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[Hake.]

I was thinking recently, what if there was a world from 1945-1990 where American airlines can't fly to the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia or North Korea. Same would happen based in these countries. Why not?

[the DOC]

I don't think there is much data before 1955

[Stevphfeniey]

I'm in favour of East/West restrictions being in all worlds (well, maybe realistic worlds), along with restrictions in the types of aircraft airlines can operate.

IE: Airlines in the West (NATO and associated nations) cannot operate Soviet made aircraft, airlines in the Eastern Bloc (Warsaw Pact and allies, maybe China to a lesser extent) cannot operate the likes of Boeing and Airbus. Airlines in Africa and other third bloc nations can operate either. 

[Hake.]

I'm in favour of East/West restrictions being in all worlds (well, maybe realistic worlds), along with restrictions in the types of aircraft airlines can operate.
IE: Airlines in the West (NATO and associated nations) cannot operate Soviet made aircraft, airlines in the Eastern Bloc (Warsaw Pact and allies, maybe China to a lesser extent) cannot operate the likes of Boeing and Airbus. Airlines in Africa and other third bloc nations can operate either. 

Well maybe so, but there are very little non NATO/ American/ Soviet aircraft, CASA being the only one I could think of. Anyway, most of my airlines are Irish so we couldn't fly either area's planes. So this basically means if I have an Irish airline, I can only operate a CN 235 on any route to UK but a British airline could use a 747 on the route!

[Konstantinos]

I agree, IF i may also add, or to open another forum to discuss this, likewise, any South African based carrier before 1994  be allowed to operate any route in the rest of Africa with the exception of Namibia, Botswana, MRU, Lesotho, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. If we want to be really realistic, they could, apart from what I stated above operate Angola and Mozambique and the rest of the Portuguese colonies (Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Sao Tome e Principe) until 1974 when they became independent, and NOT after that and until 1994. Remember Apartheid South Africa was BANNED to fly above any African country and that is why they had lots of 747SP in their fleet to fly around Africa to reach Europe......Just another idea of being "realistic"....

[Stevphfeniey]

Indeed, I figure restrictions like these couldn't be too hard to implement, and would work something like the Israel restrictions.

 

Also, Evin, note "NATO and Associated Nations", this would include nations like Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Israel, etc, etc.