Aviation Safety Network
| Web address | http://aviation-safety.net/ |
|---|---|
Type of site | Database |
| Available in | English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch |
| Owner | Flight Safety Foundation |
| Created by | Harro Ranter, Fabian Lujan[1] |
| Launched | January 1996 |
Alexa rank |
 71,698 (April 2014)[2] |
| Current status | Active |
The Aviation Safety Network (ASN) is a website that keeps track of aviation accidents, incidents, and hijackings. Their database contains details of over 10,700 reports. The ASN includes an aviation database with aviation investigations, news, photos and statistics.[1]
History
ASN was founded by Harro Ranter in 1996 as "Aviation Safety Web Pages". Fabian I. Lujan joined ASN in August 1998 to assist Ranter in reporting accurate, up-to-date news on airliner accidents.[3] The website was renamed Aviation Safety Network (ASN) in 1999.
References
- 1 2 "About ASN". Aviation Safety Network. Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ↑ "Aviation-safety.net Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
- ↑ "About ASN". Aviation Safety Network. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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