis of a new network for which sets of two or more significant airports that serve passenger traffic in a metropolitan region (i.e. multi-airport systems) were aggregated into single nodes showed that it was scale-free and scalable. These results were also supported by a time series analysis of airport and multi-airport system growth. These analyses demonstrated the importance of regional level scaling mechanisms (i.e. development of multi-airport systems) in the ability of the air transportation system to adapt and scale to meet demand.

Scoping Aerospace. Tracking Federal Procurement and R&D Spending in the Aerospace Sector

This technical report (TR-263-OSD) was published by The RAND Corportation in 2005 and was written by Thor Hogan, Donna Fossum, Dana J. Johnson and Lawrence S. Painter. Assesses the scope of external federal spending in the aerospace industry from 1993 to 2003 by tracking all government aerospace procurement and research and development (R&D) expenditures from 1993 to 2003. The report finds evidence of a clear downward trend in federal aerospace procurement and R&D expenditures during the decade. [Taken from abstract]. This is a PDF file, so Adobe Acrobat software is required in order to read it.

Securing the Future of U.S. Air Transportation : A System in Peril

This is a report prepared by the National Research Council's Committee on Aeronautics Research and Technology for Vision 2050, Washington, DC, National Academy Press, 2003. Please note this is a prepublication copy which might be subject to further editorial correction. The report describes key elements of the future vision for the US air transport industry and the need for specific goals to support that vision. The report addresses research related to improving air transportation system performance, system-level modeling of the air transportation system, and the performance of individual aircraft. It concludes with a summary recommendation regarding the process for change that is vital to securing the future of the air transportation system. Bibliographic and abstract information is available in HTML format, access to the full text is provided online in Open Book format with printable PDF files, and an abridged reports version is also available in PDF format

Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports

This document, Information Publication A-001, was published by the US Transportation Security Administration in May 2004. It is intended to provide GA (general aviation) airport owners, operators, and users with guidelines and recommendations that address aviation security concepts, technology, and enhancements. This is a living document, that is initially being released as Version 1.0 and which will continue to be refined with input from stakeholders. It is available in PDF (1.55Mb)format.

SESAR

SESAR (the Single European Sky ATM Research Programme from Eurocontrol) is an air transport management improvement programme involving all aviation players (civil and military, legislators, industry, operators, users, ground and airborne) with the aim of defining, committing to and implementing a pan-European programme, and to support the Single European Sky legislation. This site provides news and updates on the progress of SESAR.

Shephard Press Publications

This site provides details of journals, handbooks, conferences and exhibitions published by Shephard Press, a specialist publishers. Limited information from titles including Helicopter World, Defence Helicopter, Unmanned Vehicles, Regional World, Inflight and Air Ambulance is available free of charge, for example, selected news items and details of the contents of the current issue. The site also provides information about the handbooks which are published to compliment the magazines, and forthcoming events. Subscription details are given.

Standard Inputs for EUROCONTROL Cost Benefit Analyses : 2005 Edition

This document provides values for commonly used data items in cost-benefit analyses, together with details of the sources and a discussion of the applicability and use of the values. The data includes, Operational Values: delay costs, passenger value of time, cancellation cost, diversion cost, passenger distribution, flight duration, IFR flight distance, passenger load factor, overall load factor, rate of fuel burn, aircraft operating costs; Accident-Related: Accident / incident statistics, value of avoided fatality, value of avoided injuries; Economic: cost of fuel, exchange rates, discount rate; Environmental: Amount of pollutants released by fuel burn, cost of pollutants, cost of noise. The values have been compiled from publicly available documents. They are average values and may not be appropriate in all circumstances. This is edition 2.0, release 01/02/05. The text is available in PDF format.

