16 Facts About FlightAware

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FlightAware is an American multi-national technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight tracking data and products.

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FlightAware provides aviation data and predicted ETAs to airlines, airport operators, and software developers.

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FlightAware is privately held, with headquarters in Eleven Greenway Plaza in Houston and sales offices in New York City, Austin, Singapore, and London.

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FlightAware serves over 500 million flight tracking pages to over 12 million users per month as of June 2019.

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FlightAware provides various paid commercial services designed to support aviation-related businesses, consumers, and FBOs.

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FlightAware Global makes worldwide flight tracking available for aircraft operators via satellite or VHF data-link through the FlightAware website.

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Aircraft with cockpit datalink services, FlightAware can provide real-time worldwide flight tracking and status as well as text messaging and other operational dispatch services in some cases.

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FlightAware TV is a web-based aircraft situational display scaled for an HDTV.

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In May 2012, FlightAware launched "FBO ToolBox Europe" for airport operators in Europe.

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10.

FlightAware operates a network of ADS-B receivers for tracking ADS-B equipped aircraft.

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FlightAware produces FlightFeeder, a small ADS-B receiver that receives and processes ADS-B data, then sends it to FlightAware over the Internet and makes the data available locally.

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FlightAware provides this unit free of charge to individuals in areas where FlightAware's ADS-B network does not have sufficient coverage.

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In September 2016, Aireon and FlightAware announced a partnership to provide this global space-based ADS-B data to airlines for flight tracking of their fleets and, in response to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, for compliance with the ICAO Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System requirement for airlines to track their fleets.

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FlightAware has a query-based flight tracking API called AeroAPI .

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FlightAware has a live data feed called Firehose for third parties to incorporate live FlightAware positions around the world into their applications.

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ARINC partnered with FlightAware and uses the FlightAware web application for ARINC Direct business aircraft operators.

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