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ForeFlight vs Amadeus Altea

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ForeFlight

Aviation & Aerospace

Comprehensive flight planning and pilot briefing app

From
$130/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Amadeus Altea logo

Amadeus Altea

Aviation & Aerospace

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

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

Where they differ

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

Attributes where ForeFlight and Amadeus Altea differ
AttributeForeFlightAmadeus Altea
Starting price$130/yearOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsiPad, iPhoneWeb, Windows, Ios, Android
Founded20071987

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

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 ForeFlight

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

Only in Amadeus Altea

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

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

ForeFlight

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

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

Where each one falls short

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

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

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

Pricing, plan by plan

ForeFlight

$130/year

No published plan breakdown. See the ForeFlight review.

Amadeus Altea

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

Which should you pick?

Choose ForeFlight if

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

Choose Amadeus Altea if

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

Questions people ask

Is ForeFlight or Amadeus Altea better?
Neither clearly leads. ForeFlight starts at $130/year and Amadeus Altea at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ForeFlight or Amadeus Altea?
ForeFlight starts at $130/year and Amadeus Altea at On request.
Does ForeFlight or Amadeus Altea run on more platforms?
ForeFlight runs on iPad, iPhone. Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
What is ForeFlight best used for?
ForeFlight is most often used for flight planning and navigation for pilots, aviation weather and digital logbook, airport information and terrain profiling. Of those, flight planning and navigation for pilots and aviation weather and digital logbook are not what Amadeus Altea is typically brought in for.
What can ForeFlight do that Amadeus Altea cannot?
ForeFlight covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather briefings, Navigation. Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.
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