What is ADS-B? Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) is a surveillance technology that uses on-board satellite navigation to precisely determine an aircraft’s positioning. It is via an ADS-B Out transmitter that this system periodically broadcasts an aeroplane location, ground speed, altitude and velocity to both, nearby planes equipped with an ADS-B In receiver and … Continue reading “How ADS-B Flight Tracking Works”

What is Flight Tracking? Flight tracking is, as the name suggests, the tracking of commercial aviation flights. However, due to this activity’s popularity and our ever-growing technical ability, flight tracking has grown into a huge network: One fuelled by global data received by data broadcasts and antenna radars placed all around the world. There are … Continue reading “A Brief History of Flight Tracking”

About Emirates Airline Established in 1983, Emirates Airline today is the Middle East’s largest airline. Based in Dubai, the airline operates over 3600 flights per week to more than 154 cities, in 80 different countries and across all six continents. In terms of international passengers carried, Emirates Airline is the world’s fourth-largest airline. But, when … Continue reading “How To Track an Emirates Airline Flight Status”

About Thomson Thomson Airways Limited, more commonly referred to as simply Thomson, is the world’s largest charter airline. Currently, the airline has 61 active aircraft – all Boeing models – and three additional orders on the way. Based at London-Gatwick and flying from a host of airports up and down the UK and Republic of … Continue reading “Tracking Thomson Flight Status”

British Airways, BA British Airways, commonly shortened to BA, was first established in 1972 by the UK government to manage two large international and two small regional pre-existing nationalised airlines. However, in March 1974 all four of these airlines merged under one name and one company; British Airways. After 13 years under this state controlled … Continue reading “Tracking British Airways Flight Status: A How-To Guide”

Track any Easyjet flight status with Plane Finder here. Easyjet Airlines Easyjet, established in 1995, is one of the fastest expanding airlines that grew out of a series of rapid expansions and an – up until then – unmet consumer demand for low-cost travel. Launched by the Greek Cypriot businessman Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, Easyjet started … Continue reading “Tracking Easyjet Flights with Live Status Updates”

The Boeing 747 The iconic Boeing 747 is a wide body, four engine driven aircraft manufactured by Boeing, the American aerospace company. It is uniquely recognisable via its distinctive upper deck, which denotes to it a distinctive shape that has led to it being nicknamed the ‘Jumbo Jet’. The original version of the Boeing 747 … Continue reading “Track Boeing 747 Across The World”

Why do you need a Flight Tracker? Having a flight tracker app smugly pocketed away on your phone, or at the tip of your fingers on your computer really can be incredibly useful and is increasingly becoming a must in today’s fast-paced world. Flight trackers can adeptly aid in managing your own schedule and itinerary, … Continue reading “What Makes The Best Flight Tracker?”

What is Aircraft Spotting? Aircraft spotting, as the name suggests, involves tracking or ‘spotting’ planes. This hobby is often accompanied by photography which serves as a way to document which aircraft have been spotted! Generally, spotting aircrafts involves the following: Naming and identifying aircraft types and models. Recording plane information. Monitoring air traffic control communications … Continue reading “Aircraft Spotting: A How-to Guide”