A look at Flighty, a flight-tracking app that often beats airline updates; downloads went up 3x when the FAA cut air traffic during the US government shutdown (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal)

Ben Cohen / Wall Street Journal:
A look at Flighty, a flight-tracking app that often beats airline updates; downloads went up 3x when the FAA cut air traffic during the US government shutdown  —  There's a product that makes flying less miserable—and it has never been so valuable  —  It all goes back to an airport Chili's.