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on 05 September 2014 - 10:43 PM
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There is no best option for the 220-240 seat market. Every available option has shortfalls:
Boeing 757-200:Terrible Fuel efficiency. Great range
Airbus A321-200: Decent fuel efficiency. Vastly inferior range
Airbus A321neo: Decent fuel efficiency. Inferior range
Is suppose the 757-200, in spite of it's fuel efficiency-issues, will solve a lot of headaches for a lot of players when they're sorting out their routes. That range is very, very handy.
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on 05 September 2014 - 06:33 PM
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I want to ask if it is better to start with long distance route or short one?And also how to keep finance good?Thanks You!
I'm a relatively new player myself, but I've found that medium to long distance routes (3k miles+) with no competition can be incredibly lucrative. If your world has been running for a while you can usually find some used older planes that have the range to make these distances, and if you stick to sectors with no competition then the higher fuel burn/maintenance cost of these old birds won't be a problem. Try to look beyond the obvious glamour destinations as those sectors are nearly always crowded.
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on 05 September 2014 - 06:16 PM
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It sounds like an altogether more interesting challenge than flooding the skies with 20 year old A300s... Can't wait for the new world to kick off.
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on 05 September 2014 - 05:31 PM
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747-8i is a stunningly brilliant aircraft to have when possible, so profitable
Word. The A380 might technically speaking burn less fuel but it's too big for a lot of sectors. The 747-8i is unbelievably useful.
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on 05 September 2014 - 05:23 PM
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Hey all,
I've been poking around the game for a couple of weeks and I feel like I have a decent handle on how to make a reasonably profitable airline.
When you join a world that's been running for a while the following principles seem to apply:
- Stay away from the major hubs.
- Try to avoid using too many different aircraft families
- Avoid sectors with competition
- Don't be afraid to lease some stinky old planes for a couple of years in order to build up enough capital to buy or lease nice shiny new ones.
- The less glamorous medium to long range sectors can be an absolute goldmine
Now I'm starting from scratch in the new world R7 (1985-2015), it occurs to me that the same rules will no longer apply. On the downside, there will be no plentiful supply of used aircraft to lease cheaply while the airline is in it's early expansion phase. But on the upside, sectors that are teeming with PAX and "always" busy later on in the game might now not be so busy.
So, for me (and other relative newbies), how should we approach the starting of a brand new world?
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