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  • Russia/Ukraine fleet data update

    Aircraft status

    Due to the ongoing situation with Russia/Ukraine, Cirium has adopted a seven-day inactivity rule for Russian-operated aircraft, within our flight-status data. All aircraft involved are checked daily to see if there are periods of inactivity against that tolerance. We return aircraft to service when there is evidence that they are active and operating a series of flights, with one-off ferry flights tracked as storage location changes. When we do observe inactivity, we use the Parked event until more information is known about the ownership situation of the aircraft (see below).Continue reading

  • 328 Support Services changed to Deutsche Aircraft GmbH

    On 27th September 2021, 328 Support Services GmbH (328SSG) – Type Certificate holder for the D328®aircraft – officially became Deutsche Aircraft GmbH. You’ll now find this name change reflected within Fleets Analyzer.

     

  • Updated histories for F-14, Mirage F1, Super Etendard, and Mil Mi-2

    We’re pleased to announce that our military data research team have been busy in the last quarter and have now populated histories for 3 more types – the Grumman F-14, Dassault Mirage F1, and the Dassault Super Etendard.Continue reading

  • Engine taxonomy changes

    Based on market feedback from customers, this weekend we will be making a number of changes to our engine taxonomy. For those customers who have Saved Searches that include engine models, you may need to update your Saved Searches after the changes have been made to ensure that your Saved Searches still work as expected. A full list of changes is included in the Excel file linked below.

    ListofChanges.xlsx

  • Updates over the Christmas period

    Just a quick message to let you know that the UK based Data Teams will be taking a well-earned break over the Christmas period. From Monday 21st December through to Monday 4th January 2021 there will be minimal data updates across our Fleets, MRO, and Interiors datasets.

    Despite the backdrop of COVID, it has been our busiest year ever for updates on the commercial, business aviation, helicopter, and military fleets:

    • We have created an additional 159,986 events in the Aircraft Histories
    • We have updated 234,416 aircraft in the database
    • We have added an additional 9,824 aircraft to the database

    For the MRO and cabin interior data:

    • We have added 1000 MRO contracts
    • We have added 2500 more cabin interior records (passenger seating, IFE, Internet).

    We wish all Cirium customers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and rest assured the team will be back raring to go in the new year.

    Cirium Data Team (UK)

  • Aircraft storage prior to delivery

    Due to various market conditions, there are an increasing number of new build aircraft being moved from their final assembly facility to various storage locations prior to customer delivery. This is occurring while the aircraft still has a status of ‘on-order’.Continue reading

  • A note on aircraft returning to service

    Just a quick update on the situation with our commercial fleet details as we continue to react to the latest COVID market outlook.

    Due to the ongoing uncertainty with this pandemic and air travel in particular, we have taken the decision to remove the “scheduled to return / enter service” event from all aircraft currently in storage, except for those where airlines have announced a planned return for their fleet or sub-fleets.

    As always, we will continue to review on a daily basis the latest flight status of fleets as well as reflecting the very latest announcements and press statements from the airlines as they re-shape their fleet plans.

    Customers will need to be mindful of the above change when using any future fleet date in Analyzer as the aircraft will now still show in storage in the coming years.

  • A330neo taxonomy update

    To standardise our taxonomy for the A330 type, we have amended the Master Series for the A330neo types from the generic A330neo to the relevant A330-800neo and A330-900neo.

    Please be aware that any Saved Searches that include the A330neo as a filter option may need to be updated.

  • Following the Fleet recovery

    During the peak period of commercial aircraft being placed into storage as a result of COVID-19 (March), we applied a “default” return to service of 30 September 2020. At that time, it was very much unknown what the lasting impact would be of the pandemic, but, from observing the fleet activities of the last few months, we have now started to review any remaining scheduled return to service dates. In reviewing the scheduled return dates until the end of the year, we have applied the following logic:Continue reading

  • OEM name changes

    Based on customer feedback, we are making a series of OEM name changes to bring our data up to date with our policy of reflecting the current support OEM. These name changes will be implemented in Fleets Analyzer from 8 July.
    IMPORTANT: if you have Saved Searches that contain the aircraft types or manufacturers listed in the table below, then please open your Saved Search (after 2pm 8th July – UK time) and update if necessary.

    Aircraft Type Old Manufacturer New Manufacturer
    DHC-8 Bombardier (De Havilland) De Havilland Canada
    DHC-4 Bombardier (De Havilland) Viking Air
    Convair 540 Bombardier (Canadair) General Dynamics
    Convair 580 Bombardier (Canadair) General Dynamics
    Kodiak Quest Daher
    SC.7 Skyvan Bombardier (Shorts) Viking Air
    Short 330 Bombardier (Shorts) Viking Air
    Short 360 Bombardier (Shorts) Viking Air
    Tucano Bombardier (Shorts) Embraer

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