The case was voluntarily dismissed “without prejudice to all defendants.”
FlightAware, the flight tracking company that sued Kalshi earlier this week, has apparently changed its mind, Reuters reports. A day after filing a lawsuit claiming the prediction marketplace platform used flight data to run a gaming marketplace, FlightAware withdrew it, voluntarily dismissing the case “without prejudice to all defendants.”
Woozad has contacted FlightAware and Kalshi for comment on the matter. We will update this article if we receive a response.
Neither FlightAware nor Kalshi shared what might have changed in their relationship to lead to the lawsuit being withdrawn. Reuters noted some changes in the way Kalshi presents flight cancellations on its platform. While the company previously said flight cancellations were “verified by FlightAware,” which FlightAware specifically disputed in its lawsuit, Kalshi now claims the results are “verified by the primary source agency,” while still linking to FlightAware’s website. The company also includes the following disclaimer:
This marketplace and products have not been approved by Primary Source Agency or its affiliates. Any reference to the Primary Source Agency’s delay and cancellation page, or any associated trademarks, is descriptive only and does not indicate an endorsement of this product or any affiliation between the Primary Source Agency or its affiliates and Kalshi.
Whether the two changes were enough for FlightAware remains to be seen. Technically, the company raised other allegations in its lawsuit, including that being associated with Kalshi harmed its reputation and that the company violated its terms of service by using data for gambling. Although Kalshi has not been legally declared a gaming platform, states certainly consider it as such. New York State sued Kalshi for allegedly running an “illegal gambling operation” in July 2026 and if the lawsuit moves forward, it could begin to change the legal perception of the company.
