RTX's FlightAware Announces Expanded Tracking Platform
Builds on FlightAware Global suite available for business aircraft operators
LAS VEGAS (October 17, 2023) - FlightAware announced today the release of Global for Helicopters, a new flight tracking platform for helicopter or mixed fleet business aviation managers. FlightAware is a division of Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business.
More than 15,000 business aviation customers worldwide are currently supported by FlightAware Global. This latest addition to the industry-leading flight tracking suite gives managers of fixed-wing and rotary fleets the full capabilities of Global for all their airframes, plus enhanced high-frequency Aireon„ space-based ADS-B tracking and defined custom airports for operations unique to rotary-wing aircraft.
"Helicopters often operate out of remote areas and are fundamentally very different from fixed wing aircraft," said Matt Davis, FlightAware president. "This new capability represents an important expansion of FlightAware's flight tracking technology. FlightAware Global helps users optimize operational efficiency, improve situational awareness, and keep stakeholders informed. Now those same benefits are available to helicopter operators all over the world."
As a fleet management application, owners, operators, and passengers of all business aviation platforms can now have a full picture of a flight, including accurate predictive ETAs, alerts, selective unblocking, and unparalleled data sources. The solution combines numerous data sources and tracking hardware with terrestrial ADS-B to provide complete tracking from take-off to landing.
About RTX
RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company. With more than 180,000 global employees, we push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses - Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon - we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems for operational success, and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges. The company, with 2022 sales of $67 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
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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®.
