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[w007dchuck]

Let's say we have two airlines. Airline A has over 200 destinations and is very successful, and wants to start flights to smaller airports. Airline B is just starting out. Could Airline B operate the flights, much like SkyWest operates flights for Delta as Delta Connection and for American Eagle? And could we see this in a future version of AE?

[Andy-J]

Fantastic. I'm having to do this as a roleplay subsidiary right now.

[Hake.]

As in codeshare? That's coming in in AE4.

[FlyAirwest]

As in codeshare? That's coming in in AE4.

 

No, not codeshare - it's a subsidiary. So manager A would own the "parent" airline (i.e. Delta) and manager B would own the "subsidiary" (i.e. SkyWest). Each would conduct their own operations, but their individual routes would count towards a common total.

[QK Flight Industries]

No, not codeshare - it's a subsidiary. So manager A would own the "parent" airline (i.e. Delta) and manager B would own the "subsidiary" (i.e. SkyWest). Each would conduct their own operations, but their individual routes would count towards a common total.

Just so that you know, SkyWest is a separate regional airline that contracts with multiple other airlines in the US. It is not owned by any parent airline.

[Hake.]

No, not codeshare - it's a subsidiary. So manager A would own the "parent" airline (i.e. Delta) and manager B would own the "subsidiary" (i.e. SkyWest). Each would conduct their own operations, but their individual routes would count towards a common total.

i was thinking abouting posting about that actually.

[FlyAirwest]

Just so that you know, SkyWest is a separate regional airline that contracts with multiple other airlines in the US. It is not owned by any parent airline.

 

Right. I was not indicating an actual state of ownership but a "parent/subsidiary" relationship between two separate entities.

[QK Flight Industries]

Right. I was not indicating an actual state of ownership but a "parent/subsidiary" relationship between two separate entities.

 

There is no parent/subsidiary relationship between SkyWest and any US airline, rather it's more of a codeshare.

[ar157]

Isn't it more akin to a wet lease/charter thing?

[compareandfly]

 

Right,its a subsidiary. AirlineA and AirlineB conduct their operations their own.

[Yuxi]

Codesharing is very possible in AE 4 - see http://www.airline-e...connecting-pax/

[LLC]

No, not codeshare - it's a subsidiary. So manager A would own the "parent" airline (i.e. Delta) and manager B would own the "subsidiary" (i.e. SkyWest). Each would conduct their own operations, but their individual routes would count towards a common total.

 

Like US Airways owning (100%) subsidiaries US Airways Shuttle, Piedmont Airlines, Inc. and PSA Airlines, Inc

 

So would it be possible to have this option wholly in-house (100% owned subsidiaries)

 

US Airways Group

                  |

                  |-----  US Airways Shuttle (formerly Trump Shuttle)

                  |-----  Piedmont Airlines, Inc.  dba US Airways Express

                  |-----  PSA Airlines, Inc.  dba US Airways Express

  

Also having a multi ownership function within Airline Empires

 

      for example two airlines (2 people) each owning half of a third airline, with the third airline (no person) operating as a fully controlled subsidiary of both airline owners (codeshare)

 

person 1 - Airline A 50% ownership -----|

person 2 - Airline B 50% ownership -----|       

                                                               |

                                                               |----- Airline C ( no person because it is owned and controlled by Airlines A & B )

 

      with the ability to buy / sell ownership of airlines within Airline Empires

      (with bankrupt airlines in Airline Empires being sold to other airlines in a bankruptcy sale by the Airline Empires auto bankruptcy trustee - operating as in real life)  

 

For example - I own US Airways, and Trump Shuttle is put up for sale in a bankruptcy sale, and I am the winning bidder

 

 then Trump Shuttle would be renamed US Airways Shuttle as a wholly owned subsidiary of US Airways