Goldenware produces many of the PDF timetables that are online - e.g. UA & AA have PDF timetables produced by Goldenware. David R. http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://www.secure-skies.org/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Montano" <mmontano@xxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] Star Alliance Screen Saver > In faint letters at the bottom is "Powered by FlightLookup from > GoldenWare travel Technologies" I don't know that as a business, they > don't get involved in real-time tracking. > > There is also an 'accelerate' function as it shows compressed time into > the future. > > Both of these tell me that it's schedule based not real time. > > It's fascinating to see geographically a stream of UAL flights to and > from Hawaii to the mainland. The stream of UA/LH/BMI/AC flights to and > from Europe and the east coast that go east over night, and west during > the day. Then the Singapore Airlines stream of traffic from Europe over > Russia. > > Matthew > > > On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 07:31 PM, RWM wrote: > > > Matthew Montano wrote: > >> > >> Someone pointed out the Star Alliance screen saver which shows every > >> Star Alliance flight in the air at one time. > >> > >> It has my son fascinated, and it is rather intriguing. > >> > >> Someone mentioned on the list, or it was the note at > >> www.staralliance.com, that it is true live data. > >> > >> I believe that it simply is tracking everything based on the schedule > >> information and great-circle tracks between different points, which > >> for > >> the most part is just as good and definitely just as interesting. > >> > >> Can anyone confirm that it is simply tracks of schedule, rather than > >> actual flights? > >> > >> Matthew > > > > > > Nice feature. However, it appears to cover parts of the globe that are > > outside range of available tracking technology (Megadata, Flight > > Explorer, > > etc.) or are in data-suppressed regions. > > > > Next time you're "on" a delayed Star flight, flip your cell, call home > > and > > ask your son where the screen saver says you are... > > > > If he says you're already enroute... then you know. > > > > - Bob Mann > > -- > > - R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. >> Airline Industry Analysis > > Port Washington, NY 11050 >> tel 516-944-0900, fax -7280 > > mailto:RWM@xxxxxxxxxx >> URL http://www.RWMann.com/ > >