The Allplane Podcast #136: a new approach to flight tracking, with Alex Lungu (Wingbits)

Feb 25

Written By Miquel

The popularity of flight tracking apps has transcended the boundaries of the aviation community and truly become mainstream.

I guess most of our readers and listeners are familiar with the market leader in this space, but what if I told you the competitive landscaspe in this space is far from static?

Alex Lungu is the CEO of Wingbits, a ventur capital-backed Swedish startup that is aiming to disrupt the flight tracking industry by introducing a new model to build a flight tracking community which shares differently the value it creates.

It is precisely the way incentives are built into its system that has allowed Wingbits to grow fast in a matter of just over a couple of years, from a few dozen tracking stations when it launched in 2023 to some 6,000 worldwide, as we recorded this conversation.

In this episode of the podcast, Alex will explain what Wingbits is doing differently from its competitors and what factors have allowed this company to grow that fast.

We also discussed, more generally, how flight tracking works and how the huge amounts of data generated by the flight tracking community hold immense value that can be put to good use if the right tools are available.

And this is, precisely, what Wingbits has set to do, because Alex describes Wingbits as, essentially, a data business at its core.

So, tune in for a deep dive into the flight tracking business with our guest today, Alex Lungu, CEO of Wingbits!

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Things we talk about in this episode

Alex background and how he got interested in flight tracking
How does flight tracking work
What is Wingbits and what is new about its approach to flight tracking
How does Wingbits plan to break into a market that has long been dominated by a well-established incumbent
The Wingbits geographical expansion and revenue share models
The importance of data for flight tracking app business models
What’s next for Wingbits