Aviation Internet Directory: A Guide to 500 Best Aviation Web Sites - John Merry

About the authors

Merging his 11-year private pilot experience with almost 13 years of corporate marketing management and 5 years of Web site design, John Merry owns Specialized Marketing Agency--a Web design and online marketing company.

In addition to authoring prior editions of this book, Mr. Merry has written many Web-related aviation articles for such publications as PLANE & PILOT magazine, INFLIGHT USA, and PLANE & PILOT NEWS. Memberships include the Pilots International Association, Aviation Owners and Pilots Association, Web Marketing Association, the HTML Writers Guild, and the International Webmasters Association.

Table of contents

Introduction
Review Rating Criteria
Online Updates
The Basics of Browsing
Airlines
Airliners.de
AirlineQuality
Cruisinaltitude.com
FrequentFlier.com
World-Airliners.com
AirportHub.com
Airliners.Net
Swissair
Frontier Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines
Midwest Express Airlines
Air France
Continental Airlines On-Line
SkyWest
Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air
Northwest Airlines Worldweb (NWA)
Trans World Airlines (TWA)
Air Canada
America West Airlines
Virgin Atlantic
American Airlines
Southwest Airlines
United Airlines
British Airways (BA)
Delta Air Lines SkyLinks
US Airways
Airlines of the Web (AOW)
Cathay Pacific
Bookmarkable Listings:
Airways Magazine
Airline Information On-Line
Quantas Airways
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Midway Airlines
Japan Airlines
Singapore Airlines
AirTran Airlines
American Trans Air
Pan Am World Airways
Airjet Airline World News
AirlineRumor.com
ATI- Air Transport Intelligence
Aloha Airlines
Aviation Directories
Pilot Shack
Flightcraft
PilotPointer.com
Aviation Directory
I Love to Fly
Highabove.com
Ultimate Aviation Links
JetLinks.net
AviationPage.net
Aeroseek
FlightSearch
FlyByWeb
Rising Up Aviation Resources
4Aircraft.com
Aerospace Mall
Smilin' Jack
Captain Bob's Pro Pilot Page
DeltaWeb Airshow Guide
International Aviation Directory
AirNemo
Space.com
Russian Aviation Page
AERO.COM - Future of Aviation
The Air Affair
Landings
AirNav
Cyberflight
AeroLink
AeroWeb: Aviation Enthusiast Corner
Women in Aviation Resource Center
GlobalAir.com
Bookmarkable Listings:
Alex's Helicopter Home Page
Air Cargo Online
Calin's Aviation Index
Airshow.com
Airship and Blimp Resources
Wings of History
Aviation Business Center
NOTAM
The Aviation Home Page
HeliCentral
Globemaster US Military Aviation
Airportclassified.com
Aviation Organizations and Associations
Airline History Museum at Kansas City
U.S. Navy Blue Angels Alumni Association
Wings of Freedom - The Royal Canadian Airforce
Aviation Link Exchange
Canada's Air Force
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
International Council of Air Shows (ICAS)
National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI)
WASP-WWI
National Warplane Museum
Aviation History On-Line Museum
Helicopter History Site
TheHistoryNet Archives - Aviation and Technology
US Air Force Museum
National Air & Space Museum (NASM)
San Diego Aerospace Museum
Amelia Earhart
TIGHAR
Dryden Research Aircraft Photo Gallery
The Ninety-Nines - International Organization of Women Pilots
Women in Aviation International (WAI)
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Air Force Link
Cessna Pilots Association (CPA)
Helicopter Association International (HAI)
AirLifeLine
EAA AirVenture
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Blue Angels
USAF Thunderbirds
National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)
National Aeronautic Association (NAA)
Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)
Soaring Society of America (SSA)
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Office of Airline Information
Air Transport Association (ATA)
Angel Flight
The Mechanic Home Page
Seaplane Pilots Association
MicroWINGS
Bookmarkable Listings:
World League of Air Traffic Controllers
Vietnam Helicopter Flight Crew Network
Lindbergh Foundation
