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[ketiun]

Hello there,

 

I have the following question: when I lease an amount of airplanes, then make another order of the same aircraft, does it count as a new order or it adds up to the current one?

 

Example: I order 5 A319's. Befor the 5th one is delievered, I decide do order 5 more. The first A319 of the second order will be delievered 2 or 4 weeks after the last A319 of the first order?

 

Also, the answer applies to same A/C models or A/C in the same family?

 

Thanks

[KLM Caravelle]

They are regarded as a new order by the AE system. I believe there is only a sort of "wholsale" benefit when buying aircraft and this doesn't apply to leased aircraft, so your not really missing out on saving money anyway.

[ketiun]

Thanks!

[Airboss777]

It's regarded as a new order, but if you already have the same aircraft on order, it adds it to the existing one. I rely on this all the time, as I keep my orders low early in the game (you usually can't afford much) & then add on to them before the last one is delivered. I just tested it myself - I have 6 A300's still on order, which has a 6 week wait period for the first one & then delivered every 3 weeks after that. My last delivery in my game world is on May 1. When I placed an order for one more (leased), it advised delivery would be May 22, which is 3 weeks. So it's adding it to the existing order & still delivering on the 3 week cycle, not making me wait 6 weeks.

 

So to answer your question from your example, your first A319 of the second order will arrive 2 weeks after the last delivery of the first order.

 

However, if you have A319's on order & decide to order 5 A320's (different aircraft in the same family), it will make you wait 4 weeks after the last A319 is delivered. Have a play with it yourself, you can't break anything.