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Introduction

This guide is designed for students studying Aeronautics and Air Transport.

Use this guide to:

Explore resources for your coursework and research including: books, databases and journals.
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Key Resources for Aeronautics and Air Transport

ArXiv
ArXiv provides open access to 700,931 e-prints in the subjects of Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics.
British Standards Online
BSOL provides access to British standards and international and European standards that have been adopted as British standards in the subjects of civil engineering, fluid mechanics, energy, etc.

It also includes ASTM standards and ISO standards that haven't
been adopted as British standards. BSOL also holds BSI Publicly Available Specifications, as well as BSI books.The Eurocodes are a new set of European structural design codes for building and civil engineering works. They will be used for European public works and are set to become the de-facto standard for the private sector - both in Europe and worldwide.Please follow the link on the BSI homepage and click on BSOL subscribers in the yellow box on the right hand side of the page to access documents from the BSI construction module
Cite them right online
Cite Them Right Online is a comprehensive online guide to referencing. It will help you to reference books, journals, articles, websites and other materials for your studies or research and understand how to avoid plagiarism. It includes guidance and examples for a number of different referencing styles, especially Harvard.
Nexis UK
Nexis UK is a news database which offers national, regional and international news from a range of sources on various subjects emphasising on business and industry, including company and industry reports. Its content is updated daily and many titles have a 20 year archive.

Limitation - Please note that the length of time to store a single copy of downloaded materials from this resource in machine readable form is limited to 90 days only. See details below for more information

The right to retrieve and store machine-readable copies of Materials is limited to the retrieval of a single copy of a reasonable portion of the Materials included in any individual file of the Online Services using the downloading commands of the Online Services or your web browser software and storage of that copy in machine readable form for no more than 90 days, primarily for one person’s exclusive use, to the extent the storage of those Materials is not further limited or prohibited by the Additional Terms.

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Flying off Course by Rigas Doganis
ISBN: 9781138224230
Publication Date: 2019-01-09
For undergraduate or postgraduate students in transport studies, tourism and business the book provides a unique insider's view into the workings of this exciting industry.
Fundamentals of International Aviation by Suzanne K. Kearns
ISBN: 9781315200996
Publication Date: 2018-03-19
Fundamentals of International Aviation, designed for the next generation of aviation professionals, flips the traditional approach to aviation education. Instead of focusing on one career in one country, it has been designed to introduce the aviation industry on a global scale with a broad view of all the interconnected professional groups.
Air Transport Management by Lucy Budd (Editor); Stephen Ison (Editor)
ISBN: 9781315566351
Publication Date: 2016-11-10
Commercial air transport is a global multimillion dollar industry that underpins the world economy and facilitates the movement of over 3 billion passengers and 50 million tonnes of air freight worldwide each year.
Airline Finance by Peter S. Morrell
ISBN: 9780754684763
Publication Date: 2007-11-01
Thoroughly amended and updated throughout, the third edition reflects the many developments that have affected the industry since 2001. It features several important new topics, including Low Cost Carriers (LCCs), fuel hedging and US Chapter 11 provisions.

Ch-Aviation

Ch-Aviation is a leading global airline intelligence resource which provides detailed information about the aviation industry, including latest news, airline profiles, global airport access data, fleet ownership and fleet production statistics.

To access Ch-Aviation, you will need to remotely connect to a computer at City and use a remote desktop. Follow these instructions to access Ch-Aviation.

If you have any queries about accessing this resource, please contact the Aviation Programme Office directly at pgaviation@city.ac.uk.

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