VariFlight

VariFlight is the international brand of Feeyo Technology Co., Ltd., a Chinese civil-aviation digital technology enterprise established in Hefei, Anhui, in 2005. Its Chinese consumer-facing brand is Feichangzhun, written 飞常准, while VariFlight is used for international activities and professional aviation products. The company began by researching and supplying flight-status and delay information for Chinese enterprises, then expanded into passenger applications, aviation data services, airport information systems, and industry analytics. The company's central capability is the collection, processing, and distribution of flight-operation data. Its data sources include air-traffic-control information, airline and airport information, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast signals, and other operational inputs. Depending on the product, the resulting datasets can cover published schedules, aircraft movements, departure and arrival times, flight trajectories, operational status, delays, and meteorological information. VariFlight has stated that it achieved complete coverage of China's domestic flights in 2009 and subsequently expanded its international coverage to a large majority of global commercial flights. For individual travelers, the principal offering is the Feichangzhun/VariFlight mobile application. It provides flight-status searches, aircraft and route tracking, itinerary management, delay notifications, airport information, and related travel functions. The service has also extended into booking and other travel-service features. A professional edition, VariFlight Pro, is intended for users requiring more advanced flight-information and monitoring capabilities. For aviation-industry customers, VariFlight supplies data products, analysis, and operational-management systems to airports, airlines, and air-traffic-control-related organizations. Its Airport Collaborative Decision Making, or A-CDM, systems combine information from sources such as aircraft surveillance, electronic flight strips, apron-vehicle positioning, and video analysis. These systems are designed to improve information sharing and coordination among airport stakeholders, support resource allocation, increase operational visibility, and improve punctuality and safety. The company also promotes Total Airport Management and related airport digitalization solutions. VariFlight expanded its airport-industry work during the 2010s. It began cooperating with Chinese domestic airports on hub operational efficiency and punctuality improvement in 2014. By the end of 2017, its A-CDM systems had reportedly been installed at 81 airports in mainland China and elsewhere, including Kunming Changshui International Airport, Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport, and Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The company also entered international aviation-industry cooperation, including a strategic cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization in 2017 and participation in preparations for the First Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation in 2018. In 2019, VariFlight introduced Airsavvi as a brand for travel-data services aimed at corporate clients. It later participated in work concerning airport collaborative decision-making standards, aviation data assets, and trusted data spaces. The company has also established or participated in research partnerships involving airport Internet of Things technologies, transportation big data, and civil-aviation research. Its offices and activities extend beyond Hefei to major Chinese aviation and technology centers including Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Hong Kong, while Singapore serves as its international headquarters. VariFlight remains an active aviation-data and travel-technology business whose consumer products and enterprise systems connect passenger information services with professional airport and airline operations.

VariFlight operates through Feeyo Technology Co., Ltd., a civil-aviation digital technology company founded in Hefei in 2005 by Zheng Hongfeng. Its initial business focused on researching flight-status and delay information and providing flight-information services to Chinese enterprises. This early emphasis established the company's core competency in collecting, validating, and distributing operational aviation data. In 2009, the company reached full coverage of Chinese domestic flights and released the first version of its VariFlight mobile application. Beginning in 2010, it expanded its data activity beyond China and developed coverage of international commercial aviation. The company later described its international network as covering more than 94 percent of global commercial flights. In 2011, it formally introduced the passenger-facing Feichangzhun application, giving individual users access to flight tracking and management functions. The app subsequently developed into a broader travel-information platform offering status inquiries, itinerary tools, delay alerts, and related services. VariFlight moved further into airport and aviation-enterprise technology in the 2010s. In 2014, it began cooperating with Chinese domestic airports on hub-operation efficiency and punctuality improvement. Its enterprise portfolio grew to include aviation data services, airport operation-management systems, and Airport Collaborative Decision Making. A-CDM systems coordinate operational information among airports, airlines, ground handlers, air-traffic-control participants, and other stakeholders. VariFlight's systems draw on sources including ADS-B, electronic flight records, apron-vehicle positioning, and video analysis to provide a more integrated view of airport operations. Shanghai Pudong International Airport began using a VariFlight-developed A-CDM system in January 2017. The system was intended to improve operational coordination, punctuality, and safety. By June of that year, the airport reported a 62.7 percent punctuality rate, described in the reference material as a 15 percent increase compared with the corresponding period of the previous year. By the end of 2017, VariFlight's A-CDM systems had reportedly been installed at 81 airports in mainland China and other markets, including Kunming Changshui International Airport and Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport. The company also expanded its institutional and international relationships. In 2017 it established strategic cooperation with the International Civil Aviation Organization and participated in organizing the First Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation in 2018. On 23 August 2019, it launched Airsavvi, a separate brand aimed at corporate travel-data services. This move reflected an effort to distinguish enterprise travel-data activities from the passenger-facing Feichangzhun brand. In 2022, VariFlight provided technical support for the development and formal implementation of China's first industry standard for Airport Collaborative Decision Making. In the following years, it participated in initiatives concerning civil-aviation data assets and trusted data spaces, with an emphasis on how aviation data might be shared and circulated within controlled industry frameworks. The company has also supported research through a Joint Laboratory for Airport Internet of Things with Hohai University, a Joint Research Center for Transportation Big Data with Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and cooperation with the Civil Aviation Flight University of China. These activities complement its commercial systems by linking flight data, airport operations, transport analytics, and aviation research. VariFlight maintains its China headquarters in Hefei and an international headquarters in Singapore, with branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu, and Hong Kong. Its present business spans passenger applications, professional flight monitoring, aviation data products, airport and airline operational systems, and industry analysis. The brand's development therefore runs from a domestic flight-information service into a broader civil-aviation technology platform serving both travelers and professional operators.

