[August 21, 2007] AC-U-KWIK(R) Offers Customizable Data Through New `AC-U-KWIK AXIS' Web Service Tweet NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Penton Media's AC-U-KWIK(R), the leading resource for pre-flight planning guides and information, today announced a new, customizable worldwide airport information data service, AC-U-KWIK AXIS(TM) (Aviation eXpress Information Service.) Through AC-U-KWIK AXIS, private companies managing general aviation services and commercial users can integrate AC-U-KWIK's premier airport data into their applications, with the option of customizing both the selection of AC-U-KWIK data fields and the timing of data updates. For more than 25 years AC-U-KWIK has collected a wide range of airport information, providing selected data elements in print products, such as the AC-U-KWIK World Edition. AC-U-KWIK AXIS extends information options for users by providing access, not only to print data elements, but to the entire AC-U-KWIK database including numerous FBO amenities; after hours telephone numbers; e-mail and Web addresses; and airport diagrams. Flight planning software providers, major flight departments, charter operators, and others now have complete, customizable access to the full range of updated airport aviation services information through the new Web-based service. Users can choose the timing of data updates and customize their data field selections, making it easy to adapt data for uses including integration with internal software applications and avionics information products. "AC-U-KWIK has long been recognized as the industry's primary data source in print," said Frank Craven, publisher of AC-U-KWIK. "We are excited to now offer this customizable database solution, that extends applications for this information to a new range of users." For more information, please visit www.acukwik.com or contact Frank Craven, publisher of AC-U-KWIK, at 1-(800) 600-6199 ext. 2 or 1-(913) 967-1729, or e-mail [email protected]. For twenty-five years, AC-U-KWIK has provided the general aviation industry with the most comprehensive pre-flight planning products available. Other Penton aviation-related information data products include Aircraft Bluebook-Price Digest(R) aircraft values guide; The Air Charter Guide(TM)''s air charter flight planning information products; Air Transport World(R) magazine's global airline industry news and services; AC-U-KWIK Appraisals' accredited valuation services; the SourceAviation.com aviation news, data and resource portal; SourceESB's aviation electronic components inventory products and SpeedNews(R) news products and conferences covering commercial, military, and business aviation. AC-U-KWIK is part of Penton Media's Information Data Products Division, which provides leading online and print products in industries including aviation, electronics and transportation. The Division's offerings, used by 500,000 consumers and businesspeople, include more than 100 Web sites and online tools which serve 2.5 million pages of online content each month. Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company's market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]