FlightAware sues Kalshi over bets on flight cancellations

PolicyFlightAware sues Kalshi over bets on flight cancellationsThe flight-tracking company alleges Kalshi used its data and trademark without permission to settle contracts on canceled flights. By Olivier Acuna|Edited by Jamie Crawley25 min ago2 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShowFlight-tracking company FlightAware has sued prediction market platform Kalshi in federal court in New York, alleging unauthorized commercial use of its flight data and trademark to run bets on airline cancellations.The complaint says Kalshi violated FlightAware’s license terms, ignored a cease-and-desist letter, and continued to reference FlightAware data for settling contracts even after adding a disclaimer that the markets were not endorsed by the company.The lawsuit comes as Kalshi already faces separate actions from New York, Wisconsin and Nevada over alleged unlicensed gambling, and could set a precedent for whether prediction markets may rely on third-party data and branding without a commercial agreement.Kalshi faces a lawsuit in a New York federal court over claims the prediction markets platform is using flight data and a trademark without permission to run bets on airline cancellations.FlightAware, which operates the world’s largest flight-tracking platform, filed the suit in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York on Monday, seeking damages and an injunction against further use of its data and logo.Kalshi started offering bets on nationwide and local flight cancellations on July 14, the same day it submitted its regulatory filing to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to list such event contracts. The contracts allow users to bet on the percentage of scheduled flights that would be canceled during a specific period.FlightAware alleges Kalshi had agreed to terms barring commercial use of its data, including through a fee AeroApi account that a Kalshi emplo…

FlightAware sues Kalshi over bets on flight cancellations

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