Very sad news today that App in the Air is shutting down.
"It is with a heavy heart that we inform our community of aviation enthusiasts, frequent fliers and globe trotters that our journey together is coming to an end. Despite our best efforts to navigate the ever-changing and challenging business environment, we have made the difficult decision to discontinue our services."
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Apple and Google's latest moves in travel perhaps the final straw?
They were acquired by private equity a few years ago, so perhaps they are shutting down because the growth model didn't meet their targets?
It's a great app for keeping track of your flights. Way WAAAY better than TripIt. The leaderboard is also fun. I'm a lifelong customer 😢
Someone should acquire them, cut server costs, and keep it running!
A little infrastructure refactoring can go a long way in terms of "runway". I'm sure the operational costs need to get a mention, but someone with a half bit of cop-on could keep things running long enough to ride out a trend change or wait for the next market opportunity.
Oh no, this is bad. Any good alternatives?
For iOS users, Tripsy
Unfortunately, I am on Android. ;)
There's "Flighty", but the app I use myself is "Mileways" (IOS) run by a determined and scrappy team out of Munich
For the flight diary aspect of App in the Air, you may want to try LogMy.World which even enables import of your data through a provided template.
Thanks, it looks good! Are you involved in this project?
thank you :) yes, as co-founder.
That is shame, a great app to track travels
I used to keep my old boarding cards, even if the thermal print eventually faded to nothing, it was nice to keep something of a "logbook" to mark the locations visited, however "everyday" or exciting the trip was. In an era where an airline (should/can) remote-expire a passbook boarding card, there's little to remember the trip by. Except for tools like this.
(there is of course the option of just-another-screenshot in your phone's album)
For anyone following along and looking for APP alternatives (besides TripIt which is ugly), here's what I've come up with.
I've been trying out byAir (Android and iOS): www.byairapp.com
For iOS users, there's a few more choices:
Tripsy: tripsy.app
Mileways: www.mileways.com
Flighty: flighty.com
Hey!
My team and I are building byAir, an app inspired by App in the Air and Flighty.
byairapp.com
You can import your App in the Air history to our app right now.
Our project is still in its early stages, and we’re eager to gather feedback. We’re working hard to serve users who loved App in the Air and are now looking for a new place to land.
Feel free to reach out if you have any thoughts, comments, or feedback, or if you run into any issues.