Aero-Linx!

Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough, if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this is done on the Internet.

The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into cyber-aero-space for awhile.

Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via Aero-Linx. Suggestions for future Aero-Linx segments are always welcome, as well.

Aero-Linx: FAA

The FAA has rolled out a couple of improvements in their recently-redesigned website, and we thought we'd bring them to your attention.

"Split "Airports & Air Traffic" into separate navigation tabs— The content in the Airports and Air Traffic areas are two of the most popular on FAA.gov, but the two topics have shared a main navigation tab on FAA.gov until today (Tuesday. Ed). You'll now find a separate tab for both "Airports" and "Air Traffic" in an effort to create clear access to the content in both areas."

"Remove "Safety" tab — Safety and efficiency are at the center of what FAA does, and we've dedicated a Moving America Safely & Efficiently promotional area on the home page to highlight this message. You'll also find safety-related content on the new "Safety & Efficiency" page on FAA.gov that provides more insight into how these concepts factor into FAA's mission, vision and values."

FMI: www.faa.gov