Aviation Technology Sources

Basic Information about Airlines

Airlines are profiled in magazine articles and the World Aerospace Database on Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN). AWIN contains up-to-date news, full-text aviation magazines, World Aerospace Database, and Fleet Data. Personalized accounts and alert services can be set up with Purdue logins. Detailed results may be downloaded in Excel spreadsheets.

• Log in with your Purdue Career Account. To locate magazine articles, organizations, and fleets, do an AWIN Quick Search. For example: "Delta Air Lines"
• Click on the Organizations results; Choose the Parent Company link to Delta Air Lines.
• Review tabs for profiles, especially personnel, financial, traffic, airports served, and fleets.

Statistics from Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Bureau of Transportaiton Statistics (U.S.)

• Airline Activity : National Summary (last 12 months available)
• Airlines Snapshots (by month)
• Airline Employment Data : summary and specific airline (by month)
• More Airlines and Airports Statistics from BTS: https://www.bts.gov/topics/airlines-and-airports-0

Basic Information about Aircraft

Aircraft are profiled in survey articles in the subscription database: Jane's All World's Aircraft. Results include keywords in the full-text articles. Text, tables, diagrams, and photograph are included. New content is shown in green.

• Find the Search box. For example, type: Boeing 737
• Browse the article(s). Unique features includes various models, physical characteristics, and a list of airlines that currently operate the aircraft or have it on order.
• You may also review the update history of the article and review information that was available at a specific date. Information on older aircraft may not be available online.
• Consult the printed Jane's All the World's Aircraft as needed. Copies available at the Aviation Technology Library.

Basic Information about Airports

Airport Codes (free lookup):

• International Air Transport Association (International Airline and Airport)
• Federal Aviation Administration (USA Airport Information,  useful if you know the code)

Statistics from Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA),  Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S.)

• Airport Snapshots:  by month.  Change the default airport to the airport of your choice.  Click on "show all airports (by state)"  

Data from the National Flight Data Center, Federal Aviation Agency

• Federal Aviation Agency, National Flight Data Center (NFDC); https://nfdc.faa.gov/xwiki/bin/view/NFDC/WebHome