Ryanair 101 's Guide for Newcomers.

[Ryanair 101]

Hello everyone ............................... Here is my guide for newcomers !!!!

1. One of the most important things to leading a good airline is a good base. Look for somewhere that has LITTLE or NO competition,small airports are ideal but if you want to expand and do long haul routes you can go to somewhere a bit bigger,if you can find one!!

2.A good plane is also very IMPORTANT . I think the best choices for a new airline are the A300,737 and A320's.They dont devour fuel!

3. You really should look for a route that no one is flying now that you have your plane,because you are a new airline passengers will pick the other airline to fly with if you are competing with someone else on a route.For you Newcomers the way you find a route that has a ''MEDIOCRE or HIGH'' demand of passengers is to put the mouse one ''routes''and scroll down to route planning,click on it , then pick and airport to fly to but if the route has small demand there is no point flying it!Remember dont compete with other airlines because you are new.If the route you want to fly is occupied wait for your airline to become known and then fly that route, lower you prices by 10 % aswell and hopefully you will take over that route , the other airline will then realise you are getting more passengers on this route and close down that route and you will have all the passengers to yourself!

4.CI or ''Company Image'' plays a big roll in your passenger Loadfactor.Click on marketing and then click ''Newspaper , Radio and Billboards and click continent.That is the best/ideal campaign for a new airline.You can pick anything though!But I would advise not to start a campaign that costs more than 150,000 per month.

New airlines wont make profits right away ! Remember PATIENCE IS KEY!
For example I started off in begginers world with 4,000,000 I bought two A300 's in good condition I look for planes that are 85% condition or better then I opened routes with no competitors.My money plummeted to -3,000,000 but i waited ......... nothing............Finally i made profits and bought another A300. My money once again plummeted to -2,000,000!!  Then I made profits and am going to expand (Im still a small airline) but have experience !  That is an example,most airlines go through that phase but grow and grow and buy new planes e.t.c.

I REALLY HOPE THIS HELPED!!! PLEASE COMMENT,FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS!!!! AND POST YOUR OWN  GUIDES . GOOD LUCK AIRLINES!

[ag321796]

Good tips friend.

I only go a little further, feel free to disagree ok.

1- Marketing costs typically represent 10-25% of your Income Statament, and this applies until the image reaches 100.

2- Go to Settings -> Staff Settings and let checked  Automated Hiring and Disable the option Automated Salaries, increase salaries only when they ask, what happens one time every 1 or 2 years.

3- In the beginning, buy aircraft not so old, that means, with a maximum of 6-8 years.
For example, buying an aircraft with three years, the weekly cost of maintenance will be $ 15,000 if you buy one of 10-12 years the cost will be $ 30,000 and 20 years the costs reach $ 45,000 or more. And that does not differ much if the aircraft is small or large.

4- Start by buying the same model of aircraft, attention to the same type of engine, until the 10° aircraft has a maximum of 2 different models, and only add the 4° model if you have more than 20-30 aircraft. Fleet Commonality costs increase exponentially when you add another model.
An example that happened to me:

With 2 Fleets:
6 Fokker 100: $ 629,992  per month  =    $ 104,998 per plane
13 Boeing 757-200: $ 1,478,978    =    $ 113,767 per plane
Total: 19 planes and $ 2,108,970    =    $ 110,998 per plane

With 3 Fleets:
6 Fokker 100: $ 1,113 .875    =    $ 185,645 per plane
13 Boeing 757-200: $ 2,689,353    =    $ 206,873 per plane
1 Airbus A320-100: $ 695,774    
Total: 20 planes and $ 4,499,002    =    $ 224,950 per plane

Other examples in this topic   https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/index.php/topic,34837.0.html

[Ryanair 101]

 I totally agree . I get the same plane usually,I have 3 A300's and getting another now thanks dude!

[Curse]

PLEASE COMMENT,FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS!!!

Honestly I have to disagree with some - if not all - of your points.


1) Small airports suck. You will be limited very soon in demand - even if you play US in a Modern Times scenario. If you start at a small airport in India in Jet Age, you will be literally your own passenger.

2) Please tell me how I can choose A300 in a Jet Age game, why 737/A320 are better than 757 in DotM/ATB or what makes CS300 worse than 737/A320 in a late MT.

3) It's a stupid move to give away all routes to competitors. They will fly them, they will earn money on them and eventually they will get your routes, too.

4) CI is absolutely unimportant if you run a domestic airline without competition in Papua New Guinea and not very important as long as you don't want to go long-haul mostly/only. An absolute number is also not very smart because $150k in early JA are different to $150k in late MT.

5) If your airline needs time to generate profit you're doing something wrong. In fact a normal airline should earn money from the first aircraft that's up in the air.
Exceptions may be during fuel spikes in MT - but when you start at this moment without an alliance that will support you with cheap aircraft blame yourself.


Don't get me wrong, I really support people helping new players etc., but we already have a FAQ and several guides and a "new" guide should at least be at the same level - and of course not telling wrong things.

[Curse]

feel free to disagree ok.

1) Marketing costs should never higher than 12,5% as long as you are a Newbie and don't know what you are doing/having a strategie that needs more marketing.

CI 100 is not necessary in nearly all cases.


