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Aeromedical certification
Aeromedical certification is the process by which an aviation authority, in the United States the FAA, determines that a pilot or air traffic controller is medically fit to fly.
Aeromedical evacuation
Aeromedical evacuation is the movement of wounded, injured, or ill patients by fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, with en route medical care provided by trained medical flight crews.
Aeroméxico
Aeroméxico, formerly Aeronaves de México, is Mexico's flagship airline. Founded in 1934, it flies from its Mexico City hub and was a founding member of SkyTeam.
Aeroméxico Flight 498
Aeroméxico Flight 498, known as the Cerritos Air Disaster, was a DC-9 airliner that collided in midair with a small Piper plane over Cerritos, California, in 1986, killing 82.
Aeromodelling competition and records
Aeromodelling competition is organized model aircraft contest flying under FAI rules, spanning free flight, control line, radio control, and scale classes, with world championships and ratified records.
Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center
The Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) is Mexico's technical authority for investigating civil aviation accidents and incidents, determining probable cause and issuing safety recommendations without assigning blame.
Aeronautical chart
An aeronautical chart is a map designed for aircraft navigation, showing terrain relief, airports, airways, navigational aids, controlled airspace, and obstructions, governed internationally by ICAO standards.
Aeronautical Information Publication
An Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) is a State-issued publication containing aeronautical information of lasting character essential to air navigation, defined by ICAO Annex 15 and divided into GEN, ENR, and AD parts.
Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System
The Aeronautical Mobile Airport Communications System (AeroMACS) is a standardized broadband wireless data link for airport surface communication, based on WiMAX and operating in the 5091–5150 MHz band.
Aeronautical radiotelephony procedure
Aeronautical radiotelephony procedure is the standardized voice rules governing radio contact between pilots and air traffic services, based on ICAO Annex 10 and FAA guidance.
Aeronautical Telecommunication Network
The Aeronautical Telecommunication Network (ATN) is an internetwork architecture defined by ICAO that lets ground, air-ground, and avionic data subnetworks interoperate, carrying air traffic control datalink communications, with standards transitioning to the Internet Protocol since 2008.
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, also called aeronautical science, is the science of flight and the source of the A in NASA, with aerodynamics, the study of forces on objects through air, at its core.
Aeroperú Flight 603
Aeroperú Flight 603 was a Lima-to-Santiago Boeing 757 flight that crashed into the Pacific in 1996, killing all 70 aboard, after taped-over static ports left false instrument readings.
Aeroplan
Aeroplan is the frequent-flyer loyalty program of Air Canada, founded in 1984, spun off in 2005, bought back in 2019, and relaunched in November 2020 with no fuel surcharges on flight rewards.
Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
The aerospace industry in the United Kingdom is the world's second-largest aerospace sector, contributing £13.6 billion to the economy in 2024 and employing around 113,000 people.
Aerospace manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer, also called an aerospace manufacturing company, is a firm that designs and builds airplanes, spacecraft, missiles, and their engines and parts under regulation.
Aérospatiale
Aérospatiale, also known as SNIAS, was a French state-owned aerospace manufacturer formed in 1970 that co-developed Concorde and helped found Airbus before merging into EADS in 2000.
Aérospatiale Alouette III
The Aérospatiale Alouette III, also built in India as the Chetak, is a French seven-seat light utility helicopter first flown in 1959 and widely used for military and rescue work.
Aérospatiale Gazelle
The Aérospatiale Gazelle, also known as the Westland Gazelle, is a five-seat light helicopter that first flew in 1967 and was the first to use a Fenestron shrouded tail rotor.
Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama
The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama, also known as the Aérospatiale Lama, is a French light helicopter for hot and high operations, first flown in 1969.
Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon
The Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon is a French three-engined heavy transport helicopter, the largest ever built in France, which set three rotorcraft speed records in 1963.
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma
The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a French twin-engine transport helicopter, first flown in 1965, that carried troops and cargo for military and civil operators worldwide.
Aerostar Airport Holdings
Aerostar Airport Holdings is a Puerto Rican private company that has operated Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan under a 40-year lease since 2013.
Aerostat
An aerostat, or aerostatic balloon, is a lighter-than-air aircraft lifted by gas buoyancy, most commonly a tethered unmanned balloon holding cameras, radar, or communications payloads at a fixed station for surveillance.
AeroVironment Helios
The AeroVironment Helios Prototype was a solar-powered flying wing built by AeroVironment under NASA's ERAST program, reaching a record 96,863 feet over Hawaii in 2001 before crashing in 2003.
AeroVironment Pathfinder
The AeroVironment Pathfinder, a solar-powered remotely piloted flying wing originally built as the classified HALSOL aircraft, set altitude records for solar and propeller-driven flight, reaching 80,201 feet in 1998.
AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven
The AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven, or RQ-11B Raven, is a small hand-launched fixed-wing drone the United States Army adopted in 2004 for short-range reconnaissance and surveillance.
AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma
The AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma, also called the Puma AE, is a small hand-launched surveillance drone built by AeroVironment and flown by the US military since 2008.
AeroVironment Snipe
The AeroVironment Snipe is a 140-gram nano quadrotor drone built by AeroVironment for close-range military surveillance, unveiled May 9, 2017 at the AUVSI XPONENTIAL conference in Dallas.
AeroVironment Switchblade
The AeroVironment Switchblade, also called the Switchblade drone, is a family of man-portable loitering munitions built by AeroVironment for the United States military and allies.