How do I use the aircraft search form?

The aircraft search form lets you build targeted queries across the ch-aviation database using one or more search criteria. You can combine filters from up to eight different search groups to narrow your results as broadly or precisely as needed.

Geographical

Define the geographic scope of your search. You can filter by one or more of the following:

• Operator continent
• Operator country
• Aircraft register

Operator

Search by operator-related information, including:

• Operator name
• Operator type
• Wetlease or ACMI customer
• Cargo customer
• Regional partnership

Aircraft

Filter by specific aircraft details. You can search by market group, manufacturer, production line, aircraft family, type, model, or variant. Additional options include:

• Registration, fleet number, line/serial number, or hexcode (free-text entry)
• Year built
• Aircraft status or substatus
• Aircraft role

Seating

Search for aircraft based on cabin configuration and seating details:

• Cabin configuration
• Number of seats
• Maximum seats abreast
• Seat pitch

Ownership

Filter by ownership information, including:

• Aircraft owner
• Aircraft manager
• Owner/Manager/SPV free-text search

Engines

Narrow your search by engine specification. You can filter by one or more of the following:

• Engine manufacturer
• Engine type
• Engine subtype

Meta

Use metadata filters to find recently updated or newly added records within a defined update period. This is particularly useful for tracking database changes over time.

Aircraft Data (direct access)

The Aircraft Data section gives you direct access to type-specific information, including the aircraft's known operators. To use this view, select an aircraft type from the Aircraft Data list without entering any other search criteria — this option is only available when the search form is otherwise empty.