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[Ojiras]

OK, my airline is now reaching a nice size, with 226 planes flying and other 145 in order. But now I get a quite reasonable problem: To avoid to get the fleet too old, I wanted to change the planes at the age of 10 years. But as I get 1 plane each 2 weeks, and it is quite impossible to get more planes (I'm ordering 320s, 340s, 737s, 767s, 777s) I'm coming to the point that I need each new plane to replace an old one. I don't know if it is a good thing to get more and more families of airplanes, or should I just let the planes get older and older? I think the only plane to add to 320s and 737s would be Tupolevs, and I could get some 747s, doing some nice extrawork, as the 747 is now quite big for the new destinations I'm flying to. How do you experienced players solve this problem?

[Magnusson]

You should be still able to get new airframes in faster than they would normally be phased out. If not, just wait until the new ones are delivered, it won´t harm your airline much and its a common practice. A short-term lease of used ones is also an option.

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10 years is quite decent for an airplane, even for RL standards. One time I had a couple of planes older than 30 years (with average fleet age about 12 years or so).

 

I usually begin gradually phasing out planes a) older than 10 - 15 years AND planned replacement type is finally available (if not I simply wait); b ) proven less effective than other available planes of comparable roles. Complete replacement of the type may take couple of game-years if there are hundreds of planes to deal with.

 

 

Anyways, no need to hurry with upgrading ageing fleet. Take a look at the RL - it usually takes 2-3 years to replace barely a dozen of planes, and it's perfectly normal. If you're worried about your airline's reputation - there are more options to work with. After all, the game is about making virtual dollars and economic calculation lies behind everything.