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Summary.

For every aircraft type there can be many different configurations i.e. there are different ways that the Galleys and stowage positions are laid out or different seating configurations. How much product can be loaded and/or how many passengers can fly will depend on the configuration and therefore when forecasting and planning it is important to know the exact configuration of the aircraft assigned to a flight and not just the Aircraft type.

How to access Aircraft Configurations.

The Aircraft Configurations data can be viewed and maintained either by accessing it directly from the "Aircraft Configurations" option on the Aircraft menu, or from the Aircraft Types] option by expanding the Aircraft Type in question and taking the Configurations options.

Access via the Aircraft Type is shown below

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Access directly from the Aircraft Configurations menu option is shown below

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Maintenance of Aircraft Configurations.


Creating an Aircraft Configuration.

To create a new Aircraft Configuration record press the add Icon Count 10.png in the header section of the Aircraft Configuration pages. If pressed from the main AircraftConfiguration index page, the following page will appear


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Note that if the create function is accessed from the Aircraft Types Index then the Aircraft field will not be displayed as it will be automatically set to the Aircraft Type from which you launched the create function. If your user role is restricted to a single Airline then the Airline field will not be a dropdown list and will be automatically populated and not editable.

Field

Description

Galley Equipment Type

This is the "Standard" that applies to Galley positions on this Aircraft Configuration. Galley equipment comes in different universal standards, most popular is "ATLAS". "KSSU" is another well known standard and BA use the "ACE" standard on many aircraft. These standards specify the dimensions of the different stowage types e.g. for a full or half-size cart/trolley, A standard Unit etc.

Configuration Description

A free text description to describe the Aircraft Configuration. We suggest that you combine he Aircraft Type and the Seating Configuration to make the Configuration description. An example that can be seen in the screenshots above - we see a Configuration of "320-Y150" where the Aircraft Type is "320" and the Seating Configuration is "Y150"

Seating Configuration

The value entered here should match the values in the "Aircraft Configuration" field of the SSIM file. A typical value might be C24Y160 meaning 24 seats in C class and 160 seats in Y Class. If the values here are not aligned with the values in the SSIM file then there will be errors when the SSIM file is processed

Status

When creating a configuration this is automatically set to "Provisional" - meaning that the set up is pending / still in progress. Other values are Active (In use), Retired or Pending Retirement

User Notes

Free text note about this configuration



Editing an Aircraft Configuration.

To edit an Aircraft Configuration record press the edit Icon Count 4.png on the line of the Aircraft Configuration you want to edit.

EditAircraftConfiguration.PNG

An explanation of each field is covered under the "Create" section.

If SkyLoad is not licensed you will only see the "Save" and "Tail Numbers" buttons. If SkyLoad is licensed you will also see the "Storage" and "Layout Designer" buttons. Pressing the LayoutDesignerButton.PNG button will allow you to edit the layout using the SkyLoad Aircraft drawing canvas.

For more information about the drawing canvas see this link Aircraft Layout Designer]


Seat Quantities.


Tail Numbers.


Creating an Aircraft Layout / Diagram.