Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Notability
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This page is an essay on notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest. This advice is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, though it may be consulted for assistance during an AfD discussion or when considering creating a standalone article. The degree of consensus that went into creating this essay (a potential measurement of the reliability of the advice) can be judged by consulting the history and talk pages. |
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[edit] Establishing notability
As noted in Wikipedia:Notability, a topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject.
Previous guidance was at Wikipedia:Notability (aircraft) (now inactive). Wikipedia:Notability (Transportation)#Airlines. is a proposed guideline for discussion. This essay is the closest thing this project has to a current guideline.
In particular, the following types of topics will almost always have sufficient coverage to qualify:
- Recipients of a country's highest military decoration.
- Aviation accidents resulting an loss of life.
- All airline companies.
[edit] Guidelines by subject
[edit] Aircraft
Aircraft types will almost always be notable. Aircraft subtypes and variants may rarely be so notable as to justify forking from the main article. Aircraft types currently or once under development may be notable. Individual aircraft will very seldom be notable.
[edit] Accidents
[edit] Airlines
[edit] Airports
[edit] Guidelines by article type
[edit] Lists
- List-class articles are exempt from notability requirements. Entries listed inherit notability from their own articles. Some particularly long lists have specific added notability requirements in order to keep lists to a manageable length, for example WP:ADL excludes general aviation and military aviation accidents.
