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The start schedule of the upcoming Cargo Challenge game has been changed with one week from the preliminary plan.

Cargo Challenge game will open on Friday 21st July.

This is due to the need to finalize and test the systems, and admin is not available due to other commitments during the previously planned date.

This first public game world with cargo features is the first step towards cargo's implementation in the all of the simulations' game worlds. We're hoping to collect much valuable feedback from this scenario. Details of the new features as well as details of the game itself will be posted later. :)

According to the normal monthly rotation schedule the Beginner's World #1 game has been opened today.

This game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. The two beginner scenarios follow always the standard easy settings and same time frame as the previous beginner scenarios, and they restart about once every month.

Click over to the Game Area to play!

The previous Game World #2 ended a while back and here are the final statistics and results.

Play time of this scenario was a total of nearly 1.5 years - some serious dedication from many of our veteran players here 

The replacement game world is already under way:

» Join the new Game World #2

The new Game World #2 is now open!

» Join the game here

Our latest ultra-long game world is open and ready for your new airlines. World starts in 1950 and continues whopping 85 years all the way to the end of 2035!

In this scenario you can experience the post-war aircraft types such as cheap surplus DC-3s and move on to the first generation jet planes. After this early period you will see a steady increase in the air travel with new bigger and much more economical aircraft being introduced. In later years the market liberations and global challenges will give you something to think about.

This game world follows the standard settings for long AirwaySim games:

• Standard difficulty level
• All airports, all aircraft models (including the "prototypes") and all features are included.
• Additional base airports follow the standard rules, max 10 bases per airline, and the amount of planes based outside HQ will grow over time.
• Alliances are available to be formed from the first day.
• Game's speed is initially 30 minutes per day but will speed up to 25 minutes per day in 1990 (opposite from our usual settings due to user requests)
• Passenger demand levels are much larger than in real history at the start of the game, especially in the early parts of the game. 
• Fuel prices are random and may or may not follow the historical oil/jet fuel developments (or a combination of both where it follows the real history at some periods and is random at others).
• Note also that the economic/inflation settings are modified for this scenario for a more linear inflation model which should be easier to understand especially in the 1970s and 1980s that is usually the era of rapid inflation.
• The aircraft production rates and amount of airport slots are higher compared to the standard setting.
• As always, it can be predicted that the popular aircraft models will soon be limited in supply at the used aircraft market. Do not count your expansion to their supply!
• Remember that airports and geopolitical changes are modelled after real history. Not all airports are open yet, and you may not expand your airline to other countries inside European Union until much later in the game.
• You have a plentiful cash supply to start with and the fuel prices are currently very low but remember to keep cash in reserve if something unexpected happens!

» Join the game here

The current long Game World #2 is ending soon so now it is time to announce the replacement game world that starts soon. Other scenarios, including a short cargo theme game, are also planned for the next two months.

• Beginner's World #2 - 17th June: Pre-join here
• Standard settings for this game series
• 2015 to 2025
• Game World #2 - 21st June: Pre-join here
• One of our four main ultra-long games
• 1950 to 2035
• Beginner's World #1 - 9th July
• Standard settings for Beginner's games
• 2004 to 2013
• Cargo Challenge - 14th July (date might still change)
• First public game to feature cargo model
• Details to follow later on

We look forward seeing you in these games :)

The mini-game Long Haul Challenge has ended, with play time from February to April, and here are the end results.

Details of the next game worlds will be announced soon.

According to the normal monthly rotation schedule the Beginner's World #1 game has been opened today.

This game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. The two beginner scenarios follow always the standard easy settings and same time frame as the previous beginner scenarios, and they restart about once every month.

Click over to the Game Area to play!

The new Beginner's World #2 scenario has been just opened.

This game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. The two beginner scenarios follow always the standard easy settings and same time frame as the previous beginner scenarios, and they restart about once every month.

This time the BW#2 scenario has new settings. The time era is now from 2015 to 2025!

According to the normal monthly rotation schedule the Beginner's World #1 game has been opened today.

This game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. The two beginner scenarios follow always the standard easy settings and same time frame as the previous beginner scenarios, and they restart about once every month.

Click over to the Game Area to play!

The Long Haul Challenge game world is now open!

» Join Long Haul Challenge

The Challenge game series have a short play duration and special settings. This game focuses purely on the long haul traffic from continent to another with large airplanes such as the B747.

The settings of this scenario are:

• Overall economic environment is easy.
  
  
• Only aircraft in size class very large can be used.
  