Statistical Loads Data for Boeing 737-400 Aircraft in Commercial Operations

A final report (DOT/FAA/AR-98/28) produced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in August 1998 and written by John Rustenburg et al. The University of Dayton is supporting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research on the structural integrity requirements for the US commercial transport airplane fleet. The primary objective of this research is to support the FAA Airborne Data Monitoring Systems Research Program by developing new and improved methods and criteria for processing and presenting large commercial transport airplane flight and ground loads usage data. The statistical data presented include the initial recorded data previously reported in FAA report DOT/FAA/AR-95/21. The data include statistical information on accelerations, speeds, altitudes, flight duration and distance, gross weights, speed brake/spoiler cycles, thrust reverser usage, and gust velocities encountered [extracted from FAA abstract]. This is a PDF file [86 pages, 562Kb] so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Study on Consumer Protection against Aviation Bankruptcy : Final Report

Prepared by Booz and Company on behalf of the Directorate-General Energy and Transport European Commission in 2009. This study was commissioned to consider the impact on EU consumers in the event of airline bankruptcies. It identifies and evaluates the forms of relief that are or might be made available to assist them in distress. The work updates and builds on an earlier study, the AIRREG study, completed for the Commission in 2005 by an interdisciplinary team led by the Transport Studies Unit of Oxford University.

Study on the Impact of Directive 96/67/EC on Ground Handling Services 1996-2007 : Final Report

Since the introduction of Council Directive 96/67/EC of the 15th of October 1996 on access to the ground handling market at Community airports, ground handling markets experienced a very dynamic phase of development and growth. Additionally, with the entrance of the New Member States into the European Union, the European air transport market has changed siginificantly. In preparation for a possible revision of the Directive, the European Commission assigned the Airport Research Center, in cooperation with MVV Consult, to carry out this review on the impacts of the Directive 96/67/EC on the ground handling markets at Community airports. The review was published in 2009.

Sustainability and Air Transport : What Does It Mean For The Aviation Industry

The site provides access to the presentations from a workshop, held 11 January 2000, at Manchester Airport. The workshop was held under the auspices of the Sustainable Cities and Aviation Network (SCAN-UK) initiative. The workshop proceedings cover the following topics: the airport perspective; sustainable aviation - an environmental perspective; and sustainable aviation policy. The text of the proceedings are available in PDF format (0.4Mb).

Swedish Defence Research Agency

The Agency (Totalf?arets forskningsinstitut - FOI) was formed on 1 January 2001 through an amalgamation of the Swedish Defence Research Establishment (FOA) and the Aeronautical Research Institute (FFA). The site provides an overview of the organisational structure, including the Division of Aeronautics, FFA, which is made up of the core of the former Aeronautical Research Institute. There is a searchable and browsable database of FOI reports. For browsing purposes the reports are sorted by department. The text of the reports are avialable in PDF format.

The Air Cargo System

This report was produced by the U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment in January 1982. It was published as part of a long term study of the economic, environmental, energy, societal, and safety impacts of advances in the technology of transport aircraft. Part 2 deals with the air cargo system, and focuses on the principal factors that could influence the future evolution of air cargo transport. The report is made available as part of the OTA Online Archive. The full text is accessible online in PDF format (923K). Alternatively, the front matter, table of contents and individual chapters are available as separate PDF files.

The Carriage by Air Acts (Application of Provisions) Order 2001 : Consultation

This is the full text of a draft United Kingdom statutory instrument dated 10th January 2001 for approval by each House of Parliament. The DFT (Department for Transport) is introducing this Act in order to facilitate UK ratification of the the 1999 Montreal Convention. It is available in PDF (165 Kb) format.

The Carriage by Air Acts (Implementation of the Montreal Convention 1999) Order 2001

This is the full text of the sixth draft of a United Kingdom statutory instrument dated 10th January 2001 for approval by each House of Parliament. The DFT (Department for Transport) is introducing this Act in order to facilitate UK ratification of the the 1999 Montreal Convention. The Act amends the Carriage by Air Act 1961. The text is available in html format.

The Changing Structure of the Global Large Civil Aircraft Industry and Market : Implications for the Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry

Published in 1998 by the U.S. International Trade Commission as publication 3143 this report addresses structural changes in the global large civil aircraft (LCA) industry and market during 1992-97 that have affected the competitive position of the U.S. industry, including the Boeing-McDonnell Douglas merger; the restructuring of Airbus Industrie, the emergence of Russian LCA producers; the possibility of Asian parts suppliers forming joint ventures and consortia to manufacture complete airframes; the emergence of markets for regional and jumbo jets; and issues involving Open Skies agreements and free flight systems. It is available in full text in PDF format.

