''Air Transport World'' (''ATW'') is an online and print trade publication covering the global

air transportation Aviation includes the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. ''Aircraft'' include fixed-wing and rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot ai ...

industry. It is owned by

Informa Informa plc is a British publishing, business intelligence, and exhibitions group based in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has offices in 30 countries and around 12,000 ...

and is a sister publication to ''

Aviation Week ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', often abbreviated ''Aviation Week'' or ''AW&ST'', is the flagship magazine of the Aviation Week Network, a division of Informa. The weekly magazine is available in print and online, reporting on the aeros ...

'', the ''Aviation Daily'' and ''MRO Digest'', which are all part of the

Aviation Week Network The Aviation Week Network is a New York–based B2B publishing and event production company owned by Informa. The company was owned and published by McGraw-Hill until it was purchased by Penton Media in 2013. It was then bought by Informa in 201 ...

. ''ATW'' was founded in 1964 by Joseph S. Murphy, its first editor-in-chief. It is based in Washington, D.C., and publishes a news website, a daily e-newsletter, the ''ATW Daily News'', a print magazine, editor blogs and editorials, the annual ''World Airline Report'', numerous annual industry reports and surveys, and the annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards. The publication was cited by news organizations and academic books for its coverage in aviation industry.

''Air Transport World''

The publication tracks and analyzes global airline operations, market conditions, the regulatory and environment developments, government affairs, global alliances, airline ticket distribution, management strategy, financials, airports and routes, aircraft and engines, the supply chain and related issues. Editors select the winners of the annual ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards based on nominees' operational and financial performance, customer service, safety record, innovation, labor relations and executive leadership. The publication is known for its editorials and stances on commercial aviation issues such as liberalization, safe operations of unmanned aerial vehicles in commercial airspace, common sense consumer regulation, fair trade practices for airlines, and fair government fees and taxes on airlines. The current editor-in-chief, Karen Walker, joined the publication in 2011. Previous chief editors include Perry Flint and J.A. Donoghue.

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