Eight Years of Historical Flight Movement Information at Your Fingertips

LONDON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the first offering from its 2012 product releases, OAG announced today the launch of a powerful new tool that will introduce unparalleled transparency and access to historical flight status information.

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OAG Historical Flight Status is a secure web-based solution hosted and maintained by OAG.  The service provides detailed information on individual scheduled flight arrivals and departures dating back to 2004. Unrivalled in the industry, this unique solution enables access to historical flight status data that is updated with over 6 million messages per day. It is ideal for aviation trend analysts, insurance claim adjudicators and Travel Agents who rely on flight status data to analyse airline, airport and route operational performance.  Airlines, too, can gain a valuable market advantage with access to competitive performance data OAG Historical Flight Status provides.

"Validating scheduled flight performance can be a huge undertaking, consuming many man-hours of research and analysis," said John Grant, Executive Vice President UBM Aviation. "The new user-interface and web-service developments to OAG's historical flight status data allow real-time access to our comprehensive flight status information dating back to 2004, allowing our clients to drive efficiencies and value to the industry."

Available via a simple Graphical User Interface (GUI) or web service using industry standard technology formats, OAG Historical Flight Status enables easy application-to-application e-marketplace interaction. For more information, visit www.oagaviation.com/HFS.

Notes to Editors:

• OAG, a UBM Aviation brand, is the trusted source for aviation information and analytical services. Our leading aviation databases unrivalled in their scale, accuracy and comprehensiveness are integral to the worlds' aviation industry operations. For more information, visit www.oag.com.
• OAG Historical Flight Status provides instant access to the detailed flight status information and the only database comprising data back to 2004. Historical Flight Status information covered includes scheduled and actual departure and arrival times, delay and cancellation information, terminal, gate, baggage claim, aircraft equipment and codeshare information.
• UBM Aviation, a UBM plc company, is the pioneer of innovative market leading aviation solutions. Our instantly recognisable brands provide the data, analysis, events, media and consultancy services that drive route development and financial growth for our customers' businesses. For more information, visit www.ubmaviation.com.

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