The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2001

This is an electronic version of Official Record Series (OR7 - 01), The Civil Aviation Authority (Air Navigation) Directions 2001, commencing 1st April 2001. The Directions have been conferred to the CAA by the Secretary of State under Section 66(1) of the Transport Act 2000. The Directions define and describe the duty of the CAA to develop, promulgate, monitor and enforce a policy for the sustainable use of UK airspace and for the provision of necessary supporting infrastructure for air navigation. The text of the document is available in PDF format (56 Kb).

The Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2001 : Consultation Paper

This site provides access to a UK Department For Transport consultation paper on the changes to the substantive regulations which have been necessitated by the creation of the Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services (NATS) Ltd. The text of the document can be viewed online in HTML format and PDF (83 KB) is available for downloading.

The Director General of Civil Aviation

This is a French organisation which covers Civil Aviation in France. There is information and some full-text reports (in PDF) available on strategic plans, flying regulations, statistics (including punctuality), environmental effects, a guide to passenger rights, information for professionals (including flying schools and information on pilots exams etc) as well as selected full-text articles from 'Aviation Civile' magazine and other publications are available. Currently (June 2003) there is only the annual report available in English although the English site will be added to.

The Economic Contribution of the Aviation Industry in the UK

Published in October 2006 by Oxford Economic Forecasting (now Oxford Economics), this is a follow-up to a previous study in 1999 on the economic contribution of the aviation industry in the UK. The current study looks at the so-called ‘catalytic’ impacts of the aviation industry in more detail – ie. the importance of the aviation industry in helping other sectors to operate more efficiently and to compete in the global economy, supporting growth across the UK economy as a whole.

The European Commission : Air Transport Portal

This web site provides an overview and description on the key themes that shape the European Commission's policies for air transport. These themes include Traffic Management, Airports, International Aviation, Internal Market, Safety, Security, Passenger Rights, Competition, Research and Environment. The site also provides links to EC legislation, supporting studies, facts and figures, public consultation documents, videos and other publications.

The Future of Air Transport : Regulatory Impact Assessment

This is the regulatory impact assessment for The Future of Air Transport white paper (2003). Its objective is to 'provide a strategic framework for the development of airport capacity in the UK over the next 30 years, against the background of wider developments in air transport'. [Taken from document]. It is available in full text in PDF format.

The Future of Air Transport

This web page links to several resources related to this UK Government white paper, which was published on 16th December 2003. The white paper sets out a strategic framework for the development of airport capacity in the United Kingdom over the next 30 years, against the wider context of the air transport sector. It does not itself authorise or preclude any particular development, but sets out a policy framework which will inform decisions on future planning applications, and against which the relevant public bodies, airport operators and airlines can plan ahead. It sets out the conclusions of the Government, and of the devolved administrations where appropriate, on the case for future expansion at airports across the country. In doing so, it takes account of all relevant factors, including views expressed in an extensive consultation exercise which attracted over 500,000 responses. The report is available in PDF format.

The Future of Aviation : the Government's Consultation Document on Air Transport Policy and Response

This site provides the full text of a paper published by the UK Government's Department for Transport in 2006. This consultation document addresses the need to create an integrated approach to air transport policy. The report reviews the current scene and considers issues such as safety and security regulation, consumer issues, economic and environmental effects, airports, airlines, and freight. The text of the paper can be viewed online in HTML format and can be downloaded in PDF (568 Kb) and Word (549 Kb) format. This page also provides responses to the Consultation, which closed in April 2001, and which were published in 2006.

The Future of National Air Traffic Services : Third Report

This full text report from the UK Department of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs is concerned with the future of the Civil Aviation Authority and air traffic control. Its contents include discussion regarding the Swanwick Centre and public-private partnership and National Air Traffic Services. It was ordered to be printed on 12th January 1999 and is available in HTML format.

The Government's Response to the Transport Committee's Report on Aviation

This document (Cm 6047, presented to Parliament in December 2003) sets out the Government's response to the recommendations in the Transport Committee's July 2003 Report on Aviation. It cross-refers to the White Paper, 'The Future of Air Transport', also published on 16 December 2003 and is available in PDF format.

