Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/airplanes/)
In 2019, GIJN first launched its guide to planespotting and flight tracking around the world. In the wake of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which led to a great migration of Russian oligarchs and their assets, as well as Elon Musk’s efforts to block bots from tracking planes in real time on Twitter, we’ve now updated this reporting guide to account for these recent developments.
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All aircraft have unique markings that sometimes can be used to track their flights and identify their owners. Investigative journalists are using this information to uncover corruption, learn about surveillance flights, discover rendition operations and more.
Tracking aircraft has become an increasingly valuable tool for investigators of corruption, government surveillance and military operations. GIJN’s new resource on planespotting is an in-depth guide on how to track airplanes, identify their owners and much more.