OAG Worldwide Limited, also known as the Official Airline Guide, is a United Kingdom based travel news, data and ranking service. The organisation has over 450 staff members and 9 worldwide offices in Europe, Asia and the Americas. The Official Airline Guide provides database administration in the area of aviation, travel and hotels. Currently, an electronic database is provided over the Internet with over 1,000 airlines and 3,500 flights daily. The OAG also issues awards for the Airline of the Year. History The OAG first started out in 1853 as the ABC Alphabetical Railway Guide (now OAG Rail Guide). Following this, the first publication of the "Official Aviation Guide Of The Airways" was issued in 1929 in the United States, listing 35 airlines offering a total of 300 flights. In 1970 the OAG Pocket Flight Guide was published, enabling business travellers to have a pocket-sized resource onboard. The OAG Electronic Edit