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: Japan Civil Aviation Bureau

The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau, JCAB, is the civil aviation authority of Japan and a division of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Its head office is in the MLIT building in Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Since the 1970s, civil aviation in Japan has grown steadily in terms of passenger and cargo volumes, although it suffered from the impact of the simultaneous terrorist attacks on the US in 2001. Currently, the scale of its operations is one of the greatest in the world. According to the demand forecast for air services by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the future growth rate in the Asian market will be the highest in the world, thus, the role of Japan in civil aviation is important. The JCAB is the Japanese equivalent of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.

FMI: http://www.mlit.go.jp/en/koku/index.html