The Impacts of Future Aviation Growth in the UK : A Report for SASIG

This provides access to a report prepared by Berkeley Hanover Consulting, for the Strategic Aviation Special Interest Group (SASIG), dated December 2000. The report examines the proposition that significant airport expansion is essential to future economic growth in the UK. It examines the maxim that a lower level of airport capacity, though well in excess of current levels, would automatically lead to substantial net disbenefits to the UK economy compared with meeting demand at the higher forecasts levels. The text of the report is available from the SASIG web site in PDF format.

The PRC's European ATM Performance Measurement System

One task of the EUROCONTROL�s (European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation) Performance Review Commission (PRC) is to measure the performance of air traffic management (ATM) in Europe. This document proposes a top-level structure of key performance areas and a first set of key performance indicators to this effect. This version also incorporates comments received at a consultation meeting held on 15 January 1999 and in writing. The report was published in June 1999 and is available in PDF format (0.2 MB).

The Public Private Partnership for National Air Traffic Services Ltd (NATS)(HC 1096)

This report was published by the U.K National Audit Office (NAO) in July 2002. It gives the background behind the decision to fund NATS through a PPP (public private partnership) scheme and describes how a strategic partner was selected. Issues such as safety and national security, accountability, investment and finance are also considered. The report makes a number of recommendations. The full text of the report is available in PDF format.

The use of air space

This is the House of Commons Transport Committee Fifth Report of Session 2008–09, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence, July 2009, HC 163. The inquiry demonstrated that there is much to commend in the current management of UK airspace. Despite the recent decline in passenger numbers, most industry forecasters believe that demand for air travel will eventually recover to former levels and continue to grow. It highlighted some areas on which to focus over the coming years. Efficiency and environmental improvements can also be gained from increased promulgation of new technologies. Recommendations cover the management of airspace, strategy, co-ordination and change in airspace management, environmental impacts of airspace changes and European developments.

Towards an Approach to Building Safety into Design

This technical note (Number 2005-12) was published by the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre in June 2005 and was written by Fabrice Drogoul, Alfred Roelen and Steve Kinnersly. The purpose of this document is a step towards developing efficient processes to input safety into design for future ATM concepts. A review of safety practices from other industries including rail and road transport has been performed, and best practices as well as gaps are presented. This will help the Eurocontrol Experimental Centre develop a suitable safety assessment approach. [Taken from abstract]. This is in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) was established by Act of New Zealand's Parliament on 1 September 1990. The commission investigates all aviation, rail or marine accidents and incidents within New Zealand. They also consider the circumstances of which have or are likely to have significant implications for transport safety. The investigation is known as a safety investigation (some other agencies refer to a safety investigation as a technical investigation). As the sole purpose of every TAIC investigation is to determine the causes and circumstances of the accident or incident with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in future, rather than to ascribe blame to any person, other agencies in New Zealand (for example the transport regulatory authorities: Maritime Safety Authority, Land Transport Safety Authority, and Civil Aviation Authority) and the Police may also investigate the same accidents for blame or law enforcement purposes. Enforcement investigations may also be called judicial investigations. The commission is independent of all organisations and has an arm's-length relationship with the Police, transport operators, transport regulatory authorities, unions, insurers and any other organisations that may have some involvement in the investigation or in the occurrence under investigation. The website provides useful links to annual reports since 2000 in PDF format, reports on accident investigations , as well as career services.

Transport Canada : Air Transport

Transport Canada is responsible for the development of transport policy in Canada, and for the regulation of air, marine, rail and road transport. The information on the air transport site is aimed at a number of target groups including passengers, pilots, flight instructors and maintenance technicians. The information presented describes Transport Canada's role in relation to commercial airlines, security, and, the transport of dangerous goods. There are a selection of quick links to news releases, backgrounders (programmes and initiatives), acts and regulations, policy, Civil Aviation Publications, Research and Development, and statistics and forecasts. The site provides provides access to a wide range of resources including: Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs), Aviation Safety Publications and Videos, Airworthiness Notices, Airworthiness Directives, Guidance and Advisory Materials, Service Difficulty Advisories, and Service Difficulty Alerts. The commercial airlines section includes information on aircraft certification, airline restructuring, cabin safety standards, and Aviation Occupational Health and Safety. The site also provides links to the Civil Aviation Headquarters Directorate, Transport Canada's online publications storefront for civil aviation publications, Transport Canada's Research and Development organisation, the Transportation Development Centre (TDC), and the T-FACTS Information System for statistics and forecasts.

