<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
is	O
an	O
American	O
multi-national	O
technology	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
real-time	O
,	O
historical	O
,	O
and	O
predictive	O
flight	O
tracking	O
data	O
and	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
it	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
largest	O
flight	O
tracking	O
platform	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
over	O
32,000	O
ADS-B	B-Application
ground	O
stations	O
in	O
200	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
aviation	O
data	O
and	O
predicted	O
ETAs	O
to	O
airlines	O
,	O
airport	O
operators	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
is	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Collins	O
Aerospace	O
,	O
with	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Eleven	O
Greenway	O
Plaza	O
in	O
Houston	O
and	O
sales	O
offices	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
,	O
Austin	O
,	O
Singapore	O
,	O
and	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
FlightAware	B-Application
was	O
officially	O
founded	O
and	O
began	O
processing	O
live	O
flight	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
has	O
been	O
profitable	O
since	O
2006	O
and	O
is	O
growing	O
at	O
the	O
rate	O
of	O
40-50	O
%	O
per	O
year	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Collins	O
Aerospace	O
completed	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
FlightAware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
reports	O
over	O
ten	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
serves	O
over	O
500	O
million	O
flight	O
tracking	O
pages	O
to	O
over	O
12	O
million	O
users	O
per	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
provides	O
various	O
paid	O
commercial	O
services	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
aviation-related	O
businesses	O
,	O
consumers	O
,	O
and	O
FBOs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
services	O
provide	O
a	O
significant	O
portion	O
of	O
FlightAware	B-Application
's	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
Global	O
makes	O
worldwide	O
flight	O
tracking	O
available	O
for	O
aircraft	O
operators	O
via	O
satellite	O
or	O
VHF	O
data-link	O
(	O
VDL	B-Algorithm
)	O
through	O
the	O
FlightAware	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
service	O
requires	O
data	O
service	O
with	O
a	O
participating	O
data-link	O
provider	O
,	O
and	O
combines	O
this	O
data	O
with	O
existing	O
FlightAware	B-Application
ANSP	O
data	O
feeds	O
in	O
50+	O
countries	O
and	O
FlightAware	B-Application
's	O
ADS-B	B-Application
data	O
in	O
100+	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
integrates	O
with	O
all	O
major	O
aircraft	O
datalink	O
services	O
using	O
ACARS	B-Algorithm
or	O
similar	O
protocols	O
via	O
SATCOM	O
or	O
VDL	B-Algorithm
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
aircraft	O
with	O
cockpit	O
datalink	O
services	O
,	O
FlightAware	B-Application
can	O
provide	O
real-time	O
worldwide	O
flight	O
tracking	O
and	O
status	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
text	O
messaging	O
and	O
other	O
operational	O
dispatch	O
services	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
TV	O
is	O
a	O
web-based	O
aircraft	O
situational	O
display	O
scaled	O
for	O
an	O
HDTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
TV	O
can	O
be	O
customized	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
"	O
fleet	O
view	O
"	O
to	O
monitor	O
an	O
entire	O
fleet	O
or	O
in	O
"	O
airport	O
"	O
view	O
to	O
monitor	O
airport	O
activity	O
such	O
as	O
departures	O
and	O
arrivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
FlightAware	B-Application
launched	O
"	O
FBO	O
ToolBox	O
Europe	O
"	O
for	O
airport	O
operators	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Automatic	B-Application
dependent	I-Application
surveillance	I-Application
–	I-Application
broadcast	I-Application
(	O
ADS-B	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
technology	O
for	O
tracking	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
operates	O
a	O
network	O
of	O
ADS-B	B-Application
receivers	O
for	O
tracking	O
ADS-B	B-Application
equipped	O
aircraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
offers	O
that	O
professional	O
operators	O
of	O
existing	O
ADS-B	B-Application
sites	O
can	O
connect	O
their	O
receivers	O
to	O
FlightAware	B-Application
and	O
,	O
in	O
exchange	O
,	O
receive	O
additional	O
account	O
features/privileges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
FlightAware	B-Application
's	O
network	O
consists	O
of	O
over	O
1,000	O
sites	O
,	O
predominately	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
produces	O
FlightFeeder	O
,	O
a	O
small	O
ADS-B	B-Application
receiver	O
that	O
receives	O
and	O
processes	O
ADS-B	B-Application
data	O
,	O
then	O
sends	O
it	O
to	O
FlightAware	B-Application
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
and	O
also	O
makes	O
the	O
data	O
available	O
locally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
provides	O
this	O
unit	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
to	O
individuals	O
in	O
areas	O
where	O
FlightAware	B-Application
's	O
ADS-B	B-Application
network	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
sufficient	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
FlightAware	B-Application
has	O
24,350	O
ADS-B	B-Application
sites	O
in	O
192	O
countries	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
4,651	O
sites	O
since	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Aireon	O
and	O
FlightAware	B-Application
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
provide	O
this	O
global	O
space-based	O
ADS-B	B-Application
data	O
to	O
airlines	O
for	O
flight	O
tracking	O
of	O
their	O
fleets	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Malaysia	O
Airlines	O
Flight	O
370	O
,	O
for	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
ICAO	O
Global	O
Aeronautical	O
Distress	O
and	O
Safety	O
System	O
(	O
GADSS	O
)	O
requirement	O
for	O
airlines	O
to	O
track	O
their	O
fleets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
has	O
a	O
query-based	O
flight	O
tracking	O
API	O
called	O
AeroAPI	O
(	O
formerly	O
FlightXML	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AeroAPI	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
Representational	B-Protocol
state	I-Protocol
transfer	I-Protocol
or	O
Simple	B-Application
Object	I-Application
Access	I-Application
Protocol	I-Application
and	O
the	O
API	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
any	O
programming	O
language	O
that	O
supports	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
or	O
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
including	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Ruby	B-Language
,	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
Tcl	B-Operating_System
,	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
ASP	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
other	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FlightAware	B-Application
has	O
a	O
live	O
data	O
feed	O
called	O
Firehose	O
for	O
third	O
parties	O
to	O
incorporate	O
live	O
FlightAware	B-Application
positions	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
their	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ARINC	O
partnered	O
with	O
FlightAware	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
the	O
FlightAware	B-Application
web	O
application	O
for	O
ARINC	O
Direct	O
business	O
aircraft	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SITA	O
,	O
Rockwell	O
Collins	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	O
's	O
The	O
Weather	O
Company	O
partnered	O
with	O
FlightAware	B-Application
to	O
use	O
FlightAware	B-Application
's	O
worldwide	O
data	O
in	O
their	O
products	O
for	O
airlines	O
.	O
</s>
