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FlightTrack Offers Stunning Real-Time Flight Tracker Maps and Flight Status Updates on iPhone™ and iPod® touch

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota -- November 17, 2008 – FlightView® and Ben Kazez today introduced FlightTrack, an innovative application for iPhone™ and iPod® touch offering professional-level real-time flight tracker maps and up-to-the-minute flight status info.

With FlightTrack, users can view flight maps and flight routes in real time, check estimated flight arrival and departure times, create itineraries for upcoming trips, and save any number of flights for simultaneous flight tracking.

Additional features available in FlightTrack include the ability to observe current weather and its potential impact on flights, see current aircraft speed and altitude, search by airports, cities, or airline and flight number. FlightTrack's revolutionary offline mode saves last known flight information every five minutes for later viewing anytime, even while on an airplane or outside cell coverage.

"Being able to watch the airplane travel across the screen in real time is the biggest benefit," said Kazez, developer. "Seeing the airplane on the map with real-time weather radar allows users to predict flight delays and track flights with incredible accuracy."

FlightTrack is powered by FlightView, whose software services and solutions are relied upon by the US government, the world's largest airlines, airports, aviation and travel professionals, ground transportation companies and news outlets. FlightTrack is the first native application to bring this highly accurate flight data to iPhone and iPod touch.

"The FlightTrack application is another way that customers can ease the stress of traveling,” said Mike Benjamin, CEO of FlightView. “Having this information in the palm of their hand helps them plan and travel without all the anxiety."

FlightTrack presents FlightView's full professional flight data and real-time flight maps in a gorgeous, easy-to-use user interface. For more information visit www.benkazez.com/flighttrack.

Pricing & Availability

FlightTrack is available to iPhone and iPod touch users for $4.99 on the iPhone App Store, starting today. The App Store on iPhone works over cellular networks and Wi-Fi, which means it is accessible from just about anywhere, so you can purchase and download FlightTrack wirelessly and start using it instantly. For a direct link to download FlightTrack on the App Store, visit www.benkazez.com/flighttrack.

About Ben Kazez

Ben Kazez is an independent iPhone and Mac OS X software developer. A former software engineer for Apple®, Inc, he is best known in the Mac software world for his popular iCal Events widget for Mac OS X Dashboard, which received high acclaim from Macworld, MacGeneration, MacNN, and others. After the success of iCal Events, Kazez went on to create News Reader, which remains the most full-featured RSS reader for Mac OS X Dashboard. Ben Kazez is based just outside Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more information visit www.benkazez.com.

About FlightView

FlightView is the recognized provider of the most accurate, real-time flight information solutions for the aviation and travel industries. FlightView's Dispatch and FVXML products help aviation and travel professionals achieve superior customer service with actionable real-time information. FlightView's information displays can be seen at airport terminals and on the Web sites of the largest major airports, airline and travel companies. FlightView's software services and solutions are relied upon by the US government, the world's largest airlines, airports, aviation and travel professionals, ground transportation companies and news outlets. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, FlightView has more than 20 years of experience in building and supporting mission critical systems for the FAA and the Volpe Center. For more information visit www.flightview.com.

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Press Contacts:

Ben Kazez
bkazez@benkazez.com
(763) 656-9410

Amanda Collins
FlightView®
acollins@flightview.com
(617) 787-4200

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