diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AircraftController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AircraftController.php
index e4a57104..faeed858 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AircraftController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AircraftController.php
@@ -55,8 +55,11 @@ class AircraftController extends BaseController
      */
     public function store(CreateAircraftRequest $request)
     {
-        $input = $request->all();
-        $aircraft = $this->aircraftRepository->create($input);
+        $attrs = $request->all();
+
+        $attrs['active'] = get_truth_state($attrs['active']);
+
+        $aircraft = $this->aircraftRepository->create($attrs);
 
         Flash::success('Aircraft saved successfully.');
         return redirect(route('admin.aircraft.edit', ['id' => $aircraft->id]));
@@ -110,7 +113,10 @@ class AircraftController extends BaseController
             return redirect(route('admin.aircraft.index'));
         }
 
-        $this->aircraftRepository->update($request->all(), $id);
+        $attrs = $request->all();
+        $attrs['active'] = get_truth_state($attrs['active']);
+
+        $this->aircraftRepository->update($attrs, $id);
 
         Flash::success('Aircraft updated successfully.');
         return redirect(route('admin.aircraft.index'));
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/aircraft/fields.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/aircraft/fields.blade.php
index ee820837..ed5561a6 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/aircraft/fields.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/aircraft/fields.blade.php
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
         {!! Form::label('active', 'Active:') !!}
         <br />
         <label class="checkbox-inline">
-            {!! Form::hidden('active', 0, false) !!}
-            {!! Form::checkbox('active', 1, null) !!}
+            {!! Form::hidden('active', 0) !!}
+            {!! Form::checkbox('active') !!}
         </label>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/aircraft/table.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/aircraft/table.blade.php
index f9427833..9a4a56a0 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/aircraft/table.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/aircraft/table.blade.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 {!! Utils::minutesToTimeString($ac->flight_hours) !!}
             </td>
             <td style="text-align: center;">
-                @if($ac->active === GenericState::ACTIVE)
+                @if($ac->active == GenericState::ACTIVE)
                     <span class="label label-success">{!! GenericState::label($ac->active); !!}</span>
                 @else
                     <span class="label label-default">Inactive</span>