No thunder in sight - AVTECH Sweden’s proFLIGHT helps pilots pick the perfect flight path

Thunderstorms are not usually dangerous for airplanes, but they are often followed by turbulence that really can rock. Now all airline pilots have an option to try out an easy-to-use app, proFLIGHT by Swedish AVTECH, that very precisely shows where the actual threats are in real time along the trajectory.

There is no witchcraft behind the app, but very accurate 10K weather data from Met Office UK, in combination with IATA’s Turbulence Aware observations (for participating airlines) as well as real-time satellite thunderstorm data...