Transport Canada : Aircraft Certification

Aircraft Certification establishes and regulates standards for aeronautical products designed and operated in Canada, and guides the aerospace industry with respect to certification in areas such as aircraft design, structures, avionics, electrical and mechanical systems, power plants, equipment, and engineering flight tests. The site provides access to a variety of information resources. These include databases of Airworthiness Notices, Airworthiness Directives, and (still pending) Service Difficulty Reporting. The full text of Air Certification Policy Letters and Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) are also available.

Transport Canada : Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council

This web site brings together information relating to the Canadian Aviation Regulation Advisory Council (CARAC). CARAC's prime objective is to assess and recommend potential regulatory changes through cooperative rulemaking activities. The site provides access to the full text of Canadian Aviation regulations (CARs), to Canada Gazette and Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) Information, and details of CARAC and Technical Committee Meetings.

Transport Canada : Civil Aviation Directorate

The Civil Aviation headquarters directorate determines program contents, policy and standards, while the regions deliver the Civil Aviation Program. The site links to information on the Directorate's various areas of responsibility including aerodrome safety, aircraft certification, aircraft maintenance and manufacturing, air navigation services and airspace, aviation learning services, commercial and business aviation, civil aviation medicine, General Aviation, international aviation and technical programmes, quality assurance, regulatory services, strategic issues and communication, and system safey. Specific resources of note include databases of air operators, airworthiness directives applicable in Canada, approved maintenance, manufacturing and distributor organisations, the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, Master Minimum Equipment Lists, and an index of Canadian Type Certificates. Other related full text documents include: Flight 2010 which is a safety planning framework for the future.

Transport Canada : Transportation Development Centre (TDC)

As Transport Canada's Research and Development branch, the TDC manages a multimodal R&D program aimed at improving the safety, security, energy efficiency, and accessibility of the Canadian transportation system, while protecting the environment. The site contains background information, descriptions of active and completed programmes and projects, news and event information, and provides access to TDC technical reports and other publications. The results of TDC research are published in the form of technical reports and most are available in electronic format at no charge. There is an index which provides a comprehensive listing of documents published since 1995.

Transport Statistics for Great Britain : 2006 edition

This provides access to the UK Department for Transport 32nd edition of the TSGB dated 2006. Transport Statistics Great Britain (TSGB) is a major publication within the scope of National Statistics and provides an accurate, comprehensive and meaningful picture of transport patronage in Great Britain. The full text is in PDF format so Adobe Acrobat software will be required in order to read it.

Transportation Board of Canada (TSB)

The Canadian Transportation Investigation and Safety Board Act provides the legal framework governing the TSB's activities. Basically, the TSB has a mandate to advance safety in the marine, pipeline, rail, and aviation modes of transportation by: conducting independent investigations and, if necessary, public inquiries into transportation occurrences in order to make findings as to their causes and contributing factors; reporting publicly on its investigations and public inquiries and on the related findings; identifying safety deficiencies as evidenced by transportation occurrences; making recommendations designed to eliminate or reduce any such safety deficiencies; and conducting special studies and special investigations on transportation safety matters. The site provides access to the full-text of Aviation Occurrence Reports. These are HTML format documents.

Transportation Security Administration

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) aims to protect transportation systems in the United States to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. This website offers advice on travel preparation, new security procedures at airports, permitted and prohibited items, the law, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), travel tips and press releases. There is a comprehensive travel guide for the public which includes new airport security measures. There is a list of timesaving tips, information on assistance for special needs, the latest list of prohibited and permitted items, and other information that will help guide you smoothly through the security process. There is also a section pertaining to security and law enforcement operations at passenger airports

