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Your everything aviation glossary

All the terms you need to know when you’re trying to understand the aviation industry.

Document Management

Learn the basic terms used to handle important documents—how they’re created, updated, shared, and kept organized in a safe and efficient way.
Controlled Forms
Forms managed under the same rules as controlled documents to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Manuals Authoring
The process of writing and structuring operational or regulatory manuals.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Step-by-step instructions that describe how to perform operations consistently.
Knowledge Base
A structured collection of documents or articles that employees use for guidance or reference.
Audit Trail
A record of every change made to a document — who did it, when, and why.
Document Owner
The person responsible for maintaining the accuracy and relevance of a document.
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Aviation has always been about connecting people, businesses, and ideas across borders. But as the industry...
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  • Compliance, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

Trustworthy AI for Aviation: a Human-Centric Roadmap

The roadmap defines incremental “levels” of AI capability, starting from simple automation support to human-AI collaboration...
Compliance
  • Compliance, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

Beyond Basic Compliance: How Industry Leaders Are Transforming Ground Handling Safety Culture

When industry leaders from Swissport, IBAC, Hamburg Airport, the Irish Aviation Authority, and EASA gathered for...
Regulations
  • Compliance, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

How to Prepare Your Organization for EASA’s Part-IS

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Product updates
  • Company news, Product updates
  • Blog

Unifying the Aviation Ecosystem: Web Manuals Integrates XML

Across the aviation industry, operators and maintenance organizations are facing an increasingly complex challenge: documentation ecosystems...
Compliance
  • Compliance, Document management, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

From PDF Chaos to Compliance Clarity: A Guide for Ground Handling

Ground handling in Europe is entering a new era. With the adoption of Commission Delegated Regulation...
Regulations
  • Compliance, Document management, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

Preparing Ground Handling for EASA’s New Era

By Paul Sandström, COO, Web Manuals Ground handling in Europe is entering a new era. The...
Safety
  • Document management, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

Document Digitalization Supports a Safer Aviation Industry

By Andrée-Anne Tardif, Sales Manager Americas, Web Manuals. The aviation industry reached a significant milestone in...
Safety
  • Safety
  • Blog

Two Types of Risk in an Aviation Safety Management System

There are two types of risk management, yet their differences are not clearly defined by either...
Product updates
  • Product updates
  • Blog

Introducing Amelia Co-Author: Smarter Aviation Manuals Editing

Meet Amelia Co-Author: the new AI tool from Web Manuals helping aviation editors streamline compliance and...
Regulations
  • Regulations
  • Blog

Regulating Sustainability In Business Aviation

Proactive engagement and investment in technology are essential for operators to successfully navigate evolving regulations and...
Regulations
  • Compliance, Regulations, Safety
  • Blog

Thailand’s Aviation Milestone: A New Era of Opportunity and Excellence

At Web Manuals, we are proud to see Thailand emerge as one of our fastest-growing markets...

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