Aviation BusinessChecking in on air traffic in China
After slamming on the brakes for the New Year holiday, China’s air traffic recovery has resumed, with traffic from the country’s 25 busiest airports practically recovered to pre-pandemic levels and 133% above where it was at the beginning of April last year. Read More
Ian Petchenik
- Aviation Business
Checking in on air traffic in China
After slamming on the brakes for the New Year holiday, China’s air traffic recovery has resumed, with traffic from the country’s 25 busiest airports practically recovered to pre-pandemic levels and 133% above where it was at the beginning of April last year. Read More
Ian Petchenik
- Aviation Business
Amapola: all about Sweden’s little-known Fokker 50 airline
If you’re following us on Instagram (and if you’re not, please do!) you’ll know that last week I took a trip up to Hemavan (HMV) and back to Stockholm (ARN) on the Fokker 50. Those of you who know your turboprops will know the Fokker 50 is a very special bird indeed, so this was … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Featured Article
Here’s what air traffic to Hawaii is looking like
Hawaii is a very popular place to visit. It’s also a very remote set of islands. That makes it highly susceptible to importation of SARS-CoV-2, but also easier to restrict entry to than, say, California. Hawaii took the logical step of quarantining all arrivals from the mainland US for quite a few months in 2020, … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Featured Article
A Ukrainian aviation legend: all about Antonov
Judging by the popularity of last week’s post about the Ilyushin IL-76, Flightradar24 users and blog readers like their Soviet-era aircraft. And how could they not? We love a brand new A320neo as much as the next person, and the continuous march of progress toward quieter, safer and more efficient aircraft is fantastic overall. But … Read More
Gabriel Leigh
- See which global regulators have approved the 737 MAX for flight and which airlines have put the aircraft back into service. Read MoreGabriel Leigh
- Aviation Business
US to Colombia flights are booming, even in a pandemic
Traffic between the US and Colombia took a hit just like almost all other air traffic last year in March – and for a long time it was nearly impossible to find a flight between the two countries unless you could get yourself on a repatriation service or similar special flight. But then Colombia reopened … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Featured Article
Cargo beast: all about the Ilyushin IL-76
If you’re in the market for some heavy-duty, exceedingly rugged cargo planes, the former Soviet sphere is definitely the place to look. There are a handful of aircraft designed during...
Gabriel Leigh - Aviation Business
Diving deeper into the data: the past year at airBaltic
Last week we had a chat with Martin Gauss, the CEO of airBaltic – you can listen to it on the latest AvTalk podcast and/or read sections of the interview with additional context on the blog. Gauss spoke of a sudden cut in flights almost overnight, which brought along with it the retirement of two … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Aviation Business
“We will see a surge.” A chat with the airBaltic CEO
Before the pandemic, airBaltic was a rising star in Europe. The airline managed to build up a busy hub in Riga where there had been nothing of the sort before, alongside bases in Vilnius and Tallinn. It served dozens of destinations and, as one of the early adopters of the A220 (dubbed the Bombardier CSeries … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Aviation Business
Have we entered the era of smaller airplanes for good?
There’s been a lot of talk lately about airlines around the world beginning to favor smaller aircraft. Not just amid the pandemic but for the foreseeable future as well. The...
Gabriel Leigh - Aviation Explainer Series
Troll Research Station: how to operate an airport in Antarctica
Before 2005, getting personnel to the Norwegian Polar Institute’s Troll Research Station (AT27/QAT) in Antarctica involved a weeks-long boat ride followed by a 250 kilometer trek over snow, ice, and rock. But in 2005, the research station opened its 3000 meter blue ice runway. With the summer season coming to a close and most personnel … Read More
Ian Petchenik
Special Features
- Overview The Antonov An-225 was built to carry the Buran space craft and rocket boosters, but today operates as the world’s largest cargo aircraft. Read MoreAlex Macdonald
Aviation Explainer Series
- Aviation Explainer Series
Clearing up Call Sign Confusion
Every few months, when airlines introduce updated schedules, we note that some routes may initially be displayed incorrectly on Flightradar24 because of new call signs. Read More
Ian Petchenik - Aviation Explainer Series
How to Paint a Plane: Going Inside the Paint Hangar
Last week we took a look inside the maintenance hangar, now we’re headed into the paint hangar to see how airplanes are painted. Read More
Ian Petchenik - Aviation Explainer Series
Flight Paths and Great Circles – Why Are Great Circles the Shortest Flight Path?
We’re often asked why an individual flight is flying a particular route, or put another way—“why did we fly over Greenland?”. Read More
Ian Petchenik
Flightradar24 Update
- As the first flight tracking service to integrate satellite-based ADS-B into a public platform in 2016, we’re proud to announce we’re also the first to make space-based ADS-B data available to all users. Read MoreIan Petchenik
Most Popular
- Aviation Business
Amapola: all about Sweden’s little-known Fokker 50 airline
If you’re following us on Instagram (and if you’re not, please do!) you’ll know that last week I took a trip up to Hemavan (HMV) and back to Stockholm (ARN) on the Fokker 50. Those of you who know your turboprops will know the Fokker 50 is a very special bird indeed, so this was … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Featured Article
Here’s what air traffic to Hawaii is looking like
Hawaii is a very popular place to visit. It’s also a very remote set of islands. That makes it highly susceptible to importation of SARS-CoV-2, but also easier to restrict entry to than, say, California. Hawaii took the logical step of quarantining all arrivals from the mainland US for quite a few months in 2020, … Read More
Gabriel Leigh - Featured Article
A Ukrainian aviation legend: all about Antonov
Judging by the popularity of last week’s post about the Ilyushin IL-76, Flightradar24 users and blog readers like their Soviet-era aircraft. And how could they not? We love a brand new A320neo as much as the next person, and the continuous march of progress toward quieter, safer and more efficient aircraft is fantastic overall. But … Read More
Gabriel Leigh
Search
Get weekly updates on Flightradar24 and have the latest aviation news land in your inbox.
Latest AvTalk Podcasts
Follow us
Keep track of your flights
It doesn’t matter if you are a frequent flyer or just catch a flight every now and then - keeping track on where and how you have flown is easy and fun.
Archives
Categories
- Aircraft Incident (23)
- Aviation Business (68)
- Aviation Explainer Series (40)
- Aviation Safety (6)
- AvTalk Podcast (112)
- Featured Article (20)
- Inside Flightradar24 (83)
- JetPhotos (3)
- Just for Fun (19)
- Major Incident (35)
- Natural Disaster (9)
- New Receivers (84)
- Special Aircraft Tracking (91)
- Special Event (111)
- Uncategorized (14)