FlightAware Partners with Enterprise Rent-A-Car
ST. LOUIS, MO AND HOUSTON, TX (September 25, 2007 ) - FlightAware, the world's most popular provider of Internet flight tracking services for both private and commercial air traffic in the United States, today announced a new car rental partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Through the partnership, FlightAware's customers traveling in private and business jets into smaller airports will be able to directly reserve an Enterprise vehicle from FlightAware's Web site. Enterprise will also provide convenient airport pick-up service when they arrive at their destinations.
FlightAware's web-based service, available at www.flightaware.com, provides free flight tracking, as well as airport and operational information, airport diagrams, photos, and instrument/terminal procedures for most airports located in the United States.
"FlightAwares consumer-based approach to providing dependable flight information is a natural fit with Enterprise, considering its reputation for providing outstanding customer service at general aviation airports and FBOs," said Daniel Baker, founder and chief executive officer of FlightAware. "This partnership with Enterprise provides a reliable solution for our customers who fly into smaller airports and need quick and easy access to a rental car for travel to their final destinations."
"We know that the business travelers we serve are continually seeking opportunities to make travel time more efficient for themselves and the companies they represent," said Pat Malone, assistant vice president for Enterprise Rent-A-Car. "We look forward to working with FlightAware to help it add yet another dimension to the invaluable services it provides to its customers."
Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the only car rental provider featured on the FlightAware Web site. With one click on the Enterprise logo, customers can connect to Enterprise to reserve a car and arrange for airport pick-up service.
About Enerprise Rent-A-Car
Founded in 1957, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is headquartered in St. Louis and serves customers in the United States, Canada, the U.K., Ireland, and Germany. Enterprise is North Americas largest car rental company in fleet size, number of locations, and annual revenue, ranking No. 21 on the Forbes Top 500 Private Companies in America. Enterprise has ranked highest in customer satisfaction among airport rentals in seven out of the past eight years, according to J.D. Power and Associates Rental Car Satisfaction StudySM. Enterprise is owned by the Taylor family, who also own and operate the Alamo Rent A Car and National Car Rental businesses. For more information about Enterprise, visit www.enterprise.com.
About FlightAware
FlightAware, a part of Collins Aerospace, is a leading provider of real-time and historical flight information and insights to the global aviation community. FlightAware serves all segments of the aviation marketplace through best-in-class applications and data services that provide comprehensive information about the current and predicted movement of aircraft. Through the collection, interpretation, and enrichment of hundreds of sources of data, including data from FlightAware's own proprietary terrestrial ADS-B network with tens of thousands of receivers spanning seven continents in 200 countries and territories, FlightAware transforms millions of raw flight data elements and delivers them as coherent, easy-to-consume flight stories. As a single source of accurate and actionable data for aviation players large and small, FlightAware is Central to Aviation®.
