FlightAware Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2005

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 144

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

FlightAware General Information

Description

Operator of a digital aviation company and data tracking platform serving aircraft and airport operators as well as other aviation organizations. The company provides real-time and historical flight information and insights, tracking solutions, predictive technology, analytics and decision-making tools, thereby providing the aviation industry with a comprehensive flight tracking intelligence that contains over half a trillion flight records across the world.

Contact Information

Website
www.flightaware.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • Eleven Greenway Plaza
  • Suite 2900
  • Houston, TX 77046
  • United States
+1 (713)
Primary Industry
Database Software
Other Industries
Aerospace and Defense
Parent Company
Collins Aerospace
Corporate Office
  • Eleven Greenway Plaza
  • Suite 2900
  • Houston, TX 77046
  • United States
+1 (713)

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FlightAware Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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FlightAware Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of a digital aviation company and data tracking platform serving aircraft and airport operators as well as othe
Database Software
Houston, TX
144 As of 2024

Luton, United Kingdom
 

El Dorado Hills, CA
 
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FlightAware Competitors (4)

One of FlightAware’s 4 competitors is OAG Aviation Worldwide, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Luton, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
OAG Aviation Worldwide Private Equity-Backed Luton, United Kingdom
Airdata UAV Venture Capital-Backed El Dorado Hills, CA
FlightStats Formerly VC-backed Portland, OR
FlightView Corporate Backed or Acquired Newton, MA
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FlightAware Patents

  • 25

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 24

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

FlightAware Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-10490086-B1 System and method for collecting airport ground positional data and transmitting notifications for ground-based aircraft and other airport vehicles Active 12-Oct-2018
US-8497803-B1 System and method for presenting flight tracking data to a user based upon the user's access permissions to various sources Active 29-Oct-2012
US-8963776-B2 System and method for presenting flight tracking data to a user based upon the user's access permissions to various sources Active 29-Oct-2012
US-20140123315-A1 System and method for presenting flight tracking data to a user based upon the user's access permissions to various sources Active 29-Oct-2012
US-20130297103-A1 System and method for collecting remotely located positional data Active 07-May-2012 G01S5/0009
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FlightAware Signals

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FlightAware FAQs

  • When was FlightAware founded?

    FlightAware was founded in 2005.

  • Where is FlightAware headquartered?

    FlightAware is headquartered in Houston, TX.

  • What is the size of FlightAware?

    FlightAware has 144 total employees.

  • What industry is FlightAware in?

    FlightAware’s primary industry is Database Software.

  • Is FlightAware a private or public company?

    FlightAware is a Private company.

  • What is FlightAware’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for FlightAware is .

  • Who are FlightAware’s competitors?

    OAG Aviation Worldwide, Airdata UAV, FlightStats, and FlightView are competitors of FlightAware.

  • When was FlightAware acquired?

    FlightAware was acquired on 16-Nov-2021.

  • Who acquired FlightAware?

    FlightAware was acquired by Collins Aerospace.

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