FlightAware.com Launches Free Flight Tracking Services for Australia
For the first time ever, nationwide flight tracking, airport delays and status updates, real-time maps, and flight alerts are available for private and commercial flights throughout Australia
HOUSTON AND SYDNEY (March 28, 2012) - FlightAware today announced it is now offering nationwide Australian flight tracking for free on FlightAware.com for general aviation and commercial airline flights. FlightAware is the world leader in flight status/tracking and is the first company to offer individuals this service in Australia.
Free FlightAware.com services include:
- Nationwide Australian live flight tracking and status (private and commercial flights)
- Real-time maps with zoom/pan, map styles (e.g., satellite earth view), Google Earth integration
- Worldwide airport delays and airport status
- Mobile apps (iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry, WP7, Symbian)
- Flight alerts (via email, text message, Facebook, Twitter) including pre-arrival notifications
- Flight radar track log (time, latitude, longitude, speed, heading) with graphs
- Gate assignments, times, and delays for airline flights
- Aircraft photos for over 100,000 aircraft, live aviation news, and aviation email newsletters
"FlightAware's flight tracking technology and services are a tremendous tool for pilots, dispatchers, and airports, as well as airline passengers," FlightAware CEO Daniel Baker, said. "We are excited to be able to expand our reach and offer all of our services to the Australian aviation community."
FlightAware also offers commercial services for FBOs (FBO ToolBox) to streamline their airport handling operations, an API (FlightXML) for software developers to use FlightAware's live flight data and commercial reports for industry stakeholders, as well as premium accounts for power users.
Australian aircraft operators that do not wish for their flight details to appear on FlightAware.com can opt-out by contacting FlightAware. FlightAware also offers a commercial product for operators that opt-out but would like to retain secure, selective access to their flight details.
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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®.
