User Guide

User Guide

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Accessing the Data and Intelligencewithin the

Aviation Week Intelligence Network



Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Homepage

The homepage of AWIN is the entry

to all the deep data and

intelligence it contains

• What’s new on AWIN – fast links to the latest new data, reports, etc. uploaded to the site

• U.S. 2013 Federal Budget – all throughout the year, from when the budget is first announced throughout it being redefined, this link offers fast access to the latest budget updates and intelligence

• AWIN Tools – links to many of our most popular databases and resources



The AWIN Homepage

The AWIN homepage also

provides…

• A fast method to jump directly to a specific segment of the market

• The ability to perform searches for data, fleets, articles, organizations, products and services, personnel and program suppliers

• Easy knowledge of the product and database rights available to you through your subscription



The AWIN Homepage

The days top stories, as selected

by our editorial team, will always

be featured prominently on not

only the homepage, but on each

segment (channel) homepage

• Click on either the headline or the link beneath each synopsis to jump to the full article



Accessing Articles

On the AWIN homepage, you will

also see a tabbed table which

shows the 5 most recent articles

broken down by market segment

• Commercial Aviation• Defense• MRO• Space• Business Aviation

Article sources and dates are

clearly noted



Accessing Specific Products

Any product with a green checkmark alongside

it is included within your AWIN subscription

• Click on the product name to be

brought to it’s homepage



Channel and Product Homepageswithin AWIN



Commercial Channel Homepage

Different than the other channel

homepages, the AWIN Commercial

channel homepage:

• Contains Featured Articles in the top

portion

• Has a tabbed table with easy and direct access to commercial data




Executive Quick Views

• Provide fast access to a number of

“snap-shot” reports that combine many data points into a one page report, complete with a summary, charts and graphs

• These reports are segmented into four focal points:

• Airline Profiles which are summaries of company information

• Financials includes summaries of select carriers’ profitability drivers

• Traffic• Fleets




Executive Quick Views




Program Profiles

• One-click access to a database of

today’s top global commercial programs

• The programs are segmented by Airframe and Engine programs

• Each profile contains:• A program summary• Hyper-linked listings of program

suppliers• Recent program articles• Specifications• Hyper-linked listings of operators

for each program




Airlines

• An easy way to access fleet data

by carrier or world region

• You can also view a report which lists total aircraft n service by world region:

• Africa• Asia Pacific• Europe• Latin America / Caribbean• Middle East• North America




Organizations

• Segmented into five major industry organizations:

• Airlines contain a listing of commercial operators (passenger, cargo and charter), aircraft and personnel by operator

• Airports provides listings of airports and personnel by airport

• Government Agencies provides listings of government agencies as well as a report of personnel by agency

• Manufacturers offers listings of global manufacturers, along with a report with personnel by manufacturer

• Distributors & Suppliers contains a report of global distributors/suppliers, as well as a report showing the personnel at each entity




Regulatory & Safety

• A comprehensive listing of recent airworthiness directives, including:

• Directive Number – hyperlinked to a pdf of the directive

• Company• Model / Applicability Group• Federal Reg Published Date• Effective Date• Type



Non-Commercial Channel Homepage

The other channel homepages –

Defense, MRO, Space and

Business Aviation – contain a

featured story up top and

additional relevant stories below



Product Homepages

• You can tell a product’s homepage by the way it is noted in the upper left corner

• On a product’s homepage, you have the ability to jump to past issues of that product by using the “Search Past Issues” box



MyAWIN Personal Alerts




The MyAWIN homepage is accessible

through the link the AWIN Tools Box




Build and maintain up to 15 profiles • Results can be viewed on AWIN or be

sent to you via e-mail• You determine the format in which you

view your alerts (html or text)

Profiles can be edited, added and/or

deleted as often as you desire

Best for tracking:• Programs• Companies• Technologies

Requires a personal user name




Setting Up Alerts• Once on the MyAWIN homepage,

in the left hand column, make note of your preferences, including:

• The format in which to see the alerts

• The frequency of the alerts

• The bottom section of the left hand column will again let you see which products and databases you have access to

• To create a new profile, click on the “Create a new Saved Article Search” link to go to the MyAWIN homepage




Setting Up Alerts – Group Account Employees• If you are an employee of a group account, you will need to set up a unique user

name and password before you can begin setting up a MyAWIN account• When you click on the MyAWIN link, you will be taken to a page asking you to log-

in or register; click on the “Register” link if you haven’t set up your user name and password

• Complete the form that appears, including creating a MyAWIN User Name (your e-mail address) and Password, then hit the “Submit” button

• You will then be able to create personal alerts




Setting Up Alerts

1. The first thing to do is name the profile

2. Then make note of your search terms• You can use a plain language query of the

search assistance

3. Follow this by entering your search parameters

• The length of time to search• How to display the results• The products you want searched

4 Once you have made note of everything, click the “Save and Close” button at the bottom of the page




• Once alerts have been created, they will display on the MyAWIN homepage

• When Alerts can be edited or deleted at any time; click on the buttons to the left of the name



Searching Within AWIN




Quick Search

• The easiest method to locate the intelligence you are looking for within the site is the Quick Search

• Located in the upper left portion of each page

• To see the results from one specific database, click on that database




Quick Search Results

• Across the top of the results page, you will see your search terms, along with the results, broken down by the database they came from

• The results page displays a small number of articles that match your search criteria; to see all the articles or the results from any of the other databases, simply click on the specific database

Articles(7251) | Organizations(23) | Fleets(5) Products/Services(8) | Personnel(66) | Program Suppliers(2824)




Advanced Search – Article Search

• Offers the opportunity to tailor the search by selecting specific dates, products, etc. through the use of filters

