Aircraft Events

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Sample File NameSample Description
aircraft_events.csvSample data for commercial aviation and business jets
aircraft_events_comav.csvSubset for commercial aviation
aircraft_events_bizjets.csvSubset for business jets
ColumnData TypeData descriptionPackage requiredKeyData SetJoin On
event_idvarchar(32)Unique identifier for each event, generated as an MD5 hash of the aircraft_id, event type, and date_of_event_full. Stable as long as the combination of underlying data does not change (it changes as aircraft data is adjusted or improved by ch-aviation).Aircraft EventsPrimary
aircraft_idint(11)Unique ch-aviation created aircraft ID, remains stable throughout an aircraft's life (assigned by ch-aviation)Aircraft EventsForeignAircraftAircraft ID
cnvarchar(16)Construction/Line NumberAircraft Events
msnvarchar(16)Manufacturer Serial NumberAircraft Events
previous_variantvarchar(255)Aircraft Variant designation (i.e. A321-200N) before the eventAircraft EventsForeignAircraft Variantsvariant_text
new_variantvarchar(255)Aircraft Variant designation (i.e. A321-200N) after the eventAircraft EventsForeignAircraft Variantsvariant_text
previous_registrationvarchar(16)Aircraft Registration before the event, blank if unknown or no longer registeredAircraft Events
new_registrationvarchar(16)Aircraft Registration after the event, blank if unknown or no longer registeredAircraft Events
previous_operator_ch_codevarchar(5)Previous Operator ch-aviation code (assigned by ch-aviation). Operator ch-aviation codes can be 2, 3, or 5 characters. (if Operator ch-a Code is MLT, the aircraft's multiple operators can be found in the Aircraft Multiple Operators table)Aircraft EventsForeignOperatorsOperator ch-a Code
previous_operatorvarchar(255)Previous Operator name (if Operator is "Multiple Operators", the aircraft's multiple operators can be found in the Aircraft Multiple Operators table)Aircraft Events
new_operator_ch_codevarchar(5)New Operator ch-aviation code (assigned by ch-aviation). Operator ch-aviation codes can be 2, 3, or 5 characters. (if Operator ch-a Code is MLT, the aircraft's multiple operators can be found in the Aircraft Multiple Operators table)Aircraft EventsForeignOperatorsOperator ch-a Code
new_operatorvarchar(255)New Operator name (if Operator is "Multiple Operators", the aircraft's multiple operators can be found in the Aircraft Multiple Operators table)Aircraft Events
intra_group_transactionvarchar(10)Indicates whether the operators involved in the transaction belong to the same group. Populated for Re-delivery and Operator Retirement event types only; blank for all others. Values: YES / NO.Aircraft Events
date_of_eventvarchar(10)Date of event (YYYY-MM-DD, YYYY-MM or YYYY)Aircraft Events
date_of_event_fulldateDate of event in full date format (YYYY-MM-DD)Aircraft Events
aircraft_agedecimal(4,1)Aircraft age at the time of the event (based on the lowest of roll-out, registration, first flight, delivery or first sighting date)Aircraft Events
event_typevarchar(16)Event type (Re-delivery, Operator Retirement, Registration Change, Delivery, Conversion, Scrapped, Retirement)Aircraft Events