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This site has been created to help you get the most from our applications and websites. Our flight radar app Plane Finder and marine traffic app Ship Finder enable you to track both flights and vessel traffic across the globe.
Here at Pinkfroot you'll find a very active and growing community of aviation and maritime enthusiasts and professionals.
Check out Plane Finder and Ship Finder for real time tracking on the iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android and Windows Phone.
We also provide a live air traffic radar map at planefinder.net to track flights and super fast live ship tracking of AIS ships at shipfinder.co. Both websites are free to use with no ads and provide the same amazing ADS-B and AIS virtual radar information straight to your PC or Mac.
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We hope that you continue to enjoy all of our iPhone, iPod, iPad, Windows Phone, Android and web applications.
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Win an iPod - May 2012 Competition Running
Congratulations to Breen Porter and Manuel EstevezR for these winning photos from our March competition: (Click on the photos to learn more about them)
The May 2012 competition is now running and as before we welcome photographs from professionals and amateurs alike and there will be two more iPod Touches to win.
We really appreciate all photos uploaded to the website and any tagged or named with the MMSI or Plane Reg will show up in the apps.
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What was the last aircraft you were on?
Started by Ethan Allen in General Aviation & News. Last reply by King F Hui yesterday. 49 Replies 0 Likes
JFK back up
Started by Lance Serating in planefinder.net. Last reply by Daniel Boggiano yesterday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Most of the time "No Ships" shown for Halifax, NS…
Started by steve mann in Ship Finder. Last reply by steve mann on Friday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Why no TIS-B?
Started by Robert Smith in Plane Finder on Thursday. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Changing Flights
Started by Kenneth Frost in Uncategorized. Last reply by Kenneth Frost on Tuesday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
G-EUNB, BAW9270, EGLC-EGKK?
Started by Kenneth Frost in General Aviation & News. Last reply by Kenneth Frost on Tuesday. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Ship movements - Southampton waters.
Started by Steve Hood in Shipspotting. Last reply by Steve Hood May 6. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Shogun
Started by Steve Hood in Shipspotting. Last reply by Steve Hood May 4. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Mid Atlantic Plane Coverage
Started by Tim Walker in planefinder.net. Last reply by Tim Walker May 3. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Lufthansa 747-830 on Its way to FRA
Started by DaveH@CYVR in General Aviation & News. Last reply by Mark Daniels May 2. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Plane Finder News
Helicopter ditches into North Sea
A helicopter carrying 14 people has performed a controlled “ditch” into the sea after an oil pressure warning forced the aircraft down. The Super Puma helicopter operated by Bond Helicopters is one of many that operates from the base in Aberdeen, UK out to the many oil rigs in the North Sea. Whilst not confirmed [...]Design solution found to fix A380 cracks
Airbus has announced that a solution has been found to repair cracked wings on its A380 aircraft, itv.com reports. There may have been a few less A380s on the flight radar of late, owing to the fault, which was discovered in January. An internal inspection found two types of cracks in the wing brackets, which ‘connect the internal structure [...]Boeing to trade Airbus jets from China Eastern in plane coup
US plane manufacturer Boeing is planning to buy half of China Eastern’s Airbus A340 fleet in a move that would see the airline purchase its 777s instead. The rather unusual trade-in deal would also involve the tidy sum of $6 billion (£3.7 billion) to go through, writes guardian.co.uk, leaving Boeing with five rival A340 jets in return for [...]USS Enterprise arrives in New York City
NASA are today transporting the USS Enterprise to New York City. This is already an amazing spectacle as she tours the city in advance of landing at JFK. Enterprise is first shuttle ever built and the only one never to have to been to space. Once again NASA are using a modified Boeing 747 – [...]Dreamliner reaches the UK on world tour
Reduced jetlag and minimised turbulence are just two of the features passengers can enjoy on the much lauded Boeing Dreamliner, which has reached Britain on its world tour, telegraph.co.uk reports. The test aircraft touched down at Heathrow Airport and has been welcomed warmly by industry experts plus journalists. For a start, the ‘mid-sized’ aircraft can reach new long-haul [...]Ship Finder News
ID Integrity adrift near Australian Great Barrier Reef
A cargo ship is drifting out of control after an engine failure close to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The are fears of serious damage to the precious marine environment if the ship runs aground. ID Integrity, a Hong Kong registered bulk carrier, broke down north of Cairns on Friday night. Emergency tugs, including the specialist tug [...]Stena Spirit crashes into Polish dock crane
The Swedish Ferry, Stena Spirit, hit a dockside crane in Gydnia, Poland this morning. (May 17 2012) The incident occurred at around 08:45 local time and caused the large container crane to crash down injuring three dock workers. There were no reports of injuries to the passengers and crew of the ferry. The crane and [...]One dead and 4 missing in San Francisco yacht race tragedy
Tragedy struck the Full Crew Farallon Race in off San Francisco, California today as the yacht Low Speed Chase was hit by two powerful waves. The boat was badly damaged with one crew member killed and three others injured. Four people are missing having been washed overboard by the first wave. A search and rescue [...]Titanic Memorial Cruise hit by bad weather and a medical emergency
The MS Balmoral Titanic memorial cruise has hit more problems after bad weather caused a delay leaving Cobh overnight. The ship is now reported to have turned back in order to get closer to land and within the range of the Coastguard helicopter. Is is believed that one person needs to be evacuated after suffering [...]MS Balmoral Sets Sail on Titanic 100 Year Memorial Cruise
The MS Balmoral left Southampton today (April 08 2012) on a cruise that retraces the route of the ill-fated RMS Titanic liner exactly 100 years earlier. The Titanic made the same journey setting out from Southampton on April 08 1912. MS Balmoral departed Southampton on the memorial voyage at 16:00 local time – one hour [...]Events
Blog Posts
Google Earth Fly Me for Olympic Flame Flight - London 2012
Posted by Mark Daniels on May 18, 2012 at 18:30 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thomson 737 G-TAWJ Delivery at EGCC
Posted by DaveH@CYVR on May 9, 2012 at 1:34 0 Comments 0 Likes
IBE3166
Posted by Joao on May 4, 2012 at 18:35 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Specsavers Aviation 23 Apr 2012
Posted by Jerry Johnson on April 23, 2012 at 7:33 2 Comments 0 Likes
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