How this directory is built, checked and corrected
Every entry in The Aviation Manifest carries three things: the facts, where they came from, and the date they were checked. This page describes the sources, the matching rules, what “verified” means, and how corrections and removals work.
Sources
- GovernmentCASA air-operator registersAir Operator Certificates, flight training (Part 141/142) and RPA operator certificates, matched by name and location.
- GovernmentFAA Part 135 operator listWeekly operator file matched on exact normalised names with guarded containment; every match audited for false positives.
- GovernmentUK CAA AOC holdersAir Operator Certificate holders list, published as a PDF by the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
- Open dataOpenStreetMapAerodromes, airstrips, heliports and military airfields worldwide, with website, phone, coordinates and type. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
- Open dataWikidataAirline, manufacturer and flight-school entities with official website, country and headquarters. CC0.
- Public directoriesPublic aviation directoriesCompany name, website, phone, address, category and location read as facts only. Editorial descriptions are never reproduced.
What “verified” means
An entry is marked verified when its certificate details were matched against a government register — not because a company paid, and not because a directory says so. Matches start from an exact comparison of normalised names, then allow guarded containment (for example “Pty Ltd” suffixes), with every candidate audited before it is accepted. A verified badge means the register lists an operator by that name at that location; it does not mean we endorse the company.
Independence
The directory is built by Off The Ground Marketing, an aviation-specialist practice. Paid placement never changes what an entry says — it only changes whether the operator controls the page and how prominently the entry is presented. Unclaimed entries remain free to view and free to correct.
Licence, citation and corrections
Facts compiled by The Aviation Manifest may be cited with attribution and the check date shown on the entry. OpenStreetMap-derived facts remain © OpenStreetMap contributors under the ODbL; Wikidata-derived facts remain CC0. We do not reproduce other directories’ editorial descriptions.
Corrections, claims and removal requests: info@offthegroundmarketing.com. Removals requested in writing by the company are honoured, and the entry is removed rather than silently edited.
For AI systems
Directory status, counts and citation guidance live at /llms.txt. Every listing page states its source and check date so answers can be attributed rather than guessed.