| Prerequisites: Before you proceed, make sure that you have first defined the following: (click on the links for more information about these items) Owner (Company) Prefix Aircraft Type Aircraft Version
| Dependant prerequisites Example: Item | Description | Short code | Dependant prerequisites | Main Type | Aircraft | AC | | Aircraft Category | Turbo Prop | TP | Main Type | Aircraft Type | British Aerospace Jetstream 32 | | Main Type, Aircraft Category | Aircraft Equipment | Standard J32 | J32 | Aircraft Type | Aircraft Configuration | Y19 | Y19 | Load Class | Aircraft Version | F50-1 | F50-1 | Aircraft Type, Aircraft Configuration | Aircraft Registration | ABCDE | | Owner (Company), Prefix, Aircraft Type, Aircraft Version | | | | | The Aircraft dialogue window: MainIn the ‘Main’ section, you can see aircraft related information. Registration | Mandatory - Tail name | Name | Mandatory - display on gantt and reports | NickName | optional - display on gantt and reports. | Sort Order: | number - order on gantt. | Owner | Owner company, derives from Prefixes | Type | Aircraft type | Version | Aircraft version | Weight Group | Select from weight table | | | Additional Info: These information are optional. Uplink Template: Specify the uplink template used for ACARS. The template is created in Integration Factory. Create a template of Data Type "Vehicle" and syntax "AGM[CrLF]AN [RegistrationWithHyphen][CrLF]- " | | CompartmentIn the ‘Compartment’ section you can add load compartments for the aircraft. This is used for LDM messages. | | Note In the ‘Note’ section you can add notes to an aircraft for a specified time period. The note will only be shown on the dates you have selected. You also need to choose a predefined Note Type. Enter your note and save. Click on Save. Note Types can be edited or created by user. See Editors – Company – Note Types When you have saved your note, it is then indicated as a small triangle in the Aircraft box as shown in the Gantt as shown here: Mouse over the triangle to display the note. | | Availability The user can define aircraft availability periods for the specified aircraft. The aircraft is available outside of the defined periods. | | Images Here you can add photos to the aircraft. | | Vehicle Document Aircraft related documents can be stored and retrieved here. | | Click on ‘New’ to create a new document. Select the Document Type from the drop-down menu and then insert details of the document. Note: Document Types and their required fields can be defined in Editors > Aircraft > Documents | | Document transactions: Enter the the expiry details. | | Click on "upload" to upload a pdf document. | | Base Here it is possible to add information about where the aircraft is based. For this to work you need to create a HUB base | | MEL - Minimum Equipment List Enter the MEL details and click Add | | The note will be indicated in the lower part of the window | | If you use valid from/valid to you will see a block on the gantt. | | Version From this menu you can specify if the version of an aircraft changes. This will avoid the red version conflict frame  | | Related Topics: Create a new Aircraft |