More information on airline security is available from the following tipsheets in the IRE Resource Center:
Tipsheet #1210. Includes a list of agency Web sites, such as the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration. It also explains what each site can offer reporters investigating aviation safety.
Tipsheet #729. Covers how to use aviation safety documents when an aircraft crashes in your hometown, including information on what documents are obtainable and how to get them. documents. Audio tape is available through Gaylor MultiMedia, Inc., 888-310-3100, for $6, ask for tape #63.
Tipsheet #613. Explains how to use CAR to cover the aviation community. It includes a sample story from The Seattle Times, sources for covering aviation and sample documents from the Federal Aviation Administration. Audio tape available through Gaylor MultiMedia, Inc. 615-361-3611, for $6, ask for tape #14.
To order, call the Resource Center at 573-882-3364 or go to www.ire.org/resourcecenter/