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Aviation BusinessAviation’s slow recovery: May air traffic statistics
As the aviation industry continues to find its way in the wake of COVID-19, we saw a resurgence in total flight activity in May, driven mostly by non-commercial flights. In May, Flightradar24 tracked more than 100,000 total daily flights for the first time since the end of March. Commercial flight activity continues to climb from … Read More
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Aviation Business
100,000 daily flights tracked for the first time since 22 March
For the first time since 22 March, Flightradar24 tracked more than 100,000 daily flights on 20 May. 110,361 flights took to the skies, an 11.9% increase from the previous day, but still well below the average of 191,611 flights per day from May 2019. Read More
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Major Incident
Person struck and killed by landing Southwest 737 in Austin
A person was struck and killed by a landing Southwest Airlines 737 at Austin Airport on 7 May. The person was on Runway 17R as flight WN1392 touched down in Austin from Dallas. Authorities are investigating to determine who the person is and how they got on the runway. Read More
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Aviation Business
US Business Aviation hard hit by COVID-19
Flightradar24 Note: In the latest in a series of analyses of Flightradar24 data, ICF examines business aviation in the US to see how the world’s largest market has been impacted by COVID-19. Analyzing business aviation offers insights into a unique market. Although commanding a high premium over commercial flights, its core customer segments—corporations and high … Read More
Ian Petchenik and ICF
Flightradar24 Update
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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
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Special Event
Follow the JetBlue New York City flyover on 7 May
JetBlue will salute healthcare workers and first responders in New York with a flyover on 7 May at 19:00 EDT (23:00 UTC). Three of the airline’s New York-themed special livery A320s will be used. See the participating aircraft and track the flight here. Read More
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New Receivers
New Flightradar24 ADS-B Receivers Activated in April 2020
Each month we send out complete ADS-B receiver kits that include an ADS-B receiver, antennas, and all necessary cabling to qualified hosts. You can apply to host one of our receivers or easily build your own. Read More
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Aviation Business
Scraping along the bottom: April air traffic statistics
March’s COVID-19 induced historic drop in air traffic paved the way for late April’s slight and uncertain recovery. The least busy day in the skies in many years was 12 April, when only 46,294 flights took to the air. Since then the total number of flights tracked by Flightradar24 each day has trended upward, though … Read More
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Special Aircraft Tracking
Tracking the Antonov An-225: the world’s largest cargo aircraft
Originally developed as a transport for the Buran program, the Antonov An-225 Mryia has since found its calling as the world’s largest cargo aircraft—holding over 200 world records, including heaviest total cargo (253.8t) and the heaviest single piece of cargo ever carried (187.6t). Learn more about the An-225, take a look inside, and track it … Read More
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Special Event
Marking 10 years since Eyjafjallajökull
Over 4 million people visited Flightradar24.com on 16 April 2010. The site that day, much like these days, was remarkable for what you didn’t see. Nearly all flights in Europe and across the Atlantic Ocean were suspended for almost a week as ash from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano on Iceland made safe flight … Read More
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Aviation Business
Cargo flights forming the backbone of COVID-19 relief efforts
Flightradar24 Note: In a global time of need, air cargo has stepped in to get badly needed medical supplies, food, and other essentials where they need to be. With Flightradar24...
Ian Petchenik and ICF
Special Features
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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
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Overview The worldwide Boeing 737 MAX grounding occurred on 13 March 2019 following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The crash of ET302 was the second crash of a 737 MAX following Lion Air 610 the previous October. Read MoreAlex Macdonald
Aviation Explainer Series
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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
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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
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Aviation Explainer Series
Flight Paths and Great Circles—Or Why You Flew Over Greenland
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
Most Popular
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Featured Article
Ukrainian flight PS752 shot down shortly after take off from Tehran
Ukrainian International Airlines flight PS752 was shot down shortly after departure from Tehran early morning 8 January 2020. The flight departed Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport at 02:42 UTC (06:12 local time) and the last ADS-B signal was received by the Flightradar24 network at 02:44 UTC. Read More
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Featured Article
Flightradar24 data regarding the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302
Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, a 737 MAX 8 (registration ET-AVJ) operating from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, crashed shortly after takeoff on 10 March around 05:45 UTC. Read More
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Featured Article
Flightradar24 Data Regarding Lion Air Flight JT610
Lion Air flight JT610 departed Jakarta for Pangkal Pinang at 06:20 local time (23:20 UTC) on 29 October and lost contact shortly after departure. Flightradar24 received the last ADS-B message from the aircraft at 23:31:56 UTC at an altitude of 425 feet AMSL. The flight was operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 registration PK-LQP. The … Read More
Ian Petchenik
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