What are the sources of airline names in Cirium

The airline names we adopt are almost entirely influenced by what is officially reported by the airline itself, this may well be from a press release or through a range of news/media sources which are monitored on a daily basis as part of data research effort. Typically it’s usually what appears in press releases and what is shown on the top of their respective websites. Internally, we will agree the airline name between our organisation and fleet research teams, often seeking validation with our editorial team and what is published in associated global regulatory authorities where aircraft are formally registered by an owner/operator.

Across Cirium we align our naming conventions for organisations through an internal working group called the Data Integration Group (DIG). Their work enables us to identify the same organisation and to show any subtle differences in how their name is held in our databases which support a range of Cirium products. The expectations of our customers does vary, some expect to see IATA or ICAO-led airline names in specific products, whereas others expect to see the use of official registered operating names which have been published. The way we hold our data gives us the flexibility to publish airline names which our range of customers expect and are used to seeing in each of the Cirium products.