1. AWIN USER GUIDE

2. AWIN – Welcome to AWIN Key Features Simple log-in process
Articles and data organized into industry segments
Online only articles (AWIN First)
MyAWIN customized alerts: create up to 15 profiles on the topics, programs and people most important to you
RSS Feeds and the ability to view the latest AWIN articles on your personalized homepage or standalone RSS reader
Quick and Advanced search options, plus the ability to see the number of results of your search as you are applying filters
Access to all products within the AVIATION WEEK group

3. AWIN – Welcome to AWIN Key Metrics
Profiles on more than 20,000 organizations, 70,000 personnel and 4,500 product categories
Fleet data on more than 120,000 commercial, military and business aviation aircraft
Over 3,000 suppliers to 60 major aircraft and engine programs
An archive that goes back over 11 years and contains over 275,000 articles, 20,000 charts and tables and 46,000 photographs

4. Getting Started Browser Settings
It is advisable to make sure your browser settings are correct in order to assure the AWIN exportability function operates properly
1. On the Internet browser, click on “Tools”
2. Then click on “Internet Options” toward the bottom
3. After that, click on the “Security” tab
4. On this page, click on “Custom Level”
5. You will end up on the “Security Settings” page

5. Getting Started Browser Settings
When the Security Settings page is showing, make sure the settings are set to:
Run Components not signed with Authenticode – ENABLE
Run Components signed with Authenticode – ENABLE
ActiveX controls and plug-ins:
Automatic prompting for ActiveX Controls –
ENABLE
Binary and script behavior – ENABLE
Download signed ActiveX Controls – PROMPT
Download unsigned ActiveX Controls – DISABLE
Initialized and script ActiveX Controls not marked as safe – DISABLE
Run ActiveX Controls and plug-ins – ENABLE
Script ActiveX Controls marked safe for scripting –

6. Getting Started Browser Settings To enable downloads:
Automatic prompting for file downloads – ENABLE
File download – ENABLE
Font download – ENABLE
Miscellaneous settings that should be in place:
Access data sources across domains – DISABLE
Allow META REFRESH – ENABLE
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer web browser control –
DISABLE
Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints – DISABLE
Allow web pages to use restricted protocols for active content –
PROMPT
Display mixed Content – PROMPT
Don’t prompt for client certificate selection when no certificates
or only one certificate exists - DISABLE

7. Getting Started Browser Settings
Miscellaneous settings that should be in place (continued):
Drag and drop or copy and past files – ENABLE
Installations of desktop items – PROMPT
Launching programs and files in an IFRAME – PROMPT
Navigate sub-frames across different domains – ENABLE
Open files based on content, not file extension – ENABLE
Software channel permissions – MEDIUM SAFETY
Submit non-encrypted form data – ENABLE
Use pop-up block – ENABLE
Use data persistence – ENABLE
Websites in less privileged web content zone can navigate into
this zone - ENABLE

8. Getting Started Browser Settings Scripting settings
Active scripting – ENABLE
Allow paste operations vie script – ENABLE
Scripting of java applets – ENABLE
User Authentication
Logon
Automatic logon only in Intranet zone
Reset Custom Settings
Medium
Once all settings are correct, click the OK Button then at the new screen, click the OK Button again. The settings will now allow you to export.

9. Navigation - The AWIN Homepage
In addition to the day’s top news stories, the homepage provides…
A fast method to jump directly to a specific segment of the market
The ability to perform quick or advanced searches
Easy knowledge of product rights and the ability to jump directly to a specific product

10. Navigation - Access and Rights within AWIN
Included in the left hand column of the homepage is a box that shows exactly what you have access to within the site, publications as well as data

11. Navigation - The AWIN Homepage: Articles
You can easily jump to a specific market segment using the tabs
Each segment’s page contains the top 4 stories, as well as a link to jump to that particular channel; the Charts and Graphs segment contains the 5 most recent charts and/or graphs
Article sources and dates are clearly noted

12. Navigation - Channel Homepages
When you click on a channel and go to its homepage:
Atop the middle column, you will see the featured or lead story, the one the editorial staff feels is the most noteworthy
Underneath will be recent stories
Further below that are additional stories from within that segment

13. Navigation - Product Homepages
You can tell a product’s homepage by the way it is noted at the top
When you click on the homepage of a specific product, the featured story will always appear first, followed by the rest of the issue underneath
You have the ability to jump to past issues of that product by using the Search Past Issues box which appears on the product’s home page

