The AELS quick scan
A thorough analysis of your aircraft, such as provided during the AELS end-of-life decision support, is an extensive and to some level expensive process. AELS developed a free quick scan to determine whether or not a detailed analysis is required. This quick scan contains two indicators, retireability and disassembleability. These indicators are statistical indicators based on historical facts. Combined they form the so-called End-of-Life Status (ELS) of the aircraft. You can order the free quick scan by filling in a form on this website.
Retireability
A retired
aircraft is an aircraft that is removed from operational service. AELS has at
its disposal information on retirement of individual aircraft when they were
retired. The aircraft status is determined by 3 characteristics, the age of the
aircraft, the amount of flying hours (TSN = Time Since New) and the amount of
cycles (CSN = Cycles Since New). A further division of the data is made between
regional jets, narrow body jets and wide body jets. The information on a
specific aircraft is compared to these historical facts. The percentage shows
the amount of aircraft that had a "younger" aircraft status, when retired. 
A
retireability of 0% means that no aircraft were retired with similar or less
characteristics. 100% retireability shows that all aircraft in the past have
been younger in age, had fewer cycles and less flying hours when retired.
Disassembleability
Every now and then an aircraft is actively taken of the market for spare parts. This active removal from the market is analyzed in the same way as the 3 characteristics retireability consists of. A disassembleablity of 0% means that no aircraft have been actively disassembled with the characteristics of the aircraft investigated. When this value is 100% each aircraft that was disassembled actively had a lower age, less flying hours and less cycles.
End-of-Life Status
The two numbers (retireability and disassembleability) combined indicate if the disassembly of a specific airframe should be investigated further. This could be done with assistance of AELS and our End-of-Life Decision Tool. AELS has identified 5 different End-of-Life Status (ELS), each reflecting another approach towards the investigation of the disassembly value. A document will be provided with each quick scan that tells you what ELS your aircraft is and what the interpretation of this status is. A quick scan can be ordered for free.
