FlightAware
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| Type of business | Private company |
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| Available in | Multilingual (18) |
| Founded | 2005, Houston, Texas |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
| Area served |
United States and Canada (2005-2008) Worldwide (2008–present) |
| Key people |
Daniel Baker (CEO) Karl Lehenbauer, CTO David McNett, CIO |
| Industry | Aviation |
| Revenue |
 US$4 million (2009 est.) |
| Website | flightaware |
| Users | Over 12,000,000 |
| Launched | September 8, 2005 |
| Current status | Active |
FlightAware is a global aviation software and data services company based in Houston, Texas.
The company operates a website and mobile application which offers free flight tracking of both private and commercial aircraft in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is currently the largest flight tracking website in the world in terms of users. FlightAware also provides services and data to aircraft and airport operators as well as other aviation organizations to assist in their operations. FlightAware provides enterprise services and tools to aircraft operators worldwide as well as flight tracking systems to airports in over 50 countries across North America, Europe, and Oceania.
The company has its headquarters at Eight Greenway Plaza in Houston, and an advertising office at 500 Fifth Avenue in New York City.
In late 2004, CEO, Daniel Baker, started exploring the idea of creating a free flight tracking service as he wanted a way for his family to track his private flights around the country. At the time, there were few enterprise solutions that offered this kind of service. Baker recruited friends Karl Lehenbauer and David McNett to help create a free public flight tracking service. On March 17, 2005, FlightAware was officially founded and began processing live flight data. FlightAware earned over one million dollars in revenue in its first 18 months. FlightAware has been profitable since 2006 and is growing at the rate of 40-50% per year, as of April 2014.
Previous to the current location at 8 Greenway Plaza, FlightAware headquarters was in Suite 1150 at 8 Greenway Plaza, and originally the FlightAware headquarters were in the Midtown area of Houston. FlightAware's CEO has cited Houston's inexpensive office space, geographical proximity to the rest of the country, and lack of a city or state income tax as an advantage.
The company's web site provides flight tracking information and notifications of private and commercial flights as well as airport activity, flight and airport maps with weather, aviation statistics, flight planning and instrument flight rules procedures for airports in the United States and Australia. In addition, the site includes pilot services such as flight planning, aviation news, photos, and an aviation discussion forum.
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