14. Navigation - Charts and Graphs
When you arrive at the Charts and Graphs homepage, you will see a listing of the 50 most recent charts and graphs
Chart or graph title, product and date are clearly noted

15. Searching Within AWIN Quick Search
The easiest method to locate the intelligence you are looking for within the site is Quick Search, located in the upper left portion of each page
Once you type in the program, topic, etc. you need information on, the powerful search engine will search through all the databases that are contained within AWIN:
Articles
Organizations
Fleet
Products / Services
Personnel
Program Suppliers

16. Searching Within AWIN Quick Search Search Results
Across the top of the result page, you will see your search terms, along with the results, broken down by the database they came from
While the results page displays a few of the results from each database, to see the results from one specific database, simply click on that database
Articles(7251) | Organizations(23) | Fleets(5) Products/Services(8) | Personnel(66) | Program Suppliers(2824)
Note that only products you have access to through your AWIN subscription will be searched

17. Searching Within AWIN Advanced Search Article Search
Offers the opportunity to segment the search by selecting specific products, locations, etc. through the use of multiple filters
Provides the ability to search through an archive that goes back over 11 years and you can determine how the results are displayed

18. Searching Within AWIN Advanced Search Article Search
First select the type of search to run – natural language or Boolean
Then add filters to the search
Note which products(s) to include
The search dates
How to display the results
Then click on the APPLY FILTERS button at the bottom
Note that the only products you can select to search are those you have access to

19. Searching Within AWIN Advanced Search World Aerospace Database
Using the World Aerospace Database is ideal if you are looking for:
Organizations
Personnel
A Personnel Mailing List
Products and Services
Program Suppliers
You can also locate Fleet by Aircraft Model, Engine Model and Operator through a World Aerospace Database search

20. Searching Within AWIN Advanced Search World Aerospace Database
After making note of the report type you would like, select the criteria for your search; click to expand the filters from which you can choose:
Business Criteria
Keywords
Location
Personnel
Fleet
Products / Services
If you have made selections from within a filter section, click on the APPLY FILTERS button at the bottom of that section. You can then close that filter section. If you don’t click the APPLY FILTERS button from within each section, your selections won’t be applied in your search

21. Searching Within AWIN Fleet Advanced Search
AWIN provides access to operators of 30,000 commercial aircraft, 26,000 business aircraft and 60,000 manned military aircraft around the word
Searching is done within one of three unique fleet sectors:
Commercial Aviation
Military Aviation
Business Aviation

22. Searching Within AWIN Fleet Advanced Search
After you enter your search parameters, you will see a table listing all the possible results (here a search was run for Fleet by Operator and Japan Airlines)

23. Searching Within AWIN Fleet Advanced Search
Click on the result you care to see and you will be taken to the homepage for that Operator. In addition to firm specific intelligence, you can also access from this page (if applicable):
A fleet profiles
A listing of company personnel
Branch office locations
A profile of products and services
Program Supplier profiles
Profiles of related organizations

24. Searching Within AWIN Advanced Search Results
When you run an Article or Word Aerospace Database search, as you apply your search filters, a box will appear in the right hand column showing the results of your search. As you add or remove filters, the results information will update accordingly

25. AWIN User Tools – MyAWIN: Custom News Alerts
Build and Maintain up to 15 profiles
Results can be viewed on AWIN or be sent to you via
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
Customers and Competitors
Requires a personal user name

26. AWIN User Tools – MyAWIN: Custom News Alerts
Setting up MyAWIN Profiles
Once on the MyAWIN homepage, you will see a header in the right hand column “ Delivery Preferences”. This is where you make note of how you would like to receive/view your alerts
After this is filled out, scroll down to the tabbed table and click on “Create a new Saved Article Search”. This will take you to the page where you set up your profiles

27. AWIN User Tools – MyAWIN: Custom News Alerts
Setting up MyAWIN Profiles
The first thing to do is name the profile
The name can not be longer than 15 characters
Make note of your search terms
You can use a plain language query or use the search assistant
Follow this with your search parameters
The length of time
How results are displayed
Make note of which products you want searched
Then, click on the save and Close Button

28. AWIN User Tools - RSS Feeds
With an icon located in the AWIN Tools box, you can register to receive AWIN’s exclusive news on your desktop
You can select headlines from a specific channel or publication
Every time there is an update, you will receive links to the new article

29. User Communications and Assistance
In addition to this user guide, AWIN also provides:
Twice monthly eTips newsletters
A “What’s New on AWIN” box on the homepage
Search tips
A “Forgot Password” link on the log-in page
Weekly training sessions
If you have any questions – contact us
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