PR: FlightAware to Release Revolutionary Flight Tracking Products at NBAA
HOUSTON, TX (October 11) - FlightAware, the world leader in flight tracking and the operator of the FlightAware.com web site, announced Wednesday morning that they will release two new industry-transforming products (DirectFlight and AirportAware) at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 59th Annual Meeting & Convention in Orlando, Florida on October 17th, 2006. FlightAware will showcase DirectFlight and AirportAware as well as the FlightAware.com web site at booth #608 during the NBAA 2006 exhibit hours.
DIRECTFLIGHT
FlightAware DirectFlight API (Application Programming Interface) from FlightAware allows customers to seamlessly incorporate FlightAware technology and flight tracking data into existing or new aviation software applications. DirectFlight provides an industry standard web services-based programmatic interface to FlightAware data and statistics.
AIRPORTAWARE
AirportAware provides intuitive and appealing arrival and departure boards designed for use by FBOs and general aviation airport facilities. AirportAware uses live FlightAware data to provide general aviation operation information on an LCD or Plasma flat-screen television. AirportAware can be easily tailored to inform FBO personnel and customers of the live flight tracking data that's most important to them and their customers.
TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
FlightAware receives and processes over 6,500,000 FAA radar position and flight information messages daily to provide flight tracking information for over 50,000 flights a day over the United States. In addition to specific flight tracking, the FlightAware.com web site features live maps of the entire United States showing every plane in the sky as well as animations showing an entire day of air traffic activity.
The FlightAware.com web site offers online arrival and departure "boards" for every airport in the country, even airports that only serve private planes. Web site users can not only view and track every inbound and outbound aircraft, but also see a live air traffic control-style map of the airport area. Airport information for pilots and aviation enthusiasts is also available such as runway information, airport diagrams, and airport procedures.
Contact
Ashley Caves (ashley.caves@flightaware.com) or Daniel Baker, FlightAware, +1-800-713-8570
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Booth #608 at NBAA 2006 in Orlando, FL (October 17 - 19)
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®.
