Do you also provide an API?

ch-aviation can provide the data feeds to you directly via file transfer protocol (FTP), safe file transfer protocol (SFTP) or a shared Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket.

Which delivery formats you support?

The data is provided as Comma-separated values (.csv) flat files. Optionally we can provide them as Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) or XML (.xml)

How often does data get updated?

The ch-aviation database is updated in batches to ensure all data flows through ch-aviation’s semi-automated quality assurance process built to maximise data integrity. As a result, the data set remains relatively static in the ch-aviation production database, for most data sets for a week or month at a time. Therefore, the most efficient integration option is the transfer of flat files provided for integration into your own applications in various formats.

Aircraft Codes - ch-aviation

Aircraft Codes

To access the full sample data set on Amazon Web Services manually or programmatically, the S3 bucket URLs are provided here.

To get user name and password for manual access or access key and secret key for programmatic access, contact sales@ch-aviation.com.

Sample File Name	Sample Description
aircraft_codes.csv	Sample data

Column	Data Type	Data description	Package required	Key
ID	int(11)	Unique ch-aviation created aircraft code ID	Fleets	Primary
IATA	char(3)	Aircraft three character IATA code (ch-aviation assigns dummy IATA codes to types for which IATA has not designated a code)	Fleets	Unique
Aircraft Class	char(3)	Aircraft class three character IATA code (ch-aviation assigns dummy IATA codes to types for which IATA has not designated a code)	Fleets
Description	varchar(255)	Aircraft description	Fleets
Short Description	varchar(32)	Abbreviated aircraft description	Fleets
Equipment Type	varchar(255)	Equipment type description (Helicopter, Jet-engined aircraft, Piston-engined aircraft, Turboprop-engined aircraft)	Fleets
Min Cockpit Crew	int(11)	Minimum cockpit crew	Fleets