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NicholaiGaul

NicholaiGaul

Member Since 19 Oct 2015
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The Wide-Body Wars (747 vs DC-10 vs L-1011 vs A300)

15 May 2016 - 06:56 PM

Not sure what you all think about the 1970s, but the 1970s in the airline industry just fascinates me, as there is a surge of new wide-body airliners to carry more passengers to rake in more money for the airline, along with a surge of new technology, such as the turbo-fan jet engines, fly-by-wire, and so on. But what matters the most for this forum is the big first four wide-body airliners, being the early 747 models, (747-100 & -200B,) the familiar DC-10, the whisperliner L-1011 Tristar, and the first wide-body twin-engine jet the Airbus A300 (A300B2 & A300B4.)

 

So, with it being 1969 in World R0, as well as the 1970s in a few other worlds currently in Airline Empires, I want to hear from the community on which first generation wide-body aircraft is your favorite and why? It doesn't need to be restricted to just picking one, and if you want to give your opinion on all four, then go on ahead!  :D

 

For me, I'm split down the middle between with the Lockheed L-1011 Tristar and the Airbus A300. Reason why I like the Tristar is not only it's a beautiful tri-jet, but is a really quiet plane (never seen one IRL,) and the air intake for the third engine in the tail is different, and a lot cleaner in how it works compared to the DC-10, where it's just a straight line through the bottom of the vertical stabilizer to the actual engine.

And then for the A300, it's not the first aircraft with fly-by-wire since Concorde has beaten to that, but it was also the first wide-body twin-engine jet, which you see those kinds of planes everywhere today, and is also what started the European manufacturer we all know and love today, Airbus.

 

Now, in terms of operating these two particular aircraft families on Airline Empires, I really do enjoy flying the Lockheed Tristars, as they tend to be more fuel efficient, and make a better profit for me. Then again, I could be wrong there since I never flew the DC-10 yet here on Airline Empires, but will in R0 when it becomes available for pre-orders. Either way, if the Tristar is ever available for purchase in any worlds that I'm in, you better believe I'm going to fly it! I'm just straight up hooked on flying that plane from how low the overall operating expenses are.  XD

With the A300, I see the A300 as the best choice for a high capacity domestic airliner for doing flights within the continent I have my airline based in. It's a great aircraft if you want to lower your slot and gate usage at airports, and like I said with the Tristar, I love how low the expenses and fuel burn is with the aircraft.

 

I have nothing against the classic 747s or the DC-10s, but I thought I would give them credit for how popular the two are. I do like the classic 747s, as there's nothing that can beat the iconic short hump that started it all. And for the DC-10s, I pretty much call them the "Golden Age" jet, since pretty much everyone use to fly them in real life. Same goes for the 747 as well.


Aircraft Missing From R0's Market

13 May 2016 - 06:38 PM

Now, this isn't about an aircraft's production randomly ending, but rather something that has been bothering me for the past few days. The 747-200B and 747-200C has become available for preorders a few days ago in World R0, there's no 747-100 in sight on the "Order New Aircraft" page. I have no idea if this is a glitch, or if the 747-100 has been disabled in R0, but I thought I would bring it to the community's attention so someone could possibly fix this.


727 or Trident?

06 May 2016 - 02:55 AM

Since it's already 1966 in World R0, the 727-100 and Trident 1C is already in production, with other models on the way. And since I've ordered a few Trident 1Es already to try them out instead of going back to the 727s again, I want to hear input from the Airline Empires community.

 

Which domestic tri-jet is your favorite, the Boeing 727 Family or the Hawker Siddeley Tridents and why?


[ACCEPTED] NicholaiGaul-SkyWorld Application

05 May 2016 - 02:17 PM

-Username: NicholaiGaul
-Profile link: http://www.airline-e...5-nicholaigaul/

-Airline(s) you operate:( Do this for all your airlines that want to join)

Name: Paw Airways International
HQ: Pittsburgh International - PIT, USA
Usual world: Real Worlds or Special Worlds

-Current Airline(s) in operation: 

Name: Paw Airways International
Current world: R5
HQ: Pittsburgh International - PIT, USA
Hubs: Pittsburgh International - PIT, USA is the only hub so far. Will be expanding to other airports soon.
Aircraft: A321-100, A340-200, and 757-200. List of aircraft will change overtime for expansion and lowering number of slots used by the airline.
Reputation: As of October 12th, 1994 in R5, the airline's current reputation is sitting at 80.
IFE: The latest In-Flight Entertainment rating that's currently in use for the airline is rated at two-stars. Better IFE will come later on, as I'm still experimenting with IFE.
IFS: In-Flight Service is at a fairly good rating for the three classes. Two stars for First and Economy, and three stars for Business Class. This should change as I'm also experimenting with IFS as well.
About your airline: Paw Airways International, or just Paw Airways for short, is an airline based in Pittsburgh, PA, and the original goal of the airline is to connect one of the most under-appreciated world-class cities in the airline industry with the world. The airline's name, Paw, is actually an acronym, standing for Pittsburgh Around the World, or can be used as People Around the World, as the overall goal is not only connecting the city of Pittsburgh with the world, but other cities too, such as Indianapolis, St. Louis, Reno, and the list goes on. Not only I have the airline set up hubs in unlikely cities that most other airlines won't associate with that turn out successful in the end, but I also fly unlikely planes that not that many people choose to fly, such as Lockheed's L-1011 Tristar or Airbus's A340 Family for example. However, back in the first world I played in, S3-A back in late 2015, I ended up coming out on top with a few airlines with the #1 best reputation. It wasn't easy though, but I managed to pull it off.

-Are you currently in an alliance?: In World R0 and R5, yes. R0, I'm not part of SkyWorld, and I never seen the alliance in that world as of yet. In S3-B, I am currently not in an alliance in that world.

-Why do you want to join SkyWorld: I feel a lot more welcomed in the SkyWorld Alliance. Probably because the leader of the alliance, PilotTom, has personally messaged me, along with creating a gift for me, being the Paw Airways livery. If that doesn't speak kindness, then I don't know what will. SkyWorld feels a lot more friendlier, compared to other alliances in the community that I have joined in the past, like Star Alliance and OneWorld, where I felt like I didn't fit in, and stood out like that socially awkward kid that everybody wants to ignore in school. I'm rather happy that I'm applying to SkyWorld, as I feel welcomed into this alliance!

-How many days a week do you play: All seven days of the week! However, that may change since every few months I do go offline for an extended amount of days for vacation or to attend particular conventions. But for most of the year, I do have Airline Empires pulled up on my desktop, as I love to stay on the ball to make my airline a great airline.

-Any Questions?

None! That's it for me! :D


Favorite Airline That Is No Longer In Service

04 May 2016 - 07:08 AM

Now I have seen a lot of other players in the Airline Empires community create forums about their favorite/best/worst airlines out there, and I decided to why not make things a little more different. Even though the first flight I ever took in my life was back in 2003, there are some airlines that are no longer in service today that I do appreciate, despite I have never seen any of their actual aircraft in service.

 

So for this forum, I ask you all in the Airline Empires community, what is your favorite airline that is no longer in service as of today? Unfortunately, Eastern Airlines doesn't count, as they are currently back in service in Miami, FL, with a few 737-800s.

 

For me, it's hard to settle on just one. I actually have three favorites from the past, and these three had big names too here in the United States. Continental Airlines, Trans World Airlines (TWA for short,) and everyone's favorite, PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS!!! It's not their liveries I was interested in, but more-so on what they have achieved in history that made them earn their names and being loved by the passengers in the era of when they were in service.