phpvms/app/Models/Aircraft.php

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Eloquent as Model;

/**
 * Class Aircraft
 *
 * @package App\Models
 * @version June 9, 2017, 1:06 am UTC
 */
class Aircraft extends Model
{
    public $table = 'aircraft';

    protected $dates = ['deleted_at'];

    public $fillable
        = [
            'subfleet_id',
            'airport_id',
            'name',
            'registration',
            'tail_number',
            'active',
        ];

    /**
     * The attributes that should be casted to native types.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $casts
        = [
            'subfleet_id'  => 'string',
            'name'         => 'string',
            'registration' => 'string',
            'active'       => 'boolean',
        ];

    /**
     * Validation rules
     *
     * @var array
     */
    public static $rules
        = [
            'name'         => 'required',
            'active'       => '',
        ];

    /**
     * foreign keys
     */

    public function airport()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Models\Airport', 'airport_id');
    }

    public function subfleet()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Models\Subfleet', 'subfleet_id');
    }
}