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Keyword |
Description |
Link |
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International Organizations |
International Air Traffic Association (IATA)
The association of airline companies
operating world-wide |
www.iata.org |
US Department of Justice
This site shows details of the
preconditions and execution of the special compensation proceedings
before the Special Master. There is also information on the state of the
proceedings. |
www.usdoj.gov |
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International association whose
objectives include the standardization of the general practices (inclusive
of the legal standards and conditions) of international air traffic. At
present, it is making a great effort for the international introduction
of the Montreal Agreement instead of the Warsaw Agreement. |
www.icao.org
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familiesofseptember11. The biggest organization of families who lost
their relatives in the terrorist attacks. |
www.familiesofseptember11.org |
US Department of Justice
This site shows details of the
preconditions and execution of the special compensation proceedings
before the Special Master. There is also information on the state of the
proceedings. |
www.usdoj.gov |
American Trial Lawyers Association
This US organization of trial lawyers (principally
active on the part of the plaintiff) offers relatives of the victims of
these terrorist attacks cost-free representation in the proceedings
before the Special Master. |
www.atla.org |
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Agencies dealing with air traffic control and aircraft accidents
investigations |
German Federal Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
German agency for the regulation of (practically)
any and all aviation issues affecting Germany. |
www.lba.de/ |
German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation
German agency for the investigation of
accidents, one of its objectives being to derive safety recommendations |
www.bfu-web.de |
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), USA
US equivalent of the German Federal Civil
Aviation Authority (CAA) |
www.faa.gov |
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), USA
US equivalent of the German Federal
Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation |
www.ntsb.gov |
Bureau Enquetes des Accidents (BEA), France
French equivalent of the German Federal
Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Investigation. |
www.bea-fr.org |
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On this website you will find, among other things, the investigation
report on the Concorde accident. |
www.concorde-jet.com
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Pilots Associations |
German Airline Pilots Association “Cockpit”
The association of German airline pilots
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www.vcockpit.de |
Airline Pilots Association (USA)
The US equivalent of the German Airline
Pilots Association “Cockpit” |
www.alpa.org |
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Websites offering information on questions of civil aviation law |
Civil Aviation Law Online
The best website offering comprehensive
information on questions of aviation law, developments and decisions,
edited by Dieter von Elm, official responsible for issues of aviation
law of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, but not the website of
the Ministry! |
www.luftrecht-online.de/ |
German Federal Ministry of Transport,
the website of the Ministry |
www.bmvbw.de/ |
Prof. Dr. Giemulla
Website of the leading German scientist
in the field of aviation law. Prof. Dr. Giemulla is editor and/or
co-author of numerous scientific publications on national and
international subjects; also, he is admitted as attorney in New York. |
www.giemulla.com |
Prof. Dr. Führich
The focus of his scientific activity is
on travel law (§§ 651 – 651m German Civil Code), also, he is the editor
of an interesting newsletter. |
www.fuehrich.de |
German Travel Law Association
German association of lawyers dealing
mainly with questions of travel law, their focus being on all-inclusive
tours (§§ 651 – 651m German Civil Code). |
www.dgfr.de/ |
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Websites containing news and statistical air crash data |
AviationSafety
US website with a comprehensive database
stating background information and causes of air crashes, with links to
the most important official accident investigation reports. |
www.aviation-safety.net |
Airdisaster
A rather sensationalist US website
offering relatively little information on accidents but a lot of photos. |
www.airdisaster.com |
Air crash [Flugzeugabsturz]
A German database with a lot of helpful
information, at present being created and hence not yet complete. |
www.flugzeug-absturz.de |
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Websites on (additional) aviation safety subjects |
Tim van Beveren
Critical journalist, a specialist in
questions of air transport and aviation safety. His books are
best-sellers. |
www.aviationsafetyonline.com |
Aviation Safety Network
Organization founded by relatives of the
victims of Swissair 111, by now a major US opinion leader. |
www.aviation-safety.net |