United States Parachute Association (USPA)
American Bonanza Society
Air Force Association (AFA)
Civil Air Patrol
390th Memorial Museum Online
Rhineback Aerodrome Museum
The Spruce Goose
American Airpower Heritage Museum
Aviation Institute
Center for Advanced Aviation System Development
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
Aviation Safety Connection
The Flying Doctors
North West Aerospace Alliance
Lima Lilma Flight Team
Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member Association
National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation
League of World War I Aviation Historians
General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
Regional Airline Association (RAA)
Air Transport Action Group (ATAG)
American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA)
Mercy Medical Airlift
Angel Flight America
Weather
Weather to Fly
PilotWeather.com
Live Weather Images
Excite Weather
Weather.org
FlightBrief
Aviation Weather
Pilot Weather Briefing
WeatherTAP
EarthWatch-Weather on Demand
World Meteorology Organization (WMO)
The Weather Underground
USA Today - Aviation Weather
National Weather Service
Aviation Weather Center
The Online Meteorology Guide
CNN Weathernet
Weather Concepts
AccuWeather
Aviation Model Forecasts
The Weather Channel
WeatherNet
Intellicast
Bookmarkable Listings
Real-Time Weather Data
Charles Boley's Weather
Atmosphere Calculator
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
Sunrise/Sunset
Pilot Resources
Crew Email
Aerospace Online
Aircrewlayover.com
Aircraftfuel.com
Air Partner
FltPlan.com
Fboweb.com
Pilot's Web
AirCharterSolutions
Floridapilot.com
HangarConditions.com
CharterHub.com
CrewStart
Flightneeds.com
Pilot Medical Solutions
FlightTime.com
Virtual Flight Surgeons (VFS)
Crewmembers International
Aviation Law Corporation
RentalPlanes.com
Crashpads.com
Air Routing International
Air-News
QuickAID
Travelocity
The Professional Pilot's Wait Time Web Site
Fillup Flyer Fuel Finder
Aviation Information Resource Database
Equipped to Survive
TheTrip.com
Air Safety Home Page
Air Safety Investigation Resource (ASI)
EarthCam
High Mountain Flying in Ski Country U.S.A.
The Hundred Dollar Hamburger
Duat.com
Flight Data
TheAviationHub
Bookmarkable Listings:
Airwise Hubpage
The Homebuilt Homepage
FlightTime.com
Flight Watch
The Air Charter Guide
Introduction to GPS Applications
F.E. Potts' Guide to Bush Flying
See How It Flies
Learning to Soar
LegFind.com
AeroPlanner.com
LiveAirportInfo.com
Flight Training and Flight Schools
Advanced Topics in Aerodynamics
Nupilot.com
Start Flying Cessna
Free FAA Test Prep
MyWrittenExam.com
FlightSafetyBoeing
Pam Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA)
Student Pilot Network
StudentPilot.com
Spartan School of Aeronautics
Sierra Academy of Aeronautics
College of Aeronautics
Mountain Flying
UND Aerospace - University of North Dakota
American Flyers
The Academy
FlightSafety International
Aviation Communication
Be A Pilot
Applied Aerodynamics: A Digital Textbook
SimuFlite Training International
Neil Krey's Flight Deck
FirstFlight
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Bookmarkable Listings:
GG-Pilot
Aerofiles
Aeroflight
Aviation Aspirations
AOPA Flight Training Magazine
Flying-Explained.co.uk
Wright Flyers Aviation
Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training
American Academy of Aeronautics
Western Michigan University College of Aviation
Gleim Aviation Exam Preparation Materials
King Schools
Aviation Online Magazines and News
Flight International Magazine
PoweredParaglider.com
AviationZone.net
Wings Over Kansas
AvStop Magazine Online
ATC Help
Helispot
PilotWeb
Aerosphere
The Aero-News Network
Just Planes
Mooney Owners of America (IMOA/DOA)
Fly-Guide
AviatorSelect.com
Airlinepilots.com
PlaneBusiness
AeroSpaceNews' Leading Edge
Aviation International News
AviationNow
The Southern Aviator
AirDisaster.com
Plane & Pilot Magazine
Air Safety Online
AirConnex
CyberAir Airpark
AeroWorldNet
Planet Aviation
FlightWeb
Aviation Safety Network
FlightLine OnLine
AVWeb
