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A new Beginner's World #1 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=336#game336

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

Dawn of the Millennium game has just ended. This game world was played from 1975 to 2007 and lasted for 8 months.

Many thanks to everyone who participated! The next medium-length game world, The Modern Times, will start in August after some system updates are done (details to follow closer to the game start).

Here are the final statistics:

The quick Speed World is now open! This game has fast 15-minute days and free expansion rules. The game takes place in the most requested period, the near history and the present stage, 1995 to 2020.

This is a special-rules game with a very quick day speed.

• Time span: 1995 - 2020, at 15 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Short length scenario.
• All airports globally and all aircraft models included.
• There are no political restrictions on expanding your airline ( = open new base airports anywhere)
• The overall play duration of this game is about 3 months.

Game play related settings specific for this scenario:

• Additional base airports rules are non-standard: You may expand your airline to any available airport in the game (no political limitations). The maximum 10 bases per airline limit is valid.
• The world economy has non-standard setup: The corporate tax rate is set to fixed 25% for all countries.
• Alliances are available to be formed from the first day.
• Fuel prices might not follow the real historical developments.
• The aircraft production rates and amount of airport slots are higher compared to the standard "realworld" setting.
• Cargo with City Based Demand system included (the passenger demand model still follows the older more static model). Please remember that cargo and passenger figures are rather low at the game start but will grow.
• Achievements can be earned normally from this game.

If it has been a while since you started at early stages in a major AirwaySim games, here are a few reminders and tips:

• The game clock is paused for the first day and will start moving after 24 hrs.
• The used aircraft market will refresh several times during the first static 24 hour day (but you can only make two orders for aircraft during the first day).
• There is a good supply of used aircraft available to begin with, but the used aircraft market will soon become limited and the popular aircraft types are sold/leased very quickly. Take care when picking the aircraft you plan to use and plan to order aircraft directly from the manufacturers.
• New aircraft ordering will be available after the time starts to move (= from day 2 of the simulation), but it is of course always recommended to lease several used aircraft to begin with.
• Be patient with the route sales figures since your Route Image grows slowly. Do not spend all your cash on planes at once, remember to leave a good reserve. It takes time to gain profits and there might be unexpected early problems..
• Some popular airports will for sure become limited on airport slots soon. This is normal and you should use larger aircraft or other airports in that case. Please remember that slots are only available when the airport infrastructure expands.
• The passenger demand will grow steadily during the course of the game, and is rather low at the very beginning.
• Consider joining an alliance from early stages of the game, they are great resources for improving your game play (tips and help from fellow players).

Head over to the Game Area and join the new game. Welcome onboard!

After the special Speedy Recovery game we've received requests to redo this format of a fast-paced AirwaySim game, and ladies and gentlemen - we're happy to respond. The Speed World is a new game with fast 15-minute game days and free expansion rules. The game takes place in the most requested period, the near history and the present stage.

This game will open this Saturday, June 27th 2020, at 15 UTC (that's 11am in NYC and midnight in Tokyo).

This is a special-rules game with a very quick day speed.

• Time span: 1995 - 2020, at 15 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Short length scenario.
• All airports globally and all aircraft models included.
• There are no political restrictions on expanding your airline ( = open new base airports anywhere)
• The overall play duration of this game is about 3 months.

Welcome to join the latest AirwaySim airline game!

A new Beginner's World #2 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=333#game333

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

A new Beginner's World #1 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=331#game331

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

The Asia Challenge game is now open: Join here!

This game focuses on Asia and Oceania: Only airports and routes in that region are available for operations. You can freely expand your airline in this part of the world since there are no restrictions on where to base or expand your airline (full open skies).

The basic settings are:

• Time span: 2010 - 2025, at 25 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Short length scenario.
• Airports only from Asia and Oceania.
• All aircraft models are included.
• The overall play duration of this game is about 3 months.

Game play related settings specific for this scenario:

• Fuel prices are fully customized and will not follow the real historical developments at any stage.
• Additional base airports are customized: You may expand your airline to any available airport in the game (no political limitations). The maximum 10 bases per airline limit is valid.
• Alliances are available to be formed from the first day.
• Cargo with City Based Demand system included (the passenger demand model still follows the older more static model). Please remember that cargo and passenger figures are rather low at the game start but will grow.
• The airport slot numbers follow the new and updated slot system with slot releases happening only when the airport expands (apart from the first game year).

If it has been a while since you started at early stages in a major AirwaySim games, here are a few reminders and tips:

• The game clock is paused for the first day and will start moving after 24 hrs. The used aircraft market will refresh several times during the first static 24 hour day (but you can only make two orders for aircraft during the first day).
• There are plenty of used aircraft available to begin with, but the used aircraft market will soon become limited and the popular aircraft types are sold/leased very quickly. Take care when picking the aircraft you plan to use.
• New aircraft ordering will be available after the time starts to move (= from day 2 of the simulation), but it is of course always recommended to lease several used aircraft to begin with.
• Be patient with the route sales figures since your Route Image grows slowly. Do not spend all your cash on planes at once, remember to leave a good reserve. It takes time to gain profits and there might be unexpected early problems..
• Some popular airports will for sure become limited on airport slots soon. This is normal and you should use larger aircraft or other airports in that case. Please remember that slots are only available when the airport infrastructure expands.
• The passenger demand will grow steadily during the course of the game, and is rather low at the very beginning.
• Consider joining an alliance from early stages of the game, they are great resources for improving your game play (tips and help from fellow players).

