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A Simple Effective Way to Hijack-proof an Airplane
http://www.geocities.com/safe_plane/safeplane.htm
Proposes airplanes have two armored doors to prevent hijackings.
Air Transport Users Council
http://www.auc.org.uk/
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.
AirDisaster.Com
http://www.airdisaster.com/
The website includes breaking news, a crash photo gallery, CVR recordings and transcripts, crash videos, special reports, and news archives.
Airline Safety
http://www.airlinesafety.com/
Dedicated to the subject of airline safety and seeks to provide a forum for the discussion of airline safety policies and issues.
AirSafe.com
http://www.airsafe.com/
Provides useful information for the traveling public, including details of recent fatal accidents involving the major airlines of the world.
Angel Flight Central
http://www.angelflightcentral.org
Medical and charity air transportation for reasons of compassion or community service. Donor and partner list, local chapters, areas covered, volunteer forms and links.
Aviation History of Southern California
http://www.av.qnet.com/~carcomm/wrecks.htm
Profiles aviation accidents and early aviation history in the United States.
Aviation Safety Information
http://www.faa.gov/asafety.htm
Aviation safety information from the FAA.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australia
http://www.casa.gov.au/airsafe/
A guide for airline passengers to help them fly safely.
Flying Safely on the Boeing 777
http://www.geocities.com/khlim777_my/
Provides passengers with basic information about flying and air travel. Image gallery, FAQs guest book and links.
HowStuffWorks: How Black Boxes Work
http://www.howstuffworks.com/black-box.htm
Illustrated narrative looks at the two types of black boxes, how they survive crashes and how they are retrieved and analyzed.
National Safe Skies Alliance
http://sskies.org/
An FAA-funded, non-profit, membership-based organization that serves aviation by providing impartial and effective testing and evaluation of safety and security systems.
Notable California Aviation Disasters
http://members.aol.com/jaydeebee1/aviation.html
Information on and descriptions of notable aviation disasters in California, including the state's 10 worst crashes to date.
NPR : Pondering Today's 'No-Fly' Ob
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4224213
Essayist Naomi Lewin ponders the variety of objects no longer deemed safe for carrying onboard a commercial airplane. [2:54 streaming audio broadcast]
Politics and Plane Crashes
http://plane-truth.com/
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.
Sky Marshal
http://www.skymarshal.bigstep.com/
Retired airline captain solicits ideas for preventing or surviving hijack attempts. Contact form, opinions and ideas.
Watchtower - Making Air Travel Safer
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2000/9/22a/article_01.htm
An article about the use of flight simulators for safety training.
Wings of Mercy - Indiana
http://www.ffni.com/~wingsofmercy-illiana/
Provides free transportation for people with limited financial means needing treatment at distant medical facilities. Service area, history, contact information and links.
Wright Amendment Fact Website
http://www.fightwright.org/
Group devoted to changing the Wright Amendment, which bars flights from Dallas Love Field out of Texas. Includes issue history, document archive, links to local politicians, and FAQ.