Professional Pilots Rumour Network

PPRuNe
Founded 1996
Headquarters El Segundo, California
Parent Internet Brands
Website www.pprune.org

The Professional Pilots Rumour Network, or PPRuNe, is an Internet forum catering to airline pilots and others in the aviation industry.[1] The site was originally presented by Danny Fyne (later on assisted by Robin Lloyd) as an email list in 1993. It progressed to a bulletin board and then as a web-based Internet forum, and acts as a "rumour exchange" for airline pilots.

PPRuNe is known in European and English Speaking Pilot circles and is cited by media in reports relating to aviation.[2][3][4][5] Since the site has more than 250,000 registered members, many of them pilots, the site is sometimes at the center of debates about aviation issues in the news.[6][7] Commercial pilots often share insights and perspectives about aviation mishaps, sometimes eyewitness accounts.[8]

The site was acquired in August, 2008 by Internet Brands.[9]

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References

  1. ↑ Forbes (1999-09-06). "Site description (favorite) from columnist John Dvorak of Forbes".
  2. ↑ U.K. Telegraph (2009-01-16). "Coverage of New York Plane Crash". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 2009-01-16.
  3. ↑ The Times (2006-08-18). "Coverage of Woman with Screwdriver on Plane". The Times. Retrieved 2006-08-18.
  4. ↑ Guardian (2005-08-16). "3 Seconds to Respond with Oxygen Masks". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2005-08-16.
  5. ↑ Scotsman (2003-03-02). "Air Traffic Controller Speaks out". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). Retrieved 2003-03-02.
  6. ↑ Guardian (2007-01-07). "Pilots Reject Dangerous Runway". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 2007-01-07.
  7. ↑ New York Times (2001-09-27). "PPRuNe Usage After 9/11". The New York Times. Retrieved 2001-09-26.
  8. ↑ Australian Age (2006-03-11). "The transport dynasty of Avalon". The Age (Melbourne). Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  9. ↑ CBS News (2008-08-06). "Internet Brands acquisition". Retrieved 2008-08-06.

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