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.aero
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.aero (derived from aeronautics) is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is the first sponsored top-level domain based on a single industrial theme. The .aero domain is reserved for companies, organizations, associations, government agencies, and individuals in aerospace-related fields. It was created in 2002 and is operated by SITA. SITA created and operates the Dot Aero Council.
Key facts
- Top level domain.name
- aero
- Top level domain.image
- Dotaero.png
- Top level domain.type
- Sponsored top-level domain
- Top level domain.status
- Active
- Top level domain.registry
- SITA INC B.V. (registry agreement ends in December, 2005 and new registry operator is being sought)
- Top level domain.sponsor
- SITA SC; a Dot Aero Council was formed to take input from community; various industry associations have partner status
- Top level domain.intendeduse
- Airlines, airports, and other parts of the air-travel industry
- Top level domain.actualuse
- Players in this industry seem to be using it, further usage just like .com, .info and other TLDs
- Top level domain.restrictions
- Credentials of applicants are checked before registration is permitted, but then any domain can be registered
- Top level domain.structure
- Some categories of users can register at the second level and others at the third level within appropriate second level names; some industry codes such as those of airports and airlines were automatically linked to appropriate sites even if unregistered
- Top level domain.document
- ICANN registry agreement
- Top level domain.disputepolicy
- UDRP, Charter Eligibility Dispute Resolution Procedure (CEDRP)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- sponsored top-level domain
- Official website
- www.information.aero
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Encyclopedic overview
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.aero (derived from aeronautics) is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) used in the Domain Name System of the Internet. It is the first sponsored top-level domain based on a single industrial theme. The .aero domain is reserved for companies, organizations, associations, government agencies, and individuals in aerospace-related fields. It was created in 2002 and is operated by SITA. SITA created and operates the Dot Aero Council.
Two-letter codes under .aero are reserved for airlines according to the IATA Airline Designators. While three-letter codes were initially reserved for airports (IATA airport code), they were released for registration by the larger aviation and aerospace community on December 1, 2008.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “.aero” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.