2) Make sure to not forget to raise the salary when asked. Motivation <60 is not good. If you are a casual gamer it's ok to keep the automatic settings.


3) Never buy aircraft till you really can afford buying new ones AND leasing old ones at the same time. There's no real difference in leasing 1yr old or 12yr old ones, 15+ yrs might geht expensive but if you know the aircraft will pay for itself (for example DC-6 in Jet Age, Q400 in early Modern Times/no fuel spike) it's ok. Try to avoid aircraft 21+ yrs.

4) Engine commonality is never a point. Ignore it. Never ever don't take an aircraft because it has engines you don't have already in your fleet.

[Ryanair 101]

I totally disagree with some - if not all - of your points.
Small airports as in Milano Linate ! Where I am based . Or shannon in Ireland!

I said Im in the begginers world so forgive me if i'm mistaken but there are plenty A300's there!!

It isnt stupid to compete when your airline grows because I was competing with airbohemia . I drove him out of business by doing that . soooooooooooo

Your advice isnt good at all!

I spent a lot of time on this guide . Id like to see you with one and no one is interested in your ''Lectures''.

Ryanir for Curse.

[slither360]

I spent a lot of time on this guide . Id like to see you with one and no one is interested in your ''Lectures''.

Ryanir for Curse.

https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/index.php/topic,31706.0.html

This is the guide which Curse probably spent exponentially more time than you did on...

[Curse]

Small airports as in Milano Linate ! Where I am based . Or shannon in Ireland!

Linate isn't a small airport. It's classified as a large airport and in fact it's the third largest airport in Italy.

If you create a guide that's only useful in Beginner's World, why you don't put it in the Beginner's World forum?

It isnt stupid to compete when your airline grows because I was competing with airbohemia . I drove him out of business by doing that . soooooooooooo

Beating another Newbie doesn't mean you're the pro from hell. Running away never helps.

Your advice isnt good at all!

That's why you brought all these cool arguments to destroy my points, eh? Seriously. If you have something to add, feel free. But keep away this stupid whining because I destroyed your sandcastle.

I spent a lot of time on this guide . Id like to see you with one and no one is interested in your ''Lectures''.

Oh, ok, I didn't know time is the factor that gives value to a thing where are you from. I always thought it's about quality of content.

And my 'lectures' are necessary if people undermine (my) attempts to help people to gain some skill to make the game not as boring as it is for me.

[Curse]

https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/index.php/topic,31706.0.html

This is the guide which Curse probably spent exponentially more time than you did on...

My guide isn't perfect. We both know I left out lot of things because I prefer people finding out themselves and just give rough hints. And everybody who generates something that adds value to AirwaySim and the Guides/FAQ is welcome, no doubt.

His 'reaction' to my FAQ doesn't change the fact I feel like discussing with a 12 year old who's stamping his foot because I'm such a bad guy...

However, the typical "how does my airline generate profit?" "is aircraft xy good?" doesn't change my idea about the quality of this guide (ref: https://www.airwaysim.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=63968;sa=showPosts )

[Sigma]

Let's try to play nice with the newbs, guys.

Ryanair -- Curse's comments were extremely valid and constructive.  Take them as just that -- constructive criticism, nothing more.  Your time and efforts are appreciated, but as Curse has pointed out, your comments/suggestions are not entirely true.  His response should have taught you quite a bit about the game that you apparently didn't already know.  And if you continue posting spam posts onto the end of his FAQ without constructive comments, I'll have to escalate the action beyond simply deleting your post.

[Ryanair 101]

That was really mean what Curse said to me.

[slither360]

That was really mean what Curse said to me.

Calling him a bus service operator or whatever doesn't exactly add credibility to your statement...

[slither360]

Also, as a side note,

So far, this thread has been excellent. I propose that it be stickied, the way the other guides for newbs have been.

That way, in the future I won't have to go searching through the forum when I want some comedy  .

[Ryanair 101]

Tell me about it that Curse guy has some temper!!

[EYguy]

Ryanair, you're becoming a bit of a pain in the neck. Especially you and the other guy who keeps reporting airlines for using names of defunct airlines (as that bugger did with MY airline).

So, please, consider Curse as good guy with a very low thereshold for nonsense and act consequently. If you stir him up, you'll very likely end up in a battle where you have everything to lose and nothing to earn. Moreover, your standing here is not so high because of your past behaviour so, please, calm down and consider this game for what it is: A GAME.

Regards

[slither360]

Especially you and the other guy who keeps reporting airlines for using names of defunct airlines (as that bugger did with MY airline).

Lol! Reporting the mod to himself!

[Ryanair 101]

  :laugh:LOL your right!

[slither360]

LOL your right!

I love how you agree with everything that people on this thread say regarding the fact that Curse was absolutely right, to the point of laughing over it, yet you call him a National Socialist over PM. Please be consistent.

Thanks,
Bob

P.S.

So, please, consider Curse as good guy with a very low thereshold for nonsense and act consequently. If you stir him up, you'll very likely end up in a battle where you have everything to lose and nothing to earn.

Calling someone a National Socialist on the basis that they are German definitely falls under the category of "stirring him up"... In fact, it is probably a violation of terms of service (ref: section titled "Forum Etiquette"), pending sami's judgement.