Today is one of the busiest days of the year for the world's busiest airport, O'Hare International in Chicago, Illinois . It is, of course, the day before Thanksgiving, and CNN Chicago is behind the scenes at O'Hare learning about and showing you what goes on to prepare for holiday travel. If you have the VXtreme plug-in click here . To download the VXtreme plug-in click here . Or stay and take advantage of some of the other resources CNN Chicago provides.
Air safety is a vital concern of both occasional and frequent travellers.
Here is an overview of some of the regulatory agencies with links to some of their web resources. Or click here for an aviation glossary. The Federal Aviation Administration is the regulatory agency devoted entirely to aviation issues. They are involved with aircraft safety design, personnel certification, security, aviation research, tower control operations, and ground control operations. This is the group that investigates accidents for all modes of transportation.