Submitted by Michael Hansen on and last modified on 4 October, 2017
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Description of App:
FlightView Elite - Real-Time Flight Tracker, Flight Boards and Airport Delay Status
Flight tracking app from the leaders in real-time flight information. Track upcoming and in-air flights, and receive status alerts via push notification. View Arrivals and Departures Boards for top airports. Check gate assignments, delays and cancellations and use the attractive flight map to see a flight's progress. Forward your itinerary confirmation emails and FlightView will automatically load them into your Trips. See your Trips across mobile devices and at www.FlightView.com. View a North American airport delay map with radar weather overlay. Wherever life takes you, count on FlightView to help you travel smarter!
"Easy-to-use app that should be an essential for air travelers" - Practical Travel Gear
"I highly recommend this App, even if you only fly a few times a year it would be incredibly useful." - AppShouter
Elite Features:
• Flight Boards - Arrivals and Departures boards available for top airports
Flight Tracking Features:
• Track flights on a map showing flight path and current radar weather
• My Home page gives an easy view into your home airport's current status and your next trip
• Flight Status Push Alerts for flights stored in My Trips
• View terminal, gate and baggage claim information
• See where the plane for your flight is coming from, and check its status via Aircraft's Previous Flight
• Driving Directions to Airport integration with iPhone Maps
• Easily find alternative flights by viewing flight schedules between cities
• Search flights up to 350 days in the future and save them
My Trips Features:
• (BETA) Forward your itinerary confirmation email to Trips@FlightView.com, and it will be automatically loaded into your My Trips on your device
• Trips are synced between devices and with www.FlightView.com so you can quickly reference their statuses everywhere
• Add notes to flights or trips, such as car rental and hotel reservation numbers, and keep all of your day-of-travel information in one place
• While in-flight, review your saved itineraries in Airplane mode
Airport Delay Information Features:
• View a color-coded map of airport delays in the US & Canada with weather overlay to see how your travel plans could be affected
• View list of airports suffering the Biggest Departure Delays right now
• View FlightView's proprietary Airport Delay Index for 180 major airports in the US and Canada
• View FAA Airport Closures & Delay Programs for major airports in the US
Calendar Integration:
• Post your Flight or the Flights within a Trip to your iPhone Calendar
Sharing Features:
• Share trip itineraries via email or share flights via email or SMS/text
• Tweet your flight status
• Post your Trip Itinerary or Flight Information on Facebook
• Login to FlightView using Facebook login
Weather Features:
• View current weather conditions at arrival and departure airports on the Flight Details screen
• 7-Day Weather forecast so you can see the weather forecast for both ends of your trip
Other Great Features:
• Looks great in iOS 7
• Call an airline reservation number directly from the Flight Details screen
• In the Help section, read the Frequently Asked Questions and their answers, Flight Tracking Tips, Flight Status definitions and Flight Tracking terms
Apple Watch Support:
Not Known
Version:
3.2.0
Free or Paid:
Paid
Device(s) App Was Tested On:
iPhone
iPad
Accessibility Comments:
This app is 90% accessible; the only real issues are with button labeling.
VoiceOver Performance:
VoiceOver reads all page elements.
Button Labeling:
Most buttons are clearly labeled.
Usability:
There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.
Other Comments:
There is a free version of Flight View available, but the upgrade is quite worthwhile. I really love Flight View Elite; having used the app for a couple trips, it really is nice to be able to check the status of flights without having to navigate to the airlines' website or ask someone at the airport to look at the monitor. There is a feature that allows you to see the "Aircraft's Previous Flight," which is very useful if you have a delay going and you're wanting to see where the plane you'll be taking is inbound from. Flight View Elite also allows one to see the entire flight board for the airport, which is great if the "Aircraft's Previous Flight" information is not available--as you can then just match the gate your flight is departing from to an inbound flight using the gate information provided on the arrivals screen.
App Store Link:
Developer's Website:
Developer's Twitter Username:
@FlightView
3 Comments
#1 Version 3.3.0
Submitted by Michael Hansen on
Flight View Elite version 3.3.0 is now available:
"What's New in Version 3.3.0
What's new in 3.3.0
• You can now choose between Imperial and Metric units of measure.
• Need a last minute hotel? You can now use Hipmunk to book a room from within the FlightView App!
• Bug fixes and other small enhancements
Thank you for using the FlightView app, and all of the positive response to our 3.x releases!
What's new in earlier 3.x releases:
• (BETA) Forward your itinerary confirmation email to Trips@FlightView.com, and it will be automatically loaded into your My Trips on your device
• Trips are synced between devices and with www.FlightView.com so you can quickly reference their statuses everywhere
• Facebook users can now use Facebook Login to register and login to FlightView
• The Scheduled Duration of a flight is now shown in Flight Details, making it easier to tell how long is a cross-timezone flight
• Codeshares can now optionally be filtered out so that only Operating flights show in Flight Boards or flight search results
• Look up flights up to 350 days in the future (prior release limit was 180 days)
• See recently selected Airports when searching for an Airport
• See recently selected Airlines when searching for an Airline
We appreciate the continued great response and support you have given the FlightView app. If you would like to give us a great review, check out our "Like
This App?" section under "Options" within the FlightView app. There you can press the "Rate App" button, and it will take you to our App within the app
store, where you can tap "Reviews" and then the blue "Write a Review" link.
If you have had a problem with the FlightView app, or would like to request enhancements, please send us email at iPhoneAppSupport@FlightView.com. You
can also start that email by tapping the "Send Feedback" button in the "Like This App?" section under "Options""
#2 Version 3.3.1 released
Submitted by Jim on
Whats new in 3.3.1. Bug fixes.
I emailed them about some accessibility issues a week or so ago and this update resolves the issues with one small issue that can be felt with. there is a misspelling of a label, but its no big deal. If it gets fixed it does. At least the buttons don't have odd labels any more.
#3 update/compatibility
Submitted by Chris Foster on
I was glad to see that even though the last update for the app was as of July of 2016, it currently does not appear to be incompatible with future IOS updates. I just bought the pro version and so far, I really like what I see.