We know there is no shortage of aviation industry newsletters, updates and newsfeeds vying for your attention every day. So, why should you take the time to open this one?

As a member of the OAG Aviationcustomer family, you already know what we are about. Our focus is on data - and developing opportunities to transform that data into business intelligence to help you and your company achieve greater success!

Through this newsletter, we will present innovative ways that industry colleagues from around the globe are improving and growing their businesses using our aviation data.

We will also demonstrate new data applications and options that might just provide the missing piece of a vexing puzzle you’ve been trying to solve.

Industry changes and challenges
It is no secret that our industry has experienced an enormous amount of change over the last 75+ years. OAG Aviation has been through it all, right along side of you, from the good times to the challenging periods and everywhere in between. There is one thing that has remained constant: our desire to bring effective business solutions to the global aviation marketplace.

We know that 2009 will be a tough year as the industry weathers the next downturn cycle. My colleagues and I look forward to seeing you at conferences and trade shows — or hearing from you by email or phone - to discuss your challenges and find ways that we can help your planning and decision-making process.

Our company is devoted to strengthening our customer partnerships and maintaining your confidence in us.

Once again, all of us at OAG appreciate your business and we hope you discover many useful facts and ideas in our newsletter.

Best regards,


John Weber
P: 1-203-752-2000, ext. 203 E: jweber@oag.com. 

Here's where you'll find real-life challenges faced by your aviation industry peers - and links to their solutions, drawn from OAG data.

Five fast facts from the OAG Schedules Database

• There are currently 3,523 active airports in the world.
  
  
• Worldwide, there were 158,728 total flights scheduled to depart between 6am and 7am last month.
  
  
• The worldwide airline seating capacity for all flights was more than 295 million. 
  
  
• The world's shortest scheduled flight is from Papa Westray to Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland and lasts a mere 2-3 minutes!
  
  
• The longest non-stop flight in the world is from Singapore to Newark: 9,527 miles, taking 1,140 minutes (19 hours).
  
  

David Beckerman, OAG’s industry spokesperson, provides insight into LCCs and the decline in capacity.

OAG is all about data, with schedules at its core. Find out what is involved in maintaining the world’s leading airline schedules database….

We put Schedules iNet in the spotlight this issue. Find out just how quickly and easily you can study and summarize schedules information, no matter what level of detail your business needs….

Go here to find out where we will be exhibiting over the next few weeks.

If you have any suggestions for topics you’d like to see in Wheels Up, please send your ideas to wheelsup@oag.com

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