FLIGHTAWARE SUES KALSHI OVER FLIGHT CANCELLATION BETS

The flight tracking service claims Kalshi monetized its proprietary data and brand to create financial products centered on flight disruptions. The lawsuit addresses growing tensions between data providers and emerging prediction market platforms. Kalshi operates a US-regulated prediction market allowing users to bet on future events, including weather-related flight cancellations. FlightAware supplies the underlying flight information that fuels such predictions. The dispute highlights unresolved questions around data ownership and commercial use rights. Prediction markets have gained regulatory approval in recent years, but legal boundaries remain contested when third-party data sources are involved. FlightAware has not disclosed specific damages sought. The case adds to ongoing litigation challenges facing prediction market platforms as they expand into new betting categories and encounter intellectual property claims from data providers.