• 2022

  Support for China's A-CDM industry standard

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  VariFlight provided technical support for China's first industry standard for Airport Collaborative Decision Making.

• 2019

  Airsavvi introduced

  [1]VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  Airsavvi was launched as a corporate travel-data brand.

• 2018

  Asia Pacific aviation conference participation

  [1]VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  VariFlight participated in organizing the First Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference on Civil Aviation.

• 2017

  ICAO strategic cooperation

  [1]VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  The company launched strategic cooperation with ICAO and expanded its A-CDM deployment across airports.

• 2014

  Airport operations cooperation expands

  [1]VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  VariFlight began working with Chinese domestic airports on operational efficiency and punctuality improvement.

• 2011

  Feichangzhun passenger application launched

  [1]VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  VariFlight formally launched its passenger-facing flight-management and tracking application under the Feichangzhun brand.

• 2010

  International data expansion begins

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  The company began expanding its flight-data services into international markets.

• 2009

  Domestic flight coverage completed

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  VariFlight attained reported coverage of all Chinese domestic flights and released an early mobile application.

• 2005

  Company founded in Hefei

  [1]VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

  Feeyo Technology, formerly known as Hefei VariFlight Technology, was established in Hefei by Zheng Hongfeng.

A civil-aviation data and digital-operations provider serving both passengers and aviation-industry organizations.

• Passenger travel application · 2011

  Feichangzhun/VariFlight

  The company's principal passenger application provides flight-status searches, live operational updates, aircraft and route tracking, itinerary management, airport information, and delay notifications. It is designed to support travelers before, during, and after a flight and has expanded beyond basic tracking into broader travel-service functions.

• Professional flight-information service

  VariFlight Pro

  A professional edition integrated with the VariFlight application for users requiring more advanced flight-monitoring and aviation-information capabilities than the standard passenger service.

• Aviation data and analytics

  VariFlight Aviation Data Services

  Data products cover flight schedules, takeoff and landing times, trajectories, operational status, delay information, and meteorological inputs. The services support airlines, airports, air-traffic-control-related organizations, analysts, and other aviation-industry users.

• Airport operations management system

  VariFlight A-CDM

  An Airport Collaborative Decision Making system that integrates operational information from sources such as ADS-B, electronic flight records, apron-vehicle positioning, and video analysis. It is intended to improve coordination, resource management, operational transparency, punctuality, and safety at airports.

• Corporate travel-data services · 2019

  Airsavvi

  A brand introduced for corporate-client travel-data services, extending VariFlight's business beyond passenger applications and airport operational systems.

• 2022

  Support for the national A-CDM industry standardStrategy

  Background

  Airport operations increasingly required common approaches to collaborative decision-making and coordinated use of operational data.

  Action taken

  VariFlight provided technical support for the formulation and formal implementation of China's first industry standard for Airport Collaborative Decision Making.

  Aftermath

  The company's airport-management technology became associated with the implementation of a formal industry framework for collaborative airport operations.

  Source

• 2019

  Launch of AirsavviProduct launch

  Background

  VariFlight had developed passenger services and aviation-industry data capabilities and sought a distinct identity for corporate travel-data activities.

  Action taken

  The company launched Airsavvi on 23 August 2019 as a brand dedicated to travel-data services for corporate clients.

  Aftermath

  Airsavvi added a separately positioned corporate travel-data offering to the company's wider passenger and aviation-operations portfolio.

  Source

• 2020.11.30

  Reported2020.12.01

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1. 1VariFlight - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2VariFlight official websitevariflight.com
3. 3VariFlight, Global aviation data intelligence and analyticsvariflight.com
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