Name change for Mitsubishi MRJ

In line with the recent announcement, we have renamed the Mitsubishi MRJ to the Mitsubishi SpaceJet.

The sub series taxonomy has also changed to reflect the name with the MRJ90 becoming the SpaceJet M90.

Changes will show in Fleets Analyzer from Friday 14th June.

Split of ‘Business Jets – Bizliners’ Market Grouping

Based on customer feedback, we’ve decided to split the Business Jets – Bizliners Market Grouping into 2 distinct groups i.e.:

  • Business Jets – Bizliners – Widebody e.g. 747 BBJ, A330 ACJ
  • Business Jets – Bizliners – Narrowbody e.g. 737 BBJ, A319 ACJ

As part of this split, we’ve also moved additional aircraft types into the ‘Business Jets – Large’ Market Grouping e.g. Legacy 600/650, Challenger 850/870

Update on 737 Max fleet

As it is still unclear when the fleet will return to operational service, we have updated the 737 MAX stored fleet to a “scheduled to return to service” date of 30th June 2019 – this is our default “mid-year” estimate date we use in our data. Some airlines have stated a date beyond this, and these dates have been reflected in the data.

For backlog 737 MAX deliveries, we have moved all deliveries to beyond 30th June 2019 and we are working through the backlog to smooth any knock-on effect of these delays.

We will continue to monitor and update based on airline and OEM announcements and post further updates here.

Change to serial number format of Cessna 208 Caravan

Based on customer feedback and to bring consistency across the OEM in our data, we have recently added a “-“ character into all serial numbers for the Cessna 208 Caravan.

This means that all Textron Aviation (Cessna) types in our data have a dash as standard in the msn format.

Changes will show in Fleets Analyzer from 24th January.

Piston twin updates – November 2018

We are pleased to announce the third in our series of piston twin data updates, this month we have the following types now available for business aviation subscribers:

  • VulcanAir (Partenavia) P68
  • Tecnam P2006
  • Tecnam P2012

These types are being released with current fleet information as well as accident write ups going back at least 10 years – we are still working backwards on the full histories for these types so please be aware of this when using the trend function in Fleets Analyzer.

Images of the 3 new types are included below.

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Piston twin updates – October 2018

We are pleased to announce the second update to our piston twin data (following the update last month), this month we have the following types now available for business aviation subscribers:

  • Cessna 402
  • Cessna 404
  • Cessna 414

These types are being released with current fleet information as well as accident write ups going back at least 10 years – we are still working backwards on the full histories for these types so please be aware of this when using the trend function in Fleets Analyzer.

For release next month – we have an Italian theme with the:

  • Tecnam P2006
  • Tecnam P2012
  • VulcanAir P68

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Piston twin updates – September 2018

We are pleased to announce the start of the release of our piston twin data, this month we have the following types now available for business aviation subscribers:

  • Piper PA-31 Navajo
  • Diamond DA42
  • Diamond DA62

These types are being released with current fleet information as well as accident write ups going back at least 10 years – we are still working backwards on the full histories for these types so please be aware of this when using the trend function in Fleets Analyzer.

For release next month:

  • Cessna 402
  • Cessna 404
  • Cessna 414

Images of the 3 new types are included below.

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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 Flight Fleets Analyzer from 12 September.

Figure 1. Name changes due to take place on 12 September (click to view full size).

Bell Helicopter Textron to become Bell

Based on recent meetings with the OEM, and to reflect the rebrand that was announced earlier this year, we are now updating the name of ‘Bell Helicopter Textron’ to be ‘Bell’ in our data. This change will be reflected in Fleets Analyzer from Monday 30 July.

Location in taxonomy Current value New value
Aircraft Manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron Bell