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Commonwealth Media purchases back aviation solutions; launches show.


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; East Windsor East Windsor is the name of the following places in the United States of America:
  • East Windsor, Connecticut
  • East Windsor Township, New Jersey
, NJ), a producer of magazines and information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration.

(2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT.
 for the transportation, international trade, classical music and commercial credit markets, has acquired BACK Aviation Solutions (Washington, D.C.), a provider of aviation and air transportation information. No terms were given.

BACK was founded in 1992 through the acquisition of the transportation databases of I.P. Sharp/Reuters. The company provides online and CD products that carry information on the worldwide aircraft fleet, passenger and cargo airline This article is about the general type of air carrier. For the Israeli cargo airline, see CAL Cargo Air Lines.
Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo.
 schedules, airline financials, and traffic statistics. It has more than 600 clients worldwide, including airlines, manufacturers, financial institutions, airports, tourist authorities, governments, aircraft lessors, and other entities that own, operate, service, finance or regulate elements of the aviation and transportation industries.

CBM president/ceo Alan Glass said the purchase "expands our business into the highly technology-driven aviation market and significantly increases our revenues from pure database sales."

In related news, the company's Air Cargo air cargo: see aviation.  World magazine and Journal of Commerce Conferences division will launch the "Trans-Pacific Air Cargo Conference" on June 6-7 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The show will cover new developments, trends and strategies in the trans-Pacific air cargo market.

CBM publishes directories, databases and magazines, including The Journal of Commerce, Traffic World and Shipping Digest, among others.
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