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  • 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.

  • New event type – Registered to Manufacturer

    For business aviation and helicopter customers, we have recently introduced a new aircraft event, “Registered to Manufacturer”, for brand-new aircraft for which we do not have an assigned order. This is a “temporary” event until the aircraft is delivered or we discover an order customer – at which point we will overwrite the event with a true order event line and follow it with a delivery event.

    This event will allow customers to see production activity for types where order backlogs are not transparent. These aircraft show a status of “on order” but do not have a scheduled delivery date assigned to them.

    The image below was taken from the profile of an S-92A with the serial number 920301.

    Figure 1: The new event as seen on an aircraft history tab of a profile page (click to view full size)

  • New ATR Sub Series

    As a consequence of the recent ATR announcement regarding the introduction of the ATR 72-600F, and the accompanying order from FedEx, we have added a new Sub Series to the Flight Fleets Analyzer taxonomy.

    The new Sub Series is “ATR 72 600F Freighter”, and sits directly under the “ATR 72 600” Master Series. This can be seen in the Aircraft Type filter screenshot shown below.

    Figure 1: The new ATR Sub Series as shown in the Aircraft Type filter

  • Taxonomy changes to the Bombardier DHC-8

    We have updated our taxonomy slightly for the Bombardier DHC-8, to enable more flexible searching and allow customers to filter out the type’s Q-Series variants (later-produced versions with a cabin noise suppression system).

    For the DHC-8-400, we have renamed the master series from DHC-8-400 to  DHC-8-400 (Q400); i.e. it now includes the marketing name. “(Q400)” has also been added for all relevant type series and subseries aircraft.

    For the smaller Q200 and Q300, we have added the description in the type series and, in brackets, to the following subseries:

    • DHC-8-201Q
    • DHC-8-202Q
    • DHC-8-311Q
    • DHC-8-314Q
    • DHC-8-315Q

  • New aircraft events for aircraft registered to ferry companies

    Following feedback from customers, we have added two new events for aircraft registered to ferry companies. This enables us to clearly show what is happening with the aircraft rather than represent them as purchases etc. – typically this is around aircraft with Textron – Beech / Cessna heritage.

    The new events are:

    • Transferred to ferry company – parked
    • Transferred from ferry company to customer

    Transferred to ferry company – parked

    This is used to transfer the ownership to the ferry company as per the register/FAA documentation – often these aircraft are just transferred to Rangeflyers etc …….for admin/paperwork exercises for the ferry part of the transaction.

    Transferred from ferry company to customer

    This event is applied once the aircraft is in country and typically cancels to the destination country. It could also just be a change of ownership on the same register from the ferry company to the customer.

    Both these events can be seen in this history table of aircraft PK-BVS, and is shown in Figure 1 below.

    Figure 1. Both new events shown against an aircraft’s event history (click image to view full size)

  • Changes to the neo taxonomy

    Due to changes in official designations, the following adjustments have been made to the naming convention for the A320 family of neo aircraft.

    A319

    • A319-100 ACJ (neo) now reads A319-100N ACJ (neo)
    • A319-100 (neo) now reads A319-100N (neo)
    • A319-151 (neo) now reads A319-151N (neo)
    • A319-151 ACJ (neo) now reads A319-151N ACJ (neo)
    • A319-171 (neo) now reads A319-171N (neo)
    • A319-171 ACJ (neo) now reads A319-171N ACJ (neo)

    A320

    • A320-200 (neo) now reads A320-200N (neo)
    • A320-200 ACJ (neo) now reads A320-200N ACJ (neo)
    • A320-271 (neo) now reads A320-271N (neo)
    • A320-271 ACJ (neo) now reads A320-271N ACJ (neo)
    • A320-251 (neo) now reads A320-251N (neo)
    • A320-251 ACJ (neo) now reads A329-251N ACJ (neo)

    A321

    • A321-200 (neo) now reads A321-200N (neo)
    • A321-253 (neo) now reads A321-253N (neo)
    • A321-271 (neo) now reads A321-271N (neo)

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