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Package Manager Installation

Install airline-codes using your preferred package manager: 
npm install airline-codes

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Requirements

The package has the following dependencies which will be installed automatically:
  • backbone (^1.1.2) - Provides the Collection interface
  • lodash (^4.17.21) - Utility functions used by Backbone
  • JSONStream (^1.0.4) - JSON parsing utilities
  • csv (^5.1.3) - CSV processing for data updates
All dependencies are bundled with the package and managed automatically. No additional configuration is required.

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Verify Installation

After installation, verify the package is working correctly: 
const airlines = require('airline-codes');

// Check that the collection loaded
console.log(`Loaded ${airlines.length} airlines`);
// => Loaded 6000+ airlines

// Test a simple lookup
const aa = airlines.findWhere({ iata: 'AA' });
console.log(aa.get('name'));
// => American Airlines

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TypeScript Support

This package does not include TypeScript definitions. If you’re using TypeScript, you may need to add type declarations or use @ts-ignore directives.
For TypeScript projects, you can create a basic declaration file:
types/airline-codes.d.ts
declare module 'airline-codes' {
  import { Collection } from 'backbone';
  
  interface Airline {
    id: string;
    name: string;
    alias: string;
    iata: string;
    icao: string;
    callsign: string;
    country: string;
    active: string;
  }
  
  const airlines: Collection<Airline>;
  export = airlines;
}

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