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 Whistleblowers Alliance

This site is dedicated to "Helping FAA Whistleblowers do the right thing — and survive the harassment and retaliation that often results." The FAA Whistleblowers Alliance has been created to assist FAA employees who have made (or want to make) Safety Disclosures against the FAA. They do not provide legal advice, but provide information and personal advice based on their first-hand experiences as FAA Whistleblowers. Every member of the organization has submitted a Prohibited Personnel Practice (PPP) with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC), or has had Safety Disclosures referred to the Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for investigation.

FMI: http://faawhistleblower.wordpress.com