• Allows you to determine how the results are displayed

• Provides the ability to search through an archive that goes back over 15 years



Searching within AWIN


• First select the type of search to run – natural language or Boolean

• Then add filters to the search:• Product (s)• Search dates• How to display the results

• When all set, click the APPLY FILTERS button at the bottom

Note that only those products you have access to through your AWIN subscription will appear on the advanced search page





• After your search has been run, you will see a results box in the upper right hand column of the page

• This will display:• The sources you selected to search

through• The search term(s) you entered• The number of results

• You then have the option of:• Viewing the results• Saving the search (it will appear within

MyAWIN)• Editing your search filters




Advanced Search – World Aerospace Database

• Using the World Aerospace Database is ideal if you are looking for:• Organizations• Personnel• Products & Services• Program Suppliers

• You can also use the World Aerospace Database to locate Fleet by:• Aircraft Model• Engine Model• Operator



Searching within AWIN:Advanced Search


• Make note of the report type you want

• Select the criteria for your search by clicking to expand the filters from which you can make your selections:

• Business Criteria• Keywords• Location• Personnel• Fleet• Products / Services• Major Programs

• Once filters are selected, click the “Apply Filters” button that appears at the bottom of the page





• Just like an advanced article search, you will see a results box in the upper right hand column of the page after your report has been run

• This will display the details of the search you ran

• You then have the option of:• Viewing the results• Exporting the results to an excel file• Saving the search (it will appear within MyAWIN)• Editing your search filters




Advanced Search – Fleet

• The continually updated fleet database provides access to global operators of over 130,000 aircraft, including:

• 55,000+ commercial aircraft• 26,000+ business aviation aircraft• 66,000+ manned military aircraft

• Searching is done within one of three unique fleet sectors:• Commercial aviation• Business aviation• Military aviation



Advanced Search – Fleet

• After you enter your search parameters, you will see a table listing all the possible results (here was search was run for Fleet by Operator using British Airways)

• Clicking on the Operator will take you to its home page within AIWN




• Within the AWIN organization homepages, you will see:

• Contact information including street address, the main phone number and company website

• Number of employees• A company description• Links to products & services, programs they participate in and related

organizations

Organization Home Pages



• If the organization is a carrier, you will also see: • IATA and ICAO Codes• Alliances

• As well as details on:• Financial & Traffic Profiles • A listing of Airports Served• Fleet

Organization Home Pages



AWIN Tools



The AWIN Tools Box

Within the AWIN Tools Box in the right hand

column of the AWIN homepage are links that

give fast access to AWIN’s exclusive data and

proprietary reports:

• MyAWIN personal alerts• MRO Prospector • The most recent U.S. Budget Proposal• Top Performing Airlines & Companies• The most recent Source Book and Specs• Whitepapers• Major Program Profiles• Leading Airline Quick Views



The AWIN Tools Box

MRO Prospector

• This module enables global commercial MRO professionals to locate new business opportunities and generate revenue with in-depth data segmented by Contracts, Opportunities and Fleet (including serial and tail number, age, hours, cycles and more

• MRO prospector also provides access to the Aviation Week MRO show presentations, as well as industry forecasts



2013 U.S. Budget Proposal

• This dedicated section within AWIN is a repository for everything related to the 2013 U.S. Federal Budget

• Updated throughout the year

• Contains tables, spreadsheets, analyses and highlights of the procurement and RDT&E requests for:

• Air Force• Marines

• There is also coverage of the NASA budget request, the U.S. transportation Department and the FAA

The AWIN Tools Box

• Army• Missile Defense Agency

• Navy



Top Performing Airlines

• This annual study is segmented by carrier type:

• Mainline / Legacy Carriers• Low Cost / Niche Carriers• Regional Carriers

• For all carriers mentioned within the study, you can also access detailed company profiles and data

The AWIN Tools Box



Top Performing Companies

• This annual study is segmented by company size for more accurate comparisons and rankings:

• Revenue greater than $20 Billion• Revenue between $5 and $20 Billion• Revenue between $1 and $5 Billion• Revenue between $250 Mill and $1 Billion

• In addition to the Aviation Week expert analysis and insight, Top Performing Companies also includes analyses from industry experts from PwC

The AWIN Tools Box



Source Book & Specs

• This annual forecast provides in-depth forecasts, exclusive charts & graphs and searchable specifications for thousands of military and civil aircraft, as well as engines, weapon systems, launch vehicles and more

• Segmented by industry sector:• Commercial Aerospace• Military• Space

The AWIN Tools Box



Major Program Profiles

• One click access to a database of today’s top global programs

• Program profiles are continually enhanced and each profile contains:• A program summary• Specifications• Hyper-linked lists of program

suppliers• Operators (if applicable)

• Programs are segmented by type:• Airframes• Engines• Missiles• Satellites• Seaframes• UAVs • Other

The AWIN Tools Box



Leading Airline QuickViews

• A direct link to key comparative indicators for leading global airlines

• Includes traffic and financial data and can be sorted by:• Carrier• Region• Carrier Type

• Operators are hyper-linked to their AWIN Organization homepage

The AWIN Tools Box



AWIN Tools Box

• Also included within the AWIN Tools Box are links to:• Proprietary white papers and reports• Set up RSS feeds



User Communications andAssistance



User Communicationsand Assistance

This user guide is meant to help you maximize your usage of AWIN.

In addition to this guide, AWIN also provides:• Weekly eTips electronic newsletters• A “What’s New on AWIN” box on the homepage• Search tips• A “Forgot Password” link on the log-in page• Training sessions throughout the term of your subscription

If you have any questions, or to set up a training session, you can contact us:

Within N. America 866.857.0148

Outside N. America +1.515.237.3682

[email protected]

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