Head over to the Game Area and join the new game. Welcome onboard!

The next AirwaySim's airline simulation scenario, called Asia Challenge, opens on Saturday May 9th. This shorter scenario is part of our series to bring more variety and more frequent launches of new scenarios.

This game focuses on Asia and Oceania: Only airports and routes in that region are available for operations. You can freely expand your airline in this part of the world since there are no restrictions on where to base or expand your airline (full open skies).

All standard features such as cargo (powered by City Based Demand), achievements, alliances and full aircraft selection are included. For many of our users this part of the world is still an unexplored territory so now it's your chance to try something new!

The basic settings are:

• Time span: 2010 - 2025, at 25 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Short length scenario.
• Airports only from Asia and Oceania.
• All aircraft models are included.
• The overall play duration of this game is about 3 months.

This scenario will open at approximately 10 UTC on Saturday May 9th (that's 6am in NYC and 7pm in Tokyo). Click on the link to pre-join this game now!

AirwaySim hasn't ever sold any merchandise with our logo or other related content on it, but we're looking into this. Wouldn't it be nice to have your own AirwaySim coffee mug?

Please answer this small survey to let us know if you'd be interested: https://forms.gle/V6Bxk1qZSNNG4dnb8

Thanks!

The short Euro Challenge has ended today. A total of 35 brave airline CEOs made it to the final day of this 3-month scenario.

The next short challenge game is planned to start next month. Meanwhile check out the other available games!

Here are the final statistics:

A new Beginner's World #2 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=326#game326

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

The Jet Age game world is now open!

» Join here!

This game starts in 1959 when the first jet aircraft have been just launched and the air travel is taking quantum leaps forward in technology. In The Jet Age game you can be a part of the glorious old days of the air travel and experience the variety of aircraft types and technological innovations in aviation. The game ends in 1991 just before the collapse of communism and other major changes in the world.

The basic settings are:

• Time span: 1959 - 1991, at 30 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Medium length scenario.
• All airports globally and all aircraft models included.
• The overall play duration of this game is about 8 months.

Game play related settings specific for this scenario:

• Some of the airport closed in real life in 1959, such as Moscow (SVO) and Dubai (DXB) are already open at the start of the game to ease the HQ airport selections and game start.
• The used aircraft market is deliberately very dry from jet aircraft, and on the other hand at the new aircraft market some of the traditionally popular piston aircraft are already out of production. You will need to start with older piston aircraft and soon make the transition into new jets as you'll expand.
• Alliances are available to be formed from the first day.
• Fuel prices might not follow the real historical developments.
• The aircraft production rates and amount of airport slots are higher compared to the standard "realworld" setting.
• Cargo with City Based Demand system included (the passenger demand model still follows the older more static model). Please remember that cargo and passenger figures are rather low at the game start but will grow. Cargo is based on the real economy so it's very limited in the 60s-80s.
• Achievements can be earned normally from this game.
• The most popular aircraft groups at the used aircraft market upon game start are this time Douglas DC-6, Lockheed Constellation, Convair 240/340/440, Ilyushin Il-12/14 and Douglas DC-7.

If it has been a while since you started at early stages in a major AirwaySim games, here are a few reminders and tips:

• The game clock is paused for the first day and will start moving after 24 hrs.
• The used aircraft market will refresh several times during the first static 24 hour day (but you can only make two orders for aircraft during the first day).
• There is a good supply of used aircraft available to begin with, but the used aircraft market will soon become limited and the popular aircraft types are sold/leased very quickly. Take care when picking the aircraft you plan to use and plan to order aircraft directly from the manufacturers.
• New aircraft ordering will be available after the time starts to move (= from day 2 of the simulation), but it is of course always recommended to lease several used aircraft to begin with.
• Be patient with the route sales figures since your Route Image grows slowly. Do not spend all your cash on planes at once, remember to leave a good reserve. It takes time to gain profits and there might be unexpected early problems..
• Some popular airports will for sure become limited on airport slots soon. This is normal and you should use larger aircraft or other airports in that case. Please remember that slots are only available when the airport infrastructure expands.
• The passenger demand will grow steadily during the course of the game, and is rather low at the very beginning.
• Consider joining an alliance from early stages of the game, they are great resources for improving your game play (tips and help from fellow players).

Now go ahead and click on to the Game Area and join the new game. Have fun!

The Modern Times game world has ended today. This was a medium-length scenario with overall play time of about 8 months.

Thanks for everyone who participated. Be sure to join our next game, The Jet Age, opening today: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=325#game325

May we have 2 minutes of your time, and ask to participate in a survey about your favourite AirwaySim game types and eras: https://bit.ly/2Rlc5kQ

Thank you!

The next AirwaySim's airline simulation scenario, The Jet Age, opens on Friday April 10th.

This game starts in 1959 when the first jet aircraft have been just launched and the air travel is taking quantum leaps forward in technology. In The Jet Age game you can be a part of the glorious old days of the air travel and experience the variety of aircraft types and technological innovations in aviation. The game ends in 1991 just before the collapse of communism and other major changes in the world.

The basic settings are:

• Time span: 1959 - 1991, at 30 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Medium length scenario.
• All aircraft models included.
• The overall play duration of this game is about 8 months.

This scenario will open at approximately 10 UTC on Friday April 10th (10 UTC = 6am NYC / 7pm Tokyo). Click on the link to pre-join this game now!