Placing an order so large that the aircraft producer would be making aircraft even after the world will reset, although the game itself is still over 10 years from the world reset. Please don't over-saturate an aircraft producer to the point where no other airlines can purchase new aircraft from them.

Once you get enough money, the costs of leasing would not be noticeable. I have a fleet of around 100 aircraft, and about 85 of them are leased. The thing that hurts my income the most at this point is fuel costs, but there is really nothing I can do about that until more efficient aircraft come around. 

Never start at LHR, JFK, or LAX. Just don't even think about it.

It has the exact same stats as the 747-400, except it requires more runway, flies slower, and has a longer turnaround time?

Those 15 idle aircraft are just waiting to start flying.

i operate in Billy Bishop with one of my Airlines. The A318 is the most big plane that can operate there.

The A318 is a beast. It is like an oversized CRJ fuselage with an A319 wing and engine... oh wait...

I once successfully did that on a route between Antalya and Newark using an all-business class layout.

British Airways does A318s from JFK to LCY in an all-business class layout IRL.

If you got 757s from 2005 and before, you should use them on medium-demand transatlantic routes that the A321s cannot reach to.

A 10th place trophy isnt given out when you get top 3 - only one trophy will be given for an airline when it finishes

Okay, thanks for clearing that up.

hey, thanks for the welcome.

 

another question! 

 

i have a plane in my fleet with 140 hours sitting on it. but when i go to add flights from my home airport, it says i dont have hours available. is it because it is 'based' in another airport? and if so, how do i find that?

 

so far we're off to a good start here

it's kind of addicting during the work day.

Check

- Which airport the aircraft is at

- Runway length

- Country that you are based in (with political restrictions, you can only fly between your home country and another country, but don't quote me on that.)

- Weight restrictions

- Range of aircraft v.s. distance of route

Okay... let's all admit it: None of us really fly JFK > LAX and expect no competition. However, most of us can benefit from smaller airports located in larger cities. I'll share some of my favorite "smaller" airports for the "bigger" cities:

- Burbank-Hollywood (Amazing substitute for LAX)

- Toronto Billy Bishop (short runway, though)

- London City Airport (ditto)

- Charlotte Douglas (98% of the people on AE don't know what it is, and 2% don't care.)

- Dallas Love Field (Everyone knows Fort Worth, why not give Love Field some love?)

- El Paso (everyone forgot what it was)

- Richmond (It's a pretty important city in Virginia. Might be the capital. Just a slight chance that it may possibly could be the capital.)

- Manchester (London gets all of the attention, very few people operate to Manchester.) 

Fell free to share some of your favorite "smaller" airports for the "larger" cities.

P.S. If you own a "godzilla" airline and plan on spam the **** out of smaller airlines that are starting up, why not spam on some of the more popular international routes, such as Newark > Heathrow or London > Dubai. If you really feel that airlines that operate a single flight with a single leased plane is a threat to your empire, then you are a terrible person. There is simply no other way to put it. A baby that lost both legs in a car crash is abandoned on the street by his parents. What do you do? Kick him in the chest. Spamming unpopular routes flown by baby airlines is the same thing in this game. Why not make an alliance (or invite them to your alliance, there is a messager function) and give tips to the baby airline? Why make enemies when you can make friends?

P.P.S. That was a bit of a rant, and I am sorry for that.

P.P.P.S. wtf does p.p.s and p.p.p.s. even mean? Post-post-post scriptum? 

Mr. Emperor Dude..... why does it say that you were in the top 10 8 times but in the top 3 10 times and in the first place 10 times?

I recommend not doing British Airways and doing 1:10:15... they operate like 75% premium cabins and 25% economy... it does NOT work out well in AE.

Not even 2 years dude...

 

The Wiki was wiped.

Shoot.... I was only looking at the first page.....

Hold on... let's look at these stats for a quick second:

747-400DD minimum runway distance: 4,973 feet.

CRJ-200LR minimum runway distance: 5,347 feet.

747-400DD maximum seating capacity: 660 passengers

CRJ-200LR maximum seating capacity: 50 passengers

Yup, this explains why those "godzilla airlines" are spamming my regional routes with 747s.

Does anyone else here think that the 747-400DD should be nerfed a ton? Its minimum runway distance is 4,973 feet, which is shorter than the CRJ-200LR's 5,347 feet, but those "godzilla" airlines tend to spam my routes with them. I don't understand why a 747 would possibly have a minimum runway distance shorter than a CRJ.

The wiki does not seem to load for me. And yes I know this was posted 6 years after the most recent post.