When ever i start and airline, it always starts to fail meaning it isn't profitable. How do you start with a profitable airline? Are there any tips of tricks. Currently I have 2 BOC One-Eleven 500 and one on it's way. I fly to destinations about 1000nm away from my hub area thing and I have 4 destinations and 6 when that other one-eleven comes. I will give any more information if needed.
I feel I shouldn't help you seeing as we are in direct competition but anyway... ;)
You are flying to six destinations. The route from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago Midway has 600 pax a day and is totally empty. Rather than flying your aircraft to 6 different places fill the demand to Midway. Then move to another route, says Pittsburgh, a route with 400 a day and only one other flight on it. Also look for closer destinations and keep your aircraft in the air, the longer they are flying in the day the better.
Also watch the age of your aircraft, your 1-11s are both over 20, they will cost you a heap of cash in maintenance. If you can aim for younger aircraft, 737s, A320s, MD-8x's.
You'll probably also find that (especially with smaller and/or fuel-thirsty aircraft) you can make more money on shorter routes, due to less of your income being spent on fuel for longer journeys. And whatever you do, avoid the trap of getting loads of different aircraft types straight away; it's a one-way ticket to bankruptcy!
AWS is a difficult game that takes time to learn, success won't come overnight but it's quite satisfying once you know enough tricks to do well! :)
3 tasks that will be of benefit to new players, and where I have noticed the main issues (because I have made many of the same mistakes)
1. ***Most Important*** - Read all the threads regardless of the game world that you are playing because -
a) many of the questions have been asked and answered before
b) there are so many hints & tips in the threads that will avoid many future pitfalls
2. Expect to fail as a new player, if the game was so easy that a pre-schooler could play then we wouldn't still be here
Once you fail, use that game world to try a few different things as you can restart a few times with the same credits
3. Use patience, this is the number 1 problem for players (old and new)
a) lack of patience is what drives players to grab any plane which inevitably leads to their demise - have a look at players with Credit 'D' rating (which means they are about to go B/K in most cases) and guess what, most have 5,6,7 or 8 fleet types with 2-3 planes in each fleet
b) don't expect to play with the big boys on Day 1 - if you chose to start at a major airport the chances are that you will be up against an experienced player that can easily change strategies slightly to cause your demise.
We could all give you many other tips, but if you invest your time into reading the threads you will discover that it has all been explained, debated, etc previously.
Regards Darryl
Ive only ever made money long-term with MD-80s for mid-range and EMB-120s when I want a smaller airline. Never been able to get my hands on an Airbus or a Boeing. I currently have three active airlines with a collective ten or so bankruptcies between them.
My African regional in DoTM is finally looking solvent on the 4th attempt now that my EMBs are finally arriving. It previously failed with gas-guzzling 707s and ancient Viscounts. In Modern Times I was briefly successful as a US domestic with a 767 but couldnt ever afford a new one and ended up killing myself with Soviet planes when I got tired of not expanding and I'm now going under again with $8million in debt flying turboprops. In Jet Age, I own both my tiny little planes but I will never expand as Im neither making nor losing money and the bank wont let me leverage them for another loan. Im also flying out of a terrible airport since the usual hub for Royal Nigerian was taken when I joined.
All that said, I consider the heaps of failure to be part of the fun of this game. When you do somehow turn a profit, it feels like a real accomplishment. Even my really successful airline with two dozen MD-80s had two bankruptcy scares between periods of rolling in cash, never figured out why but I was able to get loans and survive. I keep trying different things hoping something sticks. Thats the best thing you can do as you fail, fail, and fail again.
Quote from: Kadachiman on January 09, 2012, 01:15:03 AM
3 tasks that will be of benefit to new players, and where I have noticed the main issues (because I have made many of the same mistakes)
1. ***Most Important*** - Read all the threads regardless of the game world that you are playing because -
a) many of the questions have been asked and answered before
b) there are so many hints & tips in the threads that will avoid many future pitfalls
2. Expect to fail as a new player, if the game was so easy that a pre-schooler could play then we wouldn't still be here
Once you fail, use that game world to try a few different things as you can restart a few times with the same credits
3. Use patience, this is the number 1 problem for players (old and new)
a) lack of patience is what drives players to grab any plane which inevitably leads to their demise - have a look at players with Credit 'D' rating (which means they are about to go B/K in most cases) and guess what, most have 5,6,7 or 8 fleet types with 2-3 planes in each fleet
b) don't expect to play with the big boys on Day 1 - if you chose to start at a major airport the chances are that you will be up against an experienced player that can easily change strategies slightly to cause your demise.
We could all give you many other tips, but if you invest your time into reading the threads you will discover that it has all been explained, debated, etc previously.
Regards Darryl
Add some more on your excellent passage if you don't mind.
4. Study your airport well before you start your airline. Take a look on the majority of demand, go for the plane you need. (If you start in LGA, why you need long haul plane, and probably A380 in Malta will be a better example). Find a "chief" route to go for, such as SIN-DXB, not sure why every people want to fly Australia while SIN-DXB is the biggest route in that range with best premium demand. If you have done some research on the demand profile you should able to get the route and have an excellent start.
Quote from: vitongwangki on January 09, 2012, 02:42:28 PM
Add some more on your excellent passage if you don't mind.
4. Study your airport well before you start your airline. Take a look on the majority of demand, go for the plane you need. (If you start in LGA, why you need long haul plane, and probably A380 in Malta will be a better example). Find a "chief" route to go for, such as SIN-DXB, not sure why every people want to fly Australia while SIN-DXB is the biggest route in that range with best premium demand. If you have done some research on the demand profile you should able to get the route and have an excellent start.
LGA should NEVER have any long haul.
Quote from: swiftus27 on January 10, 2012, 12:02:12 PM
LGA should NEVER have any long haul.
The answer is simple, he needs to open a base in Long haul airport. :laugh: