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AirNav Systems is a Tampa-based global flight tracking and data services company founded in 2001. The company operates a flight tracking website and mobile app called AirNav Radar which offers worldwide tracking of commercial and general aviation flights. AirNav Systems also owns and operates a ground-based ADS-B tracking network that is supported by over 35,000 active volunteer ADS-B data feeders from over 190 countries. The company's real-time tracking and data services are also used by 25,000 aviation related businesses, government agencies, airlines, media channels and airports in over 60 countries.
The company's R&D Center and European office is located in Lisbon, Portugal.
In 1996, while studying computer science at university, the Founder and CEO, Portuguese airline pilot and engineer André Brandão developed a flight tracking application called AirNav Suite. In 2001 he established AirNav Systems.
In early 2020, AirNav Systems announced a partnership with venture capital firm BrightCap Ventures. The same year, the company was chosen by ARGUS International, Inc to provide global flight and ground aircraft tracking services.
In October 2020, Satellite-based ADS-B data was made available to all AirNav Radar users for free. AirNav Systems currently partners with multiple satellite providers including Spire Aviation to provide satellite-based tracking on its platform.
AirNav Radar is frequently cited, and its data is used in globally renowned news outlets such as Bloomberg, CNN, the Financial Times, and the New York Times. For instance, in June 2022, the New York Times cited AirNav Radar in its report about wealthy Russians fleeing the country before and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Further, in March 2021, the Financial Times obtained and used flight records from AirNav Radar in an article following the disappearance of Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma. It also acquired the flight records for its report on Fu Xiaotian, a Chinese TV presenter linked to a missing foreign minister who had a surrogate child in the US. Bloomberg also used AirNav Radar flight data to report how the rapid recovery in air travel highlighted a massive shortage in staffing at European airports and airlines in 2022. Additionally, AirNav Radar flight records were used in a Bloomberg article about the German Foreign Minister's Plane being Stranded in UAE en Route to Australia in August, 2023. In March, 2022, AirNav Radar flight tracking data was also used by the UK news outlet The Guardian to report on the whereabouts of Roman Abramovich’s private jet following UK sanctions on the Russian Oligarch.
AirNav Systems is the parent company of AirNav Radar which displays flight data in real-time from all over the world. AirNav Radar aggregates data from 10 different sources:
The AirNav Radar website is a platform that provides flight tracking information of general aviation and commercial flights. The website also displays airport activity, weather information, airport and flight statistics, aviation news and photos. Users can use the site for free or can subscribe to one of three subscription plans on the website to access premium features.
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AirNav Systems
AirNav Systems is a Tampa-based global flight tracking and data services company founded in 2001. The company operates a flight tracking website and mobile app called AirNav Radar which offers worldwide tracking of commercial and general aviation flights. AirNav Systems also owns and operates a ground-based ADS-B tracking network that is supported by over 35,000 active volunteer ADS-B data feeders from over 190 countries. The company's real-time tracking and data services are also used by 25,000 aviation related businesses, government agencies, airlines, media channels and airports in over 60 countries.
The company's R&D Center and European office is located in Lisbon, Portugal.
In 1996, while studying computer science at university, the Founder and CEO, Portuguese airline pilot and engineer André Brandão developed a flight tracking application called AirNav Suite. In 2001 he established AirNav Systems.
In early 2020, AirNav Systems announced a partnership with venture capital firm BrightCap Ventures. The same year, the company was chosen by ARGUS International, Inc to provide global flight and ground aircraft tracking services.
In October 2020, Satellite-based ADS-B data was made available to all AirNav Radar users for free. AirNav Systems currently partners with multiple satellite providers including Spire Aviation to provide satellite-based tracking on its platform.
AirNav Radar is frequently cited, and its data is used in globally renowned news outlets such as Bloomberg, CNN, the Financial Times, and the New York Times. For instance, in June 2022, the New York Times cited AirNav Radar in its report about wealthy Russians fleeing the country before and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Further, in March 2021, the Financial Times obtained and used flight records from AirNav Radar in an article following the disappearance of Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma. It also acquired the flight records for its report on Fu Xiaotian, a Chinese TV presenter linked to a missing foreign minister who had a surrogate child in the US. Bloomberg also used AirNav Radar flight data to report how the rapid recovery in air travel highlighted a massive shortage in staffing at European airports and airlines in 2022. Additionally, AirNav Radar flight records were used in a Bloomberg article about the German Foreign Minister's Plane being Stranded in UAE en Route to Australia in August, 2023. In March, 2022, AirNav Radar flight tracking data was also used by the UK news outlet The Guardian to report on the whereabouts of Roman Abramovich’s private jet following UK sanctions on the Russian Oligarch.
AirNav Systems is the parent company of AirNav Radar which displays flight data in real-time from all over the world. AirNav Radar aggregates data from 10 different sources:
The AirNav Radar website is a platform that provides flight tracking information of general aviation and commercial flights. The website also displays airport activity, weather information, airport and flight statistics, aviation news and photos. Users can use the site for free or can subscribe to one of three subscription plans on the website to access premium features.