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Amadeus Altea vs ForeFlight

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Amadeus Altea

Software

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
ForeFlight logo

ForeFlight

Software

Comprehensive flight planning and pilot briefing app

From
$130/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; ForeFlight device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, ForeFlight covers Flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and ForeFlight actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and ForeFlight differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaForeFlight
Starting priceOn request$130/year
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidiPad, iPhone
Founded19872007

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amadeus Altea

  • Reservation management
  • Inventory control
  • Departure control
  • Revenue management
  • Customer profiles
  • GDS systems
  • Payment gateways
  • Loyalty programs

Only in ForeFlight

  • Flight planning
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Weather briefings
  • Navigation
  • Weight & balance
  • Garmin avionics
  • Jeppesen charts
  • ADS-B receivers

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amadeus Altea

  • Passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure controlnot ForeFlight
  • Airline distribution and retailingnot ForeFlight
  • Check-in and boarding operationsnot ForeFlight
  • Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot ForeFlight

ForeFlight

  • Flight planning and navigation for pilotsnot Amadeus Altea
  • Aviation weather and digital logbooknot Amadeus Altea
  • Airport information and terrain profilingnot Amadeus Altea

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amadeus Altea

  • Pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines
  • Altea is aimed at full-service carriers; low-cost and hybrid airlines are pointed at Navitaire New Skies instead
  • Amadeus is steering new work toward Nevio, its cloud-native retailing suite, so Altea sits alongside a newer platform

ForeFlight

  • Device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence
  • Geographic region limited to one per subscription
  • Annual billing only, no monthly option
  • Starter plan lacks Synthetic Vision and advanced planning tools
  • Essential plan lacks pre-built aircraft profiles and fuel planning

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

On request
  • Altea PSSFree
    • Per-passenger pricing
    • Full PSS functionality
    • Global distribution

ForeFlight

$130/year

No published plan breakdown. See the ForeFlight review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Altea if

  • You need reservation management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory control.
Amadeus Altea review

Choose ForeFlight if

  • You need flight planning.
  • You work on iPad, iPhone.
  • You also want aeronautical charts.
ForeFlight review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or ForeFlight better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and ForeFlight at $130/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or ForeFlight?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and ForeFlight at $130/year.
Does Amadeus Altea or ForeFlight run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. ForeFlight runs on iPad, iPhone.
What is Amadeus Altea best used for?
Amadeus Altea is most often used for passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control, airline distribution and retailing, check-in and boarding operations, fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriers. Of those, passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control and airline distribution and retailing are not what ForeFlight is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that ForeFlight cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. ForeFlight covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather briefings, Navigation. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.
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