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An FAA-funded, non-profit, membership-based organization that serves aviation by providing impartial and effective testing and evaluation of safety and security systems.
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National Safe Skies Alliance: Welcome Skies membership comprises airports, airlines, national laboratories, universities, and the security industry, working in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration, to protect the traveling public. Safe...Consumer watchdog for the airline industry in the United Kingdom. It advises air travellers on their rights, helps passengers obtain redress where they have been badly treated, and promotes the wider interests of airline passengers.
http://www.auc.org.uk/
Dedicated to the subject of airline safety and seeks to provide a forum for the discussion of airline safety policies and issues.
http://www.airlinesafety.com/
The website includes breaking news, a crash photo gallery, CVR recordings and transcripts, crash videos, special reports, and news archives.
http://www.airdisaster.com/
An article about the use of flight simulators for safety training.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/9/22a/article_01.htm
Medical and charity air transportation for reasons of compassion or community service. Donor and partner list, local chapters, areas covered, volunteer forms and links.
http://www.angelflightcentral.org
Profiles aviation accidents and early aviation history in the United States.
http://www.av.qnet.com/~carcomm/wrecks.htm
Provides useful information for the traveling public, including details of recent fatal accidents involving the major airlines of the world.
http://www.airsafe.com/
A guide for airline passengers to help them fly safely.
http://www.casa.gov.au/airsafe/
Describes a four-year investigation into three plane crashes TWA 800, Pan Am 103 and Air India 182. Introduces the "Plane Truth" book of the author.
http://plane-truth.com/
Information on and descriptions of notable aviation disasters in California, including the state's 10 worst crashes to date.
http://members.aol.com/jaydeebee1/aviation.html
Illustrated narrative looks at the two types of black boxes, how they survive crashes and how they are retrieved and analyzed.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/black-box.htm
Retired airline captain solicits ideas for preventing or surviving hijack attempts. Contact form, opinions and ideas.
http://www.skymarshal.bigstep.com/
Provides free transportation for people with limited financial means needing treatment at distant medical facilities. Service area, history, contact information and links.
http://www.ffni.com/~wingsofmercy-illiana/
Proposes airplanes have two armored doors to prevent hijackings.
http://www.geocities.com/safe_plane/safeplane.htm
Essayist Naomi Lewin ponders the variety of objects no longer deemed safe for carrying onboard a commercial airplane. [2:54 streaming audio broadcast]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4224213
Provides passengers with basic information about flying and air travel. Image gallery, FAQs guest book and links.
http://www.askcaptainlim.com/