TranStats : Aviation Data Library

This is a compilation of air transport related statistical data sources which are contained within the TranStats database produced by the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Burueau of Transportation Statistics. Access is provided to the following set of resources: Air carrier financial reports, (Form 41 Financial Schedule), consisting of financial information on large U.S. certified air carriers including balance sheet, income statement, cash flow, aircraft inventory, aircraft operating expenses and operating expenses. Air Carrier Statistics (Form 41 Traffic), contains monthly data reported by certificated U.S. and foreign air carriers on passengers, freight and mail transported. Also includes aircraft type, service class, available capacity and seats, and aircraft hours ramp-to-ramp and airborne. Other resources include: Air Carrier Summary Data, Airline On-Time Performance Data, Airline Origin and Destination Survey, American Travel Survey (ATS) 1995, Aviation Accident Database and Synopses, Aviation Support Tables, Commodity Flow Survey, Hazardous Material Incident Reporting System (HMIRS), Small Air Carrier Statistics (Form 298C Traffic Data), Air Carrier Employees, Aviation Accident Statistics, Canadian Travel to the U.S., Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, Commercial Space Licensing and Launches, Employment by Industry and Occupation, Federal Transit Administration Grant Assistance Programs, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Industry, International Visitor Arrivals Program (I-94), U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks, and U.S. International Air Traveler Statistics (I-92).

TranStats : The Intermodal Transportation Database

TranStats aims at providing transportation researchers and analysts, with a "one stop shop" solution for access to transportation statistical data. Produced by the United States Bureau of Transport Statistics, TranStats offers a number of features including: a Searchable Index of over 100 transportation-related data bases across every mode of transportation, with many social and demographic data sets that are commonly used in transportation analysis; Selective download, the ability to choose variables of interest and download the data directly to your PC for analysis using any data base, spreadsheet, or statistical package; Online data documentation, profiles on each data base, summary information about the tables that comprise a data base, data definitions and code information for data variables; Interactive analytical tools, the ability to do simple statistical summaries, create time series or cross tabulations, generate graphics online, and cut/paste results into reports; Interactive mapping, to help visualize geographic data and a Mapping Center with the full National Transportation Atlas Data Base, as well as applications for easily mapping US Department of Transportation (DOT) Grants and several other key data sets. These is a data finder which presents a view of the the individual databases organised by transport mode, by subject and by transport agency.

U.S. Department of Commerce : Office of Aerospace and Automotive Industries : Aerospace Team

The Aerospace Team is part of the International Trade Administration, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It's role is to monitor the implementation of trade agreements that are specific to the aerospace industry; identify constraints on the trade performance of the U.S. aerospace industry and recommend ways to neutralise such constraints; monitor and describe the economic and technological health of the aerospace industry in the U.S. as well as worldwide; and provide advice, counsel and support for the international marketing efforts of aerospace firms. The site contains brings together information relating to and provides links to the following: aerospace trade associations, U.S. aerospace industry statistics, aerospace industry publications, and U.S. aerospace company websites. The site also includes news stories, and links to several studies on different aspects of the US aerospace industry. The site also provides access to Aerospace and Defense e-Market Express, an alerting service for market research, trade leads and event information that the U.S. Department of Commerce receives from U.S. Embassies and Consulates around the world. Through the Aerospace and Defense e-Market Express, U.S. firms can electronically submit requests for aerospace and defense market research. There is no fee to receive these reports. The only requirement is that requesters must be providers of products or services that involve at least 51% US originated content.

UK Aerospace Industry Survey 2005

This document primarily contains 2004 data derived from the UK aerospace industry survey undertaken by the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC) in 2005. Data has been collected not only from SBAC member companies but also other aerospace companies (eg consortia, joint ventures, nonmembers and airline maintenance companies) both in the UK and the rest of the world. The survey shows growth in the UK industry with orders increasing by 28 per cent to ?22.6 billion and industry productivity rising by 7.8 per cent. The full text of the document is available in PDF format from the SBAC's web site.

UK Air Freight Study Report

The site provides access to a Department for Transport and report, dated 12 December 2000. This is one of a number of supporting studies which accompanied the publication of The Future of Aviation consultation document. The report is first part of an exercise to examine the structure of the air freight industry and its economic, environmental and social significance. It will inform future UK Government policy aimed at capitalising on the benefits which the air freight sector can offer. The text can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (903 Kb) and Word (673 Kb) versions are available for downloading.

