Transportation & Aviation

Sector journalism and trade press.

• Aviation Week & Space Technology $
  Aerospace and aviation industry's authoritative pub.
• FlightGlobal $
  Commercial aviation industry news.
• Air Transport World (ATW)
  Airline industry trade pub.
• Cirium Dashboard / The Air Current $
  Investigative aviation reporting.
• Skift Airline Weekly $
  Skift's airline-focused trade coverage.
• Reuters Aerospace & Defense
  Industry news.
• Trains Magazine / Railway Age
  Railroad industry trade pubs.
• Marine Log / Lloyd's List
  Maritime trade pubs.

Membership bodies, advocacy, standards.

• IATA — International Air Transport Association
  Global airline industry association.
• Airlines for America (A4A)
  US airline industry trade group.
• ACI — Airports Council International
  Global airports trade group.
• AAAE — American Association of Airport Executives
  US airport executives.
• Association of American Railroads (AAR)
  Class I and short-line railroads.
• IRU — International Road Transport Union
  Global road transport association.
• World Shipping Council / BIMCO (overlap with logistics)
  Major shipping associations.
• AOPA / NBAA — General/Business Aviation
  GA and business aviation associations.

Where deals get done and announcements happen.

• IATA AGM — Annual General Meeting
  Global airline CEOs annual gathering.
• Routes / World Routes
  Airline-airport route development events.
• Phocuswright Conference (overlap with travel)
  Travel-tech includes airline tech.
• Paris Air Show / Farnborough / Dubai Airshow
  Major aerospace events (overlap with A&D).
• ACI World Annual General Assembly
  Global airports event.
• APTA Rail Conference
  American Public Transportation Association rail event.
• Posidonia / SMM Hamburg
  Maritime industry's leading shows.

Sector-specialist analysts and data providers.

• Cirium $
  Aviation analytics; schedules, flight tracking, fleet.
• OAG $
  Schedules and connectivity data.
• ATFE / DOT BTS — Bureau of Transportation Stats
  Authoritative US transport stats.
• IATA Economics
  Industry financial benchmarks.
• ACI World Airport Traffic Reports
  Global airport traffic data.
• Boeing / Airbus Long-Term Forecasts
  20-year industry outlooks.
• Embraer Market Outlook
  Regional jet market forecasts.

Agencies that govern the sector.

• FAA — Federal Aviation Administration
  US aviation safety and ATC.
• DOT Office of the Secretary — Aviation Consumer Protection
  Airline consumer protection.
• EASA — European Aviation Safety Agency
  EU aviation safety.
• ICAO — International Civil Aviation Organization
  UN agency for aviation standards.
• FRA — Federal Railroad Administration
  US rail safety.
• STB — Surface Transportation Board
  Rail rates, mergers, service issues.
• USCG — United States Coast Guard (Maritime)
  US maritime regulator.
• IMO — International Maritime Organization
  UN maritime regulator.

Bellwethers and notable executives.

• Delta Air Lines
  Ed Bastian, CEO. US legacy carrier; consistent profits.
• United Airlines
  Scott Kirby, CEO. Global network carrier.
• American Airlines
  Robert Isom, CEO. Largest US carrier by revenue.
• Southwest Airlines
  Bob Jordan, CEO. Largest US LCC.
• Lufthansa Group / IAG / Air France-KLM
  Top European airline groups.
• Ryanair / easyJet / Wizz Air
  Top European LCCs.
• Emirates / Qatar Airways / Etihad / Singapore Airlines / Cathay Pacific
  Premier intercontinental carriers.
• ANA / JAL / Korean Air
  Major Asian carriers.
• China Southern / China Eastern / Air China
  Big 3 Chinese carriers.
• Boeing / Airbus / Embraer
  Aircraft OEM duopoly + regional player (overlap A&D).
• Union Pacific / BNSF / CSX / Norfolk Southern / Canadian National / CPKC
  North American Class I railroads.
• Maersk / MSC / CMA CGM (Container shipping)
  Top global container carriers (overlap logistics).
• DP World / PSA International / Hutchison Ports
  Largest global container terminal operators.
• Carnival / Royal Caribbean / Norwegian Cruise Line
  Cruise majors (overlap travel-tourism).
• Avis Budget / Hertz / Enterprise (private)
  Major car-rental groups.