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[K97i]

Speaking of the cheapest airplane in the market,

What is the cheapest airplane in terms of range? 

ETC.

500-1000 mi

 

PS:sorry for posting this, I haven't played AE for so long.

[Kiraflank]

welcome to classic most that have them here like them ..they can have problems and can be a bear to work on ....but there really isnt a much better road bike out there than the 1500s

[yourick]

for 100 seats around 1960 id use the il-18 because the lease price is the lowest

[KMRobinson318]

Has anyone tried the C919? Ive just seen it has a fuel flow of 11,827 and a pax capacity of 190... It has roughly the same seating capacity as the A320NEO and 737-MAX8, but has less fuel flow than both of them. It's range is it's only disadvantage... but thats no problem if your using it domestic in US/China/Europe.

Just seen this from a while back, I used the C919 for China Western Airlines recently, replacing most of my A320-200s. Mostly it worked really well and they are super efficient, but that short range did mean I had to leave a few A320s running...

[Jarkii]

Tu-114 (220 seats). Very profitable, unique and cool to have as it is the fastest turboprop aircraft in existence. The C919 also has incredible fuel flow (11.9k), with 190 seats. I have made $300K+ DOP on one aircraft (conventional airline), making it a great choice for medium-high density short haul in the late game.

[KJS607]

I must admit that for a low cost airline from the 70's thru early 2000's, I find the DC-9 family to be a fabulously cheap fleet to run, with maintenance costs staying less than most competing aircraft right up until 30-35 years old.

 

It is also worth noting that high depreciation means that they are an absolute steal after around 10 years old on the used market.

[gvgch]

I'm not even new but what aircraft is better between 3000-5000 range with 300+ Pax and another aircraft between 300-1500 range to cover routes with 450 economy pax demand like that

[Jarkii]

3k-5k range I like Tu-114 (1960s), L-1011 (1970s), 767-300/ER/A310-300 (1980s), A330-300/A340-300 (1990s, 2000s), A350-900 (2010s+)

 

.3-1.5K Il-18 (1960s), BAe Trident (1970s), 737-300/400 (1980s) A320 family (1990s, 2000s), C-919 (2010+)

[Pacific]

3k-5k range I like Tu-114 (1960s), L-1011 (1970s), 767-300/ER/A310-300 (1980s), A330-300/A340-300 (1990s, 2000s), A350-900 (2010s+)

 

.3-1.5K Il-18 (1960s), BAe Trident (1970s), 737-300/400 (1980s) A320 family (1990s, 2000s), C-919 (2010+)

 

Pretty much this, but an honourable mention to the Boeing 757 family for the 450 pax demand segment.

 

The -200 is a competitive 239-seater, available from 1983-2005.

The -300 is an excellent 295 seater available from 1999-2005 and the stats are so good it's basically Boeing's dream "middle-of-market" 797.

 

A black horse I've yet to experiment with is the Tu-214, a 210 seater available from 1996 to game end. Slightly higher fuel burn but ridiculously cheap purchase price.

[KMRobinson318]

Pretty much this, but an honourable mention to the Boeing 757 family for the 450 pax demand segment.

The -200 is a competitive 239-seater, available from 1983-2005.
The -300 is an excellent 295 seater available from 1999-2005 and the stats are so good it's basically Boeing's dream "middle-of-market" 797.

A black horse I've yet to experiment with is the Tu-214, a 210 seater available from 1996 to game end. Slightly higher fuel burn but ridiculously cheap purchase price.

I've yet to try the Boeing 757 family myself... As regards the Tu-214, it's a fantastic aircraft to use for a young airline getting started, because it's so cheap it meant I got on a sound financial footing quickly, and was able to expand sufficiently that I was eventually able to buy enough A320s/A321s to replace them all before the end of the game. Same goes for the Il-96-400, which has a roughly equal seating capacity to the A330-300, albeit with a shorter range.

[Pacific]

Thanks for the advice on the Tu-214. The 757-200 wasn't very good price-wise until recently when the price of the A32X family, amongst other aircraft were raised considerably. Now, the 752 is cheaper than an A321-200 and when winglets arrive, will match the A321 in fuel burn.

[Jeb]

Has anyone tried the C919? Ive just seen it has a fuel flow of 11,827 and a pax capacity of 190... It has roughly the same seating capacity as the A320NEO and 737-MAX8, but has less fuel flow than both of them. It's range is it's only disadvantage... but thats no problem if your using it domestic in US/China/Europe.

 

I´ve got one, one time.

The plane was quite decent, they are more fuel efficent and faster as the A320NEO, but they need a longer Runway which is for airports with a runway length of under 6000 feet a problem.

[Danieltaf]

There had been a thread listing all the game holidays, but Im having trouble finding it. Is that something you could sticky in here?

[Vincent96]

My Choice:

Origin Market: Asia

Ultra Short Haul - A220 / CS100
Target: ASEAN (With Short Runway ~ 5000)

Short Haul - A320 (Include A320Neo)
Target: Asia 
 

Medium Haul - A330 
Target: European / Middle East / Japan

Long Haul -  A350-800/ B787 / A380
Target: Middle East (High Density Market) / Australia (Most deployed Plane: A380) / Northern Europe
 

Ultra Long Haul - B777 / B787-9 / A350-900 / A350-1000
Target: America (North & South)

[KMRobinson318]

I´ve got one, one time.
The plane was quite decent, they are more fuel efficent and faster as the A320NEO, but they need a longer Runway which is for airports with a runway length of under 6000 feet a problem.

They're also very short-range, which can also present a challenge if you're using them to replace the A320 or Boeing 737 family.

[Aloha]

For around 400 seats, the Boeing 787-9 is by far the best plane out there.

[KMRobinson318]

For around 400 seats, the Boeing 787-9 is by far the best plane out there.

No it isn't. The A350-900 has a slightly higher max payload than the 787-9 but a smaller fuel flow. Even the A340-300 has a better fuel flow in game terms...

[KMRobinson318]

Using both A350-900s and 787-9s at the moment on my airline, profits are definitely higher with the A350s.

[Maldivian]

737-300/400 were the planes I started profiting with.Try to lease 2-6 before you start buying/leasing other planes.

[DALMD88]

717-200s are great!