UK Aviation: Carbon Reduction Futures Final Report to the Department for Transport

This document was prepared by The Centre for Air Transport and the Environment at Manchester Metropolitan University and Cranfield University for the Department for Transport in 2008. The objective of this study is to determine the scope for, and cost of actions that can be taken by, the UK domestic aviation sector to reduce its emissions of CO2. The analysis points to a number of conclusions. A range of measures, comprising technological, operational and fleet management options, can be taken to reduce CO2 emissions associated with the use of aviation fuel. The cost to the industry of adopting these is very sensitive to the price of oil and aviation fuel.

UK Statutory Instruments and Explanatory Memorandum

This page provides links to all published Statutory Instruments from 1987 onwards. Although numbered in the same Statutory Instrument series, non-print/unpublished Statutory Instruments which are generally of local application are not published on this website.

UK-airport-news.info

This site provides news stories about all UK airports. These are put together after print and online news sources have been scanned for relevant stories, and it is updated daily. There is a news page for each of the UK's major airports, in addition to a live flight information page. The site also provides 'airport guides' for selected airports which include information such as eating and drinking, shopping, contact details and plane spotting details.

United States Department of Transportation : Office of the Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

The Office has a broad range of responsibilities covering domestic and international aviation, international trade, and a range of other international cooperation and facilitation issues. The web site provides access to a range of information resources including policy and programmes relating to domestic and international aviation. The site contains an alphabetic listing of aviation and air tranport programmes, and each entry includes a brief descriptions and embedded links to further information. The site also provides access to a number of reports, studies and other publications. These include domestic and international agreements, rules, plans, procedures, and guidelines, statistics and fares reports, as well as specialist studies, reports and statements.

United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation : Aviation Sub-Committee

This is one of the standing committees of the United States Senate. Its jurisdiction includes civil aviation as well as space policy. This site usefully brings together a range of information resources covering civil aviation policy issues. These resources include press releases, hearings and the testimony of witnesses, bills and committee reports (pdf format), relevant General Accounting Office (GAO), and links to appropriate external Internet sites. However, please note that this site has not been updated since 2001. Details of recent Aviation Sub-Committee hearings are availavble from the following links: 109th Congress; and 108th Congress

Update of London Overspill Forecasts

This provides access to the text of a working note prepared by Alan Stratford and Associates, on behalf of the British Air Transport Association (BATA), dated February 2000. It presents a summary of an analysis carried out to update the forecast overspill of air passenger traffic from Gatwick and Heathrow airports over the period to 2030. The text of the note is available as an MS Word file, from the BATA web site.

Valuing the External Costs of Aviation

The site provides access to a Department for Transport report, dated 12 December 2000. This is one of a number of supporting studies which accompanied the publication of The Future of Aviation consultation document. The paper briefly reviews some of the economic literature of the valuation of noise, air quality and climate change impacts and considers the implications of aviation meeting its estimated external costs for airline costs, fares and demand. The text of the report can be viewed in HTML format, and PDF (97 Kb) and Word (66 Kb) versions are available for downloading.

Volpe Center Final Reports Database

The Volpe Center Final Technical Reports Database documents the reports prepared for the John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center from 1970 to present. The database has two sections. The Browse mode allows you to view a recent subset of Volpe reports (1990 - Present) sorted first by publication year and then by modal administration. The entire database (1970 - Present) is searchable by title, keyword, author, year and modal administration. The database covers research on air transport as well as surface transportation.

Westland Helicopters Limited

Westland Helicopters is an AugustaWestland Company, and is the second largest helicopter company in the world. The product range includes EH101 (civil, naval, search and rescue, and utility), Super Lynx and Battlefield Lynx, and WAH-64 Apache. The site has technical specifications, customer support details and pictures, plus details of upgrades and modifications. There is also information about the latest press releases and careers with GKN Westland. There is also a news archive, picture gallery, history of the company and a paper on the principles of Rotary Flight available.

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World Conference on Transport Research Society (WCTRS)

The objective of the WCTRS is to provide a forum for the interchange of ideas among transportation researchers, managers, policy makers, and educators from all over the world, from a perspective which is multi-modal, multi-disciplinary, and multi-sectoral. The site contains information on the Society, including organisational and committee membership, contact details, special interest groups, conferences and the Society's subscription journal, Transport Policy.

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