  
• All airports in the world are included, but the travel demand is only for longhaul traffic (so there are many smaller airports with no traffic at all).
  
  
• No geographical airport basing restrictions - open additional bases anywhere in the world.
  
  
• Game starts on year 2017 and runs until 2030.
  
  
• Alliances are enabled. Achievements can be earned.
  
  
• One simulated day is 25 minutes long.

Note also that the easy start (pre-created airline) is not available in this game world (purely because the easy start system is not available for longhaul airline starts). So please take care when choosing the base airport where you start - make sure it has enough longhaul passenger demand.

Remember also that the initial passenger demand is rather low. It will grow rapidly over time.

This is a new type of game world (a pure longhaul simulation has not been played before) and we'd like to hear your thoughts about this game concept. You can use the game forum for feedback.

The next AirwaySim game world - Long Haul Challenge - opens on this Friday, February 24th 2017 at 15 UTC.

The Challenge game series have a short play duration and special settings. This game focuses purely on the long haul traffic from continent to another with large airplanes such as the B747.

You can already pre-join this upcoming game world. Go to the Game Area and you will find this new game waiting for you there. You can reserve a spot to this new game and we will e-mail you to remind of the game world's opening.

The settings of this scenario are:

• Overall economic environment is easy.
  
  
• Only aircraft in size class very large can be used.
  
  
• All airports in the world are included, but the travel demand is only for longhaul traffic (so there are many smaller airports with no traffic at all).
  
  
• No geographical airport basing restrictions - open additional bases anywhere in the world.
  
  
• Game starts on year 2017 and runs until 2030.
  
  
• Alliances are enabled. Achievements can be earned.
  
  
• One simulated day is 25 minutes long.

Note also that the easy start (pre-created airline) is not available in this game world (purely because the easy start system is not available for longhaul airline starts). So please take care when choosing the base airport where you start - make sure it has enough longhaul passenger demand.

Beginner's World #2 has restarted again today. The settings and other details follow the standard pattern for this recurring easy & short game world.

This game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. The two beginner scenarios follow always the standard easy settings and same time frame as the previous beginner scenarios, and they restart about once every month.

The Regional Challenge mini scenario has ended, and here are the final statistics.

The next game worlds to start at AirwaySim will be:

• Beginner's World #2 - opens on Saturday, February 18th
• Long Haul Challenge - a new mini scenario focusing only on long-haul traffic. Opens on Friday February 24th.

Stats of the Regional Challenge game:

The new Game World #3 is now open and welcomes all new airline managers!

» Join the game here

Game World #3 is our dedicated "Modern Times" scenario that focuses on managing the airlines in the present and future era. The overall play duration of the Game World #3 is about 10 months.

This new scenario utilizes the new settings with a play time extended to year 2036!

This game world will follow the standard settings for long AirwaySim games:

• Standard difficulty level
  
  
• All airports, all aircraft models (including the "prototypes") and all features are included.
  
  
• Time span: 1998 - 2036
  
  
• Game's speed is 30 minutes per day (faster than the usual 35 mins per day).
  
  
• Fuel prices are customized and may not follow real world history.
  
  
• Passenger demand levels follow the standard realistic settings but are lower at the very start of the game and will gradually grow.
  
  
• The aircraft production rates and amount of airport slots are higher compared to the standard "realworld" setting.

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.
  
  
• 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. The used aircraft market will refresh several times during the first static 24 hour day.
  
  
• 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, or other small 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.
  
  
• 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).

All set! Move over to the Game Area and join the new game!

The new Game World #3 will open on Tuesday January 31st

Game World #3 is our dedicated "Modern Times" scenario that focuses on managing the airlines in the present and future era. The overall play duration of the Game World #3 is about 10 months.

This new scenario utilizes the new settings with a play time extended to year 2036!

You can already pre-join this upcoming game world. Go to the Game Area and you will find this new game waiting for you there.

The opening time of this game world will be at 12.00 UTC on January 31st. That's 07.00@NYC, 12.00@London, and 21:00@Tokyo. And as usual the first 24 hours of the game is static and the game clock will start to move after that.

This game world will follow the standard settings for long AirwaySim games:

• Standard difficulty level
  
  
• All airports, all aircraft models (including the "prototypes") and all features are included.
  
  
• Time span: 1998 - 2036, 30 minutes per game day.
  
  
• Alliances are available to be formed from the first day.
  
  
• Fuel prices are customized and may not follow real world history. Random world events are included too.

» Pre-join Game World #3