[1] The site was originally presented by Danny Fyne (later assisted by Robin Lloyd) as an email list in 1993.

It progressed to a bulletin board and then to web-based Internet forum, and acts as a "rumour exchange" for airline pilots.

PPRuNe is known in European and Anglophone pilot circles and is cited by media in reports relating to aviation.

[6][7] Commercial pilots often share insights and perspectives about aviation mishaps, sometimes eyewitness accounts.

[8] The site was acquired in August 2008 by Internet Brands.