Historical Airline Fleets

[DenisG]

Hi folks.

Perhaps someone can help me out here. I would like to attempt flying a historical real schedule by any real airline in the next scenario. So I am looking for an internet database where I can fly e.g. Delta's fleet in 1985 or so. Has anybody ever stumbled over something like this? So far I only found data in the annual reports but they don't go back far enough.

Thanks.

Denis

[RushmoreAir]

Here's a list of delta's historical fleet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines_fleet and here's american's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines go down to historical fleet types.

[DenisG]

Hi RushmooreAir.

Thanks for the links! Unfortunately I had already seen that and it appears not very accurate. But besides that, my idea is to try to 'copy' the exact numbers and routes of an airline historically. So, what I have to find is a sort of year-by-year fleet. But thanks a lot.

Denis

[Yb]

Hi RushmooreAir.

Thanks for the links! Unfortunately I had already seen that and it appears not very accurate. But besides that, my idea is to try to 'copy' the exact numbers and routes of an airline historically. So, what I have to find is a sort of year-by-year fleet. But thanks a lot.

Denis

Well the problem with what you ask is that there is no "accurate" schedule. I work in this kind of business and I can tell you that the changes are everyday. They cancel this, start this, cancel something else, move this flight, then start the season ones etc.
The non-strategic lines are usualy changed once every two through four months.