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: Airline Empires

Airline Empires is a new web-based business simulation of the airline industry. The first demand algorithm was derived over four years ago, and since then, the program has changed and adapted to the new aviation industry. The simulation is unique in the way this demand algorithm is employed. Unlike other airline simulations, demand in Airline Empires is dependent upon many different factors, including city size, flight frequency, connecting passengers and the amount of competition found on the route. The effect competition has on a routes demand is the most revolutionary feature of AE.

FMI: www.airlineempires.net/