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Insights from our flight data

Every week, a long read based on our own observations of air traffic: which airports were busiest, which airlines and aircraft stood out, and which patterns emerged. With charts, and always with a clear note on what the numbers do and do not say.

  • Week 42 · 2026

    Half a weekend: how to read a week in which we looked less often

    What our own ADS-B observations show for 12 to 18 October 2026, and what they cannot show: we took 16 percent fewer snapshots than the week before, almost all of the gap fell on the weekend, and per snapshot the sky was as busy as ever. An honest article about what our data sees and misses, how we still compare countries and airlines, and what that means for the Saturday question, Madrid and American Airlines.

    Distinct aircraft seen
    13,331
    Aircraft sightings
    20,138
    Snapshots taken
    68,024

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  • Week 41 · 2026

    Friday high, Saturday low: the weekend gap is widening

    What our own ADS-B observations show for 5 to 11 October 2026: the busiest and the quietest day of the past four weeks fell in the same week, Saturday keeps slipping further below the weekdays, and we check what last week’s article promised to watch: Canada, France and the gap between Airbus and Boeing.

    Distinct aircraft seen
    15,326
    Aircraft sightings
    24,265
    Versus the week before
    +2.7%

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