EgyptAir Flight MS804 has gone missing over the Mediteranean Sea on route from Paris to Cairo. The Airbus A320, registration number SU-GCC, departed Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris on Wednesday evening shortly after 23:00 local time and was expected to arrive at Cairo International Airport 03:15 local time. The aircraft disappeared from air traffic control … Continue reading “EgyptAir Flight MS804 Missing”
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Visualising your ADS-B data in 3D with the new Plane Finder ADS-B Client
Plane Finder relies on a global network of sharers to help maintain ADS-B clients all over the world. To help make the process of sharing ADS-B data with us as easy as possible we released a ground-up rewrite of our Plane Finder ADS-B Client just over a year ago. The update included a beautiful new web-based user interface, a quick … Continue reading “Visualising your ADS-B data in 3D with the new Plane Finder ADS-B Client”
New batch of Plane Finder Radar
This week we told our manufacturers to make a new batch of our amazing Plane Finder Radar receivers. We have been blown away by the performance of the first batch that is now out in the field. They have exceeded even our test sites here in the UK! Can you help? We are looking for … Continue reading “New batch of Plane Finder Radar”
New Italian Plane Finder Radars online
You may have recently heard about our all new Plane Finder Radar ADS-B receiver. We are currently shipping these to far flung places around the globe as we continue to build and enhance our high quality ABS-B data network. The receiver includes a very accurate GPS system which also means that our MLAT performance is excellent. With … Continue reading “New Italian Plane Finder Radars online”
EgyptAir MS181 Hijacking
Plane Finder has received reports that EgyptAir flight MS181 was hijacked by a man “strapped with explosives” and diverted to Larnaca, Cyprus. The flight was due to fly from Alexandria to Cairo and had departed a couple of minutes early as part of a scheduled flight between the two airports. Flight tracking shows the flight made it most of … Continue reading “EgyptAir MS181 Hijacking”
Making the most of Plane Finder playback
Thousands of people use Plane Finder on a daily basis to monitor worldwide air traffic, but many are still unaware that it’s also possible to replay that same data for historical flights. In fact, Plane Finder has been recording ADS-B data for use in playback since April 2011. Not only that, but we also provide … Continue reading “Making the most of Plane Finder playback”
All New Version of our Plane Finder App for Android is Now Available!
We are delighted to announce the release of a completely new version of our Plane Finder app for Android. It’s taken us a while but we hope you agree that it has been worth the wait! Plane Finder App for Android For existing users this is a free update. The app is available here on … Continue reading “All New Version of our Plane Finder App for Android is Now Available!”
Plane Finder is Universal!
Plane Finder for iOS is now a Universal app! This means that a single purchase now works on iPhone, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, Apple TV and iPad! We’ve also added some great new iOS 9 features such as the split-screen multitasking view. This means you can run Plane Finder alongside your other favourite apps, (which … Continue reading “Plane Finder is Universal!”
Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Events at Biggin Hill
Mark the Battle of Britain 75th anniversary with three unique events at the iconic Biggin Hill airfield. Tuesday 18th August 2015 On the 18th August 1940 the Luftwaffe launched raids against RAF Fighter Command with the objective of destroying them to allow for an invasion of Britain. The day was to become known as the … Continue reading “Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary Events at Biggin Hill”
Spy in the Sky terror threat to William: Friend or Foe?
Interesting to read the latest Daily Mail scare story today regarding the tracking of an Air Ambulance that happens to be piloted by the heir to the UK throne. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3174593/Spy-sky-terror-threat-William-Security-alert-app-lets-track-pilot-Prince-s-air-ambulance-helicopter.html The Daily Mail have some history here – back in 2010 they were doing the same thing when Plane Finder released augmented reality aircraft tracking … Continue reading “Spy in the Sky terror threat to William: Friend or Foe?”