Travel data company OAG will no longer publish printed flight guides, once an indispensable source of information for the aviation world.
“As OAG approaches its 100-year milestone, we find ourselves reflecting not only on our legacy, but also on the profound transformation of the aviation industry and the world at large,” the company said in a statement. “With these changes, and after thoughtful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to retire all OAG Printed Guides, with the final edition being December 2025.”
The announcement was first reported by aviation news site Enilria.
OAG’s printed guides contain information on airline flight schedules, routes, and transfer times, and serve as a reference for airline and airport codes and aircraft data. In the pre-internet era, they were one of the few ways to find reliable information about flights and played a vital role in the airline and travel industries.
“Nearly every airline, every travel agent, and anyone involved in the airline industry would have a bookshelf full of reference books; the latest OAG flight guides, tariff books, visa and vaccine requirements, and hotel guides,” OAG wrote in a 2021 look back at aviation’s transition to digital technology. “In the 1970s OAG literally published thousands of monthly flight guides that were circulated around the world in a massive logistical exercise and with much of the typesetting still manual. It was no surprise that OAG had as many skilled typesetters as many national newspapers!”
OAG now provides its data and analytics services to customers using web-based tools.
