Electronic Submission of Air Carrier
Reports
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Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Office of Airline Information
Accounting and Reporting Directive
No. 288
Issue Date: 12/8/08
Effective Date: Immediately
Parts: 217, 234, 241, and 298
This
Accounting and Reporting Directive reminds carriers that they can meet their reporting
obligation to submit financial, traffic and operating statistical reports to
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) by transmitting their files via
e-mail until BTS establishes an e-filing system over the internet.
Attaching
records to e-mails should save the carriers mailing costs and from having to
print large number of pages, especially for their Schedule B-7 Airframe and
Aircraft Engines Acquisitions and Retirements and Schedule B-43 Inventory of
Airframes and Aircraft Engines. For
those carriers electing to submit Schedules B-7 or B-43 via electronic means,
BTS has added columns to identify owned, capitalized, operating leases, and nonoperating equipment. B-7 and B-43 submissions would be
e-mailed to F41financials.support@dot.gov
The
e-mail accounts for submitting the various reports are:
T-100.support@dot.gov
T-100f.support@dot.gov
Ontime.support@dot.gov
Odsurvey.support@dot.gov
F41financials.support@dot.gov
298c.support@dot.gov
Form251.support@dot.gov
Anne Suissa
Director
Office
of Airline Information
Below
are the file formats for submitting Schedules B-7 and B-43.
BTS
Form 41, Schedule B-7, Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and
Retirements
File Description
| B-7 |
Alpha/Numeric |
3 |
| Air
Carrier Name |
Alpha |
Unlimited |
| Year |
Numeric |
4 |
| Month
Ended |
Numeric |
2 |
| Year
of First Delivery (airframe) |
Numeric |
4 |
| Airframe
Manufacturer’s serial Number |
Alpha/Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Date
Acquired or Retired |
MMDDYYYY |
8 |
| Acquisition
or Retirement “A” or “R” |
Alpha |
1 |
| Airframe
License Number |
Alpha/Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Number
of Engines Acquired/Retired |
Numeric |
up to 4 |
| Type,
Model, and Cabin Design |
Alpha/Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Maximum
Seating Capacity |
Numeric |
up to 4 |
| Cost |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Amortized/Depreciation
Cost |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Realization |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Acquired
From/Disposition |
Alpha |
Unlimited |
| Type
of Ownership/Lease |
Alpha |
1 |
| Operating
Status |
Alpha |
1 |
Codes
for Type of Ownership
O - Owned
a - Capital Lease
b - Operating Lease
Codes
for Operating Status
N - Nonoperating Equipment
Y – Operating Equipment
The
data stream listed above shall be reported for each individual airframe.
Data
pertaining to aircraft engines are reported in aggregate for each type or
model. Leased aircraft engines are reported separately as either Capital Leases or Operating Leases.
File
Type: .csv - comma separated variable; all fields
must be comma separated.
BTS
Form 41, Schedule B-43, Inventory of Airframes and Aircraft Engines
File Description
| B-43 |
Alpha/Numeric |
4 |
| Air
Carrier Name |
Alpha |
unlimited |
| Date |
MMDDYYYY |
8 |
| Year
of First Delivery (airframe) |
Numeric |
4 |
| Airframe
Manufacturer’s Serial Number |
Alpha/Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Airframe
License Number |
Alpha/Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Date
Acquired |
MMDDYYYY |
8 |
| Usual
Seat Configuration |
Numeric |
up to 4 |
| Number
of Aircraft Engines (By Type) |
Numeric |
up to 5 |
| Manufacturer |
Alpha |
Unlimited |
| Type,
Model, and Cabin Design |
Alpha/Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Available
Capacity (Weight) |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Acquired
Cost or Capitalized Value |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Allowance
for Depreciation or Amortization |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Depreciated
Cost or Amortized Value |
Number |
Unlimited |
| Estimated
Residual Value |
Numeric |
Unlimited |
| Estimated
Depreciable or Amortizable Life Expressed in Months |
Numeric |
3 |
| Type
of Ownership/Lease |
Alpha |
1 |
| Operating
Status |
Alpha |
1 |
Codes
for Type of Ownership
O - Owned
a - Capital Lease
b - Operating Lease
Codes
for Operating Status
N - Nonoperating Equipment
Y – Operating Equipment
The
data stream listed above shall be reported for each individual airframe. Data pertaining to aircraft engines are
reported in aggregate for each type or model. Leased aircraft engines are
reported separately as either Capital
Leases or Operating Leases.
File
Type: .csv – comma separated variable; all fields
must be comma separated.
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