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  • Changes to Aircraft Usage definitions

    We made a change to the Aircraft Usage categories today, removing ‘Business / Corporate / Executive’ and rolling it into ‘Business – Private Company Use’.

    ‘Business – Private Company Use’ will now be used whenever the aircraft is operated by a private business or corporation but does not conduct direct revenue-generating services such as air taxi, air charter, or airline services.

    ‘Business – Air Taxi/Air Charter’ will continue to include aircraft operated by air taxi (Part  135) companies.

    Any aircraft operated by private individuals will be included under ‘Private Use’.

  • Change to ‘Unconfirmed Operators’

    We have made a minor update to how we display an aircraft’s operator when we do not know the exact name.

    From today, all these operators will change from being “Unconfirmed [country] Operator” to “Corporate [country] Operator”.

    We have made this change based on customer feedback, and believe it better reflects the status of the aircraft operator.  Often we have confirmed the country where it is based but either do not know or cannot show the company that operates it.

    Formerly, these companies appeared as shown below:

    Figure 1: Previous naming convention (click to view full size)

    From today they will appear as shown below:

    Figure 2: New naming convention (click to view full size)

  • New Master Series for A330-800neo and A330-900neo

    Based on customer feedback, we have added A330-800neo and A330-900neo as Master Series within the aircraft taxonomy.

    This will take effect from Saturday 28th April.

  • A319, A320, A321, A330 neo families, and Boeing 737 name changes

    So that our aircraft naming is more consistent across the product, and to bring it more in line with convention, the brackets have been dropped from the A319, A320, A321, A330 neo families, and Boeing 737. e.g A320 (neo) is now A320neo. 737 (Max) is now 737 Max.

  • 737 Max taxonomy change

    We have made a small update to the taxonomy for the 737 MAX.

    The Sub Series of Max 8-200 is now grouped under the master series of Max 8 which will enable users to group all 737 Max 8s together at master series level.

    Figure 1. The 737 Max 8 hierarchy as displayed in the Filters

  • Taxonomy change: Marenco becomes Kopter

    For our heli users, in response to the announcement earlier this week, we’ve changed Marenco to Kopter in the list of manufacturers.

    In addition to the company’s name change, its SKYe SH09 helicopter is now listed as the SH09.

    Figure 1: Aircraft search for Manufacturer = Kopter (click to view full size)

  • Changes to 737 and 767 taxonomy

    To enable customers to find freight conversions more easily – particularly those conducted by IAI’s Bedek Aviation Group – we have updated the taxonomy for the Boeing 737 and 767.

    We have updated the 767 subseries descriptions as follows:

    TYPE NEW SUB SERIES DESCRIPTION PREVIOUS SUB SERIES DESCRIPTION
    Boeing 767 Boeing 767-200ER BDSF Boeing 767-200ERSF
    Boeing 767 Boeing 767-300ER BDSF Boeing 767-300ERSF
    Boeing 767 Boeing 767-200 BDSF Boeing 767-200SF

    For the 737, we have created new subseries descriptions:

    TYPE NEW SUBSERIES DESCRIPTION
    Boeing 737 Boeing 737-700 BDSF
    Boeing 737 Boeing 737-800 BDSF

  • Airbus and Embraer 2017 performance

    Following on from the Boeing 2017 performance article posted last week, we now have the complete set of delivery data for Airbus and Embraer.

    As with the Boeing data, the best way to view this in Flight Fleets Analyzer is to start with the ‘Deliveries Made’ Saved Search, apply the relevant aircraft type/family filters,  and then move to the Summary tab and group by Current Master Series. See figures 1, 2 and 3 below.Continue reading

  • Boeing 2017 performance

    As many users are keen to analyse aircraft manufacturers’ performance in 2017, we thought it important to advise on our data team’s progress in processing OEM figures for the year.

    First up is Boeing. Its data is showing as updated in Flight Fleets Analyzer as of 11 January.

    The searches shown below were generated using the ‘Deliveries Made’ saved search, with the relevant Boeing aircraft families added as filters and then grouped by master series.Continue reading

  • New Textron Aviation aircraft added to Fleets Analyzer

    Textron Aviation today announced a new twin-engine, high-wing, large utility turboprop – the Cessna SkyCourier 408.

    This type is now set up in our database and the 50 orders and 50 options have been added for FedEx Express. This will be visible in Fleets Analyzer from tomorrow.

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