Flight tracking

Sunday, July 19th 2009 - 00:00 CEST - Comments: 0

T he new Palm Pre mobile phone gives travelers a new way to plan, monitor and make informed decisions about their travel plans, with a mobile flight tracking application developed for Pre by FlightView, the leader in real-time, accurate and actionable flight information. The FlightView application is available via Pre's on-device beta App Catalog. Running on the new Palm webOS mobile platform, Pre brings together your important information from where it resides - on the mobile phone, at work or on the Web - into one logical view.

 

Flight tracking mobile phone application

"FlightView's development team worked with us to create a best-in-class Flight Tracking application just for Palm Pre users," said Pam Deziel, vice president, Developer Marketing, Palm. "The result delivers what Palm Pre smartphone users want: an easy-to-use, highly functional, reliable Flight Tracking application that maximizes their mobile experience." The FlightView application gives users up-to-the-minute mobile information on where a flight is, - tracked by flight number or by departure and arrival cities. Travelers can online check flight status before departing for the airport, loved ones can monitor the flight while it's in-air and arriving passengers taxiing to the gate can check connection status and gates.

 

Flight tracking & Flight status alerts

In addition to flight tracking, the functionality unique to the Palm Pre mobile phone includes flight status alerts giving travelers immediate notification of changes to the flight; status changes, delays or cancellations. The FlightView application uses Palm Pre notifications to update the user of status changes or delays - whether it is opened or closed - giving users the information they need to act on.

 

 

Flight tracking & Travel plans

Interoperability with Palm Pre mobile phone's calendar gives travelers a visual look at travel plans while guarding against double-booking appointments,  flight details are viewable while the calendar shows the schedule from departure to arrival. Also included is a notes field for managing all aspects of a trip, such as rental car, hotel and other reservations. Mobile phone numbers, reservations numbers and locations are all in one easy-to-read location.

 

Flight tracking & Travel ease with Palm Pre and WebOS

"More and more people rely on mobile devices such as their mobile phones to manage all aspects of their lives and we're pleased to be a part of Palm's commitment to making that easier and easier," said Michael Benjamin, CEO of FlightView. "Pre and webOS are designed explicitly for mobile use; with FlightView, users can now manage their travel plans more easily than ever before." To access real-time flight information online, go to the websites of FlightView Flight Tracker or FlightView Mobile Flight Tracker.

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