Flight Update - Live Flight Status app for iPhone and iPad


4.1 ( 61 ratings )
Business Travel
Developer: Silverware Software, LLC
4.99 USD
Current version: 6.06, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 06 Nov 2008
App size: 4.6 Mb

Flight Update is the MOST POWERFUL app for flight tracking! Enjoy the best flight tracking service combined with the best flight scheduling service in an easy to use and elegant app. *Get real-time Worldwide flight status At-a-Glance.

Christmas 2013 - Apple App Store - Travel Survival Kit
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June 24, 2011 - Chosen BEST Summer App by thaw www.tinyurl.com/BestSummerApps

October, 2010 - Pro version chosen BEST APP for Flight Tracking in the new book "Best iPhone Apps" www.tinyurl.com/bestFlightApp

Every airline traveler needs the most up-to-date information about their flight. Flight Update provides you with that by bringing you timely flight status information via the award winning FlightStats flight service. Best of all, its easy to use and packed with useful AND fun features for every traveler. We have full international coverage for worldwide flights!

To use Flight Update, all you need to do is select an airline, flight number and date of travel. Flight Update does the rest. It will validate each flight and then auto-fill all of the remaining information about your flight, regardless if the flight is one day, one month or even one year in advance.

KEY features include:

* Real-time flight status for gates, delays and cancellations using FlightStats (rated #1 by WSJ)
* Access to flights from over 1400 airlines covering US & International
* Worldwide coverage of more than 400 airports
* Find alternate flights with a tap
* Elegant and easy to use interface

ADVANCED features include:

* Concise display of layover times between your connecting flights
* Quickly check a single flight using the InstaFlight feature
* Calendar Mirroring with the built-in Calendar (customizable)
* View current weather, forecasts and airport delays
* Display key phone numbers and websites for airlines
* Search for alternates to a flight that was cancelled or one you might have missed
* Search for direct flights between cities to plan future flights
* View the SeatGuru seating chart of your aircraft
* Quickly email your itinerary and a message using the Quick Email feature
* Email your complete trips flight itinerary (not just a flight at a time)
* Organize your flights into separate “Trips”
* Store your seat assignments

FUN Features include :

* Zoomable maps track flights as they travel across the country (US based flights only)
* Follow a flight’s altitude, direction, speed and the city it is flying over. (US flights only)
* Track the incoming aircraft to your departing gate (then watch it pull up to the gate just as you expected).
* Save all of your favorite airlines for future use
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* What Accolades has Flight Update received? Heres an abbreviated list of awards:

* Chosen one of "50 Apps You Need" and best flight status application by Laptop Magazine.
* Voted to be one of the "100 Essential iPhone Apps" by iLounge.com
* “Flight Update is among my top 5 iPhone apps“ says tuaw.com
* "First class flight tracking with Flight Update" says ZDNet
* Rated Best Airline Flight Tracker on apparea.com
* Featured in App Stores 2009 Holiday Travel section
* Pro version chosen one of the best apps of 2009 by Apple

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Are you a frequent flyer or demand even more convenience? Check out FLIGHT UPDATE PRO. This app adds the ability to link with TripIt, a free online service which you can simply email your flight confirmation emails and it will then build an online itinerary. This itinerary can then be downloaded directly to Flight Update Pro. You do not need to enter a stitch of information, your details instantly fill into Flight Update Pro for you.
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Pros and cons of Flight Update - Live Flight Status app for iPhone and iPad

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This is a great app. I use it everytime I travel. It is very easy to use. I am considerin upgrading. I contacted tech support because I could not find my airline. Stupid me - the list in the app is just some of the major airlines. When I went into "Edit Favorites" from the airline list, I got a TON of other airlines! Tech support was prompt with their response and so friendly. Highly recommend! A+++
I never take time to review apps but this is definitely one of my favorites. Ive tried similar apps but this beats them hands down. Not only is it feature rich, its hard for me to think of anything thats missing. And the fact that the Pro version integrates with Tripit is a major plus. Just forward to Tripit the itinerary that the airline emails to you and Tripit will send all the info to Flight Update so you dont have to manually enter you itinerary. Tech support is excellent as well. Love the iOS7 update. This is one app I could not do without!
I love this app. It has a wonderful and simple to read user interface that I love when running from one flight to the next. It gives you all the important information quickly and effectively. And since it syncs with TripIt, it is immensely practical.
I fly. A lot. I use this app extensively and have tried numerous others. It is very accurate (I was in the United Club and had info on a flight delay before the agent did), and easy to use. The "todays alternate" feature is particularly useful. I highly recommend spending the $5
Use this all the time, a great flight tracker. Highly recommend.
As an airline pilot I build my entire trip into the app in advance, then use it leg-by-leg. The "incoming to your gate" feature is brilliant.

Some bad moments

App crashes when number keypad is displayed to enter flight info. The keypad blocks the flight info and the app freezes.
I paid for this app and it worked great for years. No longer do I get airplane information. I flight number with more than one leg locks the screen. Is this no longer supported? Are the trying to force me to upgrade? Disappointed. Beware.
This is a total waste of money! It is to integrated with anything any good applications, it is all manual entry! Dont waste your time or money, there are lots of good apps. Wish there was a money back guarantee on some of these useless apps.
The app was unable to pull up any American Airlines flights by route from Chicago to Houston. It does not seem that the app is being supported any longer.
Buggy plus a lot of features are lost to updates with make corporate ethics shabby. Mediocre app deteriorating more. DELETED this train wreck and VERY HAPPY with Flight+!!
No longer working after iOS7 Upgrade in my iPad Mini (iphone5 still OK). Need new version update asap.