During early 2015, our development team created a new database, titled ‘Flightpath’, this single database replaced the multiple databases that had previously powered both ACAS and Ascend Fleets. In order to present this single database to users, we decided to build a single web-based front end that was as powerful as ACAS, yet as easy to use as Ascend Fleets. During July 2015 we released the first version of this new tool, Flight Fleets Analyzer.

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2017
Ascend Aircraft Class

During July 2017 we added Ascend Aircraft Class, an additional Market Grouping that complements the Flight Fleets Analyzer’s existing Market Grouping.

The Knowledge Base

During May 2017 we added Aircraft Base Location as a new column. And we launched the Knowledge Base – ie, this website. The Knowledge Base was intended to help existing Flight Fleets Analyzer users make better use of it.

Faster Exports
Faster Exports

After listening to user feedback, we completely overhauled how our exports were generated. This work resulted in some exports being 10 times faster. Read more

Traffic & Finance
Traffic & Finance

To further facilitate the migration of Ascend Fleets users to Fight Fleets Analyzer, we added the new Traffic & Finance datasets to the existing Companies section.

2016
Start of Ascend Fleets user migration

The migration of ACAS users ended in December 2016, and we then started to move Ascend Fleets users over to Flight Fleets Analyzer. One the features that Fleets Analyzer lacked, and that had been part of Ascend Fleets, was totals on the Summary pages. This was added during December, along with the…
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Tying together orders

In late 2016 we introduced the concept of Order ID. This ID can be used to group together aircraft that are part of the same order. We also introduced another level into the aircraft hierarchy: Minor Variant.

Winglets and Block Number
Winglets and Block Number

During September 2016 we added Winglets as a new column, along with Boeing Block Number.

Accidents

During July 2016 we added another new search section, Accidents. This new dataset included over 30,000 individual accident records.

Charts!
Charts!

In order to better visualise changes over long time periods, we added the ability to chart the metrics shown on the Trend and Projection pages. We also made further improvements to search speed.

Old and new registrations, and 50% faster profiles

During April 2016 we responded to customer feedback and made aircraft profile pages load 50% faster. We also updated the Quick Profile Search to include old and future registration numbers for users trying to find specific aircraft. We also added the “Companies in this role” feature that’s available from company-related…
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