History
In late 2004, CEO, Daniel Baker, started exploring the idea of creating a free flight tracking service as he wanted a way for his family to track his private flights around the country. At the time, there were few enterprise solutions that offered this kind of service. Baker recruited friends Karl Lehenbauer and David McNett to help create a free public flight tracking service. On March 17, 2005, FlightAware was officially founded and began processing live flight data. FlightAware did over a million dollars in revenue in the first 18 months.
Previous to the current location at 8 Greenway Plaza, FlightAware headquarters was in Suite 1150 at 8 Greenway Plaza, and originally the FlightAware headquarters were in the Midtown area of Houston.
FlightAware has data centers in Houston, New York, and London. The company employs over 25 employees and is rapidly hiring for new positions.
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