Issue 12, February 2006
February 23, 2006 More airport codes now available in .aero
In the last issue of this newsletter we reported that Dot Aero Council (DAC) would review the option of permitting registration of a domain name matching a three character assigned FAA location code on the same conditions as IATA-assigned three letter location codes. At a meeting of DAC at the end o...
February 22, 2006 One step further for airline and airport codes
However we did not stop at just reserving name, all reserved airline and airport codes have now all been pre-registered and activated as .aero domain names. Thus creating a complete and predictable network ensuring that all future development activity carried out to develop an industry interline com...
February 21, 2006 Industry Events
Forthcoming Industry Events International Passenger Terminal Expo 2006 Conference and Exhibition.March 21st - 23rd - Paris, France.Recognised as one of the worlds leading events for airport passenger terminal technology, security, design, operations and management. Passenger Terminal Expo attracts k...
February 21, 2006 Predictability is a key asset of the .aero domain
As a sponsored domain, .aero unlike most other TLDS has implemented a number of name registration restrictions designed to safeguard the integrity of the domain. One of these restrictions has been the policy to reserve a certain domain names. Reserved domain names can be individual domain names rese...
February 10, 2006 A memorable domain name - www.water.aero
In October 2005, Internationa Water-Guard Industries Inc (IWG) affirmed its new focus as an all-aerospace company by launching a corporate identity based on an immediately memorable domain name www.water.aero. A re-branding program like this is a major project, and one which we undertook for very sp...
February 10, 2006 When NATA decided to launch a new website...
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) also recognized the importance of a clearer identification with the air transport community. The previous domain name - www.nata-online.org (nata.org was not available - its the National Athletic Trainers Association) was replaced by the more logica...
February 02, 2006 DNSSec set to change the landscape
In News from .aero issue 10, we discussed the work that was being done to provide greater security for domain access through the security protocol DNS Security Extensions - otherwise known as DNSSec. Eight months on, progress may be tentative, but the landscape is changing. DNSSec is one of those ab...
February 02, 2006 What registrants are saying about .aero
Our Geneva-based team recently conducted a telephone survey of .aero domain name holders who had not renewed their registrations. As Elena Vladkova explained, the principal reason was a simple breakdown of communication between the registrar and their registrant. We also took the opportunity of aski...
February 02, 2006 Meet the team
The first in a series introducing readers to the close-knit members of the .aero team - those responsible for ensuring the smooth functioning of the domain on behalf of the air transport community. In this issue, we meet Elena Vladkova, .aero customer liaison Specialist. My job title is .aero custom...
February 02, 2006 New registry operator appointed for .aero
SITA SC has signed an agreement with Afilias to provide registry services for .aero. The agreement was signed following a rigorous selection process conducted by SITA, and with the full involvement of the Dot Aero Council (DAC). Under the terms of the agreement, Afilias will manage registry operatio...
February 02, 2006 SITA presents .aero renewal plans to ICANN – update
On December 16, 2005, SITA submitted its renewal proposal to ICANN and confirmed its commitment to act as sponsor of the .aero TLD. SITA believes that its continued sponsorship would be in the best interest of the Sponsored TLD Community. Following the conclusion of a period for public comment in ea...