Aerospace Power Chronicles
In Flight USA Online
European Business Air News
Journal of Air Transportation World Wide (JATWW)
The Avion Online Newspaper
Air & Space Smithsonian Magazine
WebAviation
Jane's Information Group
Bookmarkable Listings:
The Controller
UK Airshows
AeroCrafter
United Space Alliance
National Championship Air Races
Ultralight News
GPS World Online
General Aviation News & Flyer
Rotorcraft Page
US Aviator
SW Aviator Magazine
PlaneCrashInfo.com
The Aviator Web Site
Armed Forces Journal International
Business Air Today
Flight Journal Magazine
SPEEDNEWS
Aviation Parts, Supplies, and Aircraft
The Pilot Shop
The Eastern Avionics Guide to Avionics
All Aviation Gear
Oshkosh Pilot Shop
AviaBid.com
HistoricAviation
AvBook.com
MyPilotStore.com
Pilot Mall
Pilotbookstore.com
AvMart.com
U.S. Air Salvage
Ooigui.com Airplanes for Sale
WingsPilotShop.com
MyPlane.com
Wencor West
AvionicsZone.com
FlightGear.com
The DC-3 Hangar
Aircraftrader.com
AAR
Trade-A-Plane
Airbus Industrie
The Airport Shoppe
Pilotportal.com
JETplane
South Valley Aviation
Helicopters Only
Cessna
The Mooney Mart
List A Plane
Aircraft Dealer Network
Pilot Toys.com
Aircraft.CustomAds.com
AeroMall
Aviationgifts.com
AvShop.Net
Spinner Pilot Shop
Plane-World
Aeroprice
Bombardier Aerospace Group
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Aircraft Shopper Online (ASO)
Air Source One
Jeppesen
Wings Online
Optima Publications
AirShow - Aviation Trading Network
Raytheon Aircraft
Boeing
The New Piper Company
Lockheed Martin Corporation
AircraftBuyer.com
PlaneQuest
The Flight Depot
Bookmarkable Listings:
Advanced Procurement & Logistics System
Rockwell
Avsupport Online
U.S. Wings
WSDN Parts Locator
Internet Parts Locator Systems
Beech Aviation, Inc.
Nolly Productions, Inc.
PartsBase
Aerosearch
The Aviation Online Network.
Aviation Central
Stick and Rudder Pilot Shop
CloudTop Pilot Shop
Planes4salesonline.com
TheHangarFloor.com
Avolo
Vector Quest
SellAircraft.com
Aerotrading
PilotSupplies Company
Blue Sky Flying Club
Avid Aviator Pilot Supplies
Dassault Falcon Jet
Gulfstream.com
Embraer
Internet's Best Aircraft Listing
GARMIN International
Aviation Entertainment
Airplanecards.com
13th Bomb Squadron Association
AviationEvents.com
Stormbirds
Friends of Army Aviation
Cool Wings
Flight Deck Simulations
FlyingToys.com
The Aviation Humour Collection
PlaneTalk7.com
FlightProgress.com
Skytamer Images
Avitop.com
Air Warriors
Fighter Planes
The Flying Clippers
Chuckyeager.com
Skychick
SR-71 Online
Fly-ins.com
AIRTOONS
The Plane Spotting Network
Flyforums.com
The Able Dogs
Plane Writing
Patty Wagstaff Airshows
Navy Flight Test
B-17 Flying Fortress - A Virtual Tour
Airshow Action Photo Gallery
Airshowpics
Paris Air Show
Europa #272 ZK-TSK, a Builder's Log
Dean Garner
Aviation Animation
Artie the Airplane
SkyFlash
Historic Wings
FlightDeck
The Flight
Dave English's Great Aviation Quotes
The Mile High Club
Dave, Carey & Ed's Super Lancair ES Kitplane Progress Page
Virtual Horizons
Solo Stories
Paper Airplanes
"Dad" Rarey's Sketchbook- Journals of the 379th Fighter
Bookmarkable Listings
Aviation Adventure Stories
World Airshow News
Luc's Photo Hangar
Air Pix Aviation Photos
Miss America Air Racing
Lost Birds
Avi8.com
Delta Flight
FlightAttendants.org
Airlinerphotos.com
Rotors Helicopters - Hangar Page
Millennium Flight
Airshowreport.com
Aviation Employment
JSfirm
AirlineCareer.com
Climbto350.com
PlaneJobs.com
PilotsWanted.com
The CoPilot.com
JetCareers
AvEmp.com
Aviationjobsearch.com
AviationCareer.net
Direct Personnel
Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS)
AvCrew.com
Aviation Employment.com
Air Base
Fltops.com
Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS)
Air, Inc. - The Airline Pilot Career Specialists
Aviation Jobs Online
Find A Pilot
Airline Employment Assistance Corps (AEAC)
Aviation/Aerospace Jobs Page (NationJob Network)
Bookmarkable Listings
FAA Aviaiton Education - Resource Library
Av Canada
Corporate Pilot
FlyJetsNow.como
Airport Job Hub
Airline People
AviationJob.com
JobsInAviation.com
Job Air