NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia
information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and
defense industries, today announced that its website at AviationWeek.com
continues to record increased traffic. In September 2008, the industry's
leading website reported more than 1.1 million page views, 380,000 visits, and
338,000 unique visitors, representing year-over-year increases of 80%, 85% and
81%, respectively, according to third-party tracking.
AvationWeek.com is a primary online source for award-winning news and
analysis, which is a critical driver of its continued growth. During
September 2008, the most-viewed articles were "Next-Gen Bomber Requires Design
Discipline" (Defense Technology International, September 5); "Prototype Cessna
SkyCatcher Crashes" (exclusively on AviationWeek.com, September 19); and
"Boeing Strike Could Be a Long One" (Aviation Week & Space Technology,
September 12). The website's many interactive components also drive growth;
its defense technology blog, Ares
(http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/), reported a record 260,000
views in September.
"AviationWeek.com is an ongoing success story," said Tom Henricks,
president of AVIATION WEEK. "Our visitors are informed and connected. They
come for breaking news and thorough analysis, and they stay for networking and
interactivity. Overall, the website provides a clear perspective of the
aerospace and defense market, enabling visitors to make more informed business
decisions," he added.
About AVIATION WEEK
AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest
multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace
and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week & Space
Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation,
Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The Weekly of Business
Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World Aerospace Database.
The group's website, http://aviationweek.com, offers the industry's most
reliable news, information, search and online community tools. Premium content
services include the Aviation Week Intelligence Network, MRO Prospector, and
the new Top-Performing Companies Benchmarking Tool. The group also produces
prominent conferences, exhibitions and management forums around the world.
About The McGraw-Hill Companies
Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading global
information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial
services, education and business information markets through leading brands
including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D.
Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40
countries. Sales in 2007 were $6.8 billion. Additional information is
available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.
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