planes {nycflights13} | R Documentation |
Plane metadata for all plane tailnumbers found in the FAA aircraft registry. American Airways (AA) and Envoy Air (MQ) report fleet numbers rather than tail numbers (e.g. http://www.flyerguide.com/Tail_Numbers_(AA)) so can't be matched.
planes
A data frame with columns:
Tail number
Year manufactured
Type of plane
Manufacturer and model
Number of engines and seats
Average cruising speed in mph
Type of engine
FAA Aircraft registry, http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download/
if (require("dplyr")) { planes # Flights that don't have plane metadata flights %>% anti_join(planes, "tailnum") }