Remember when someone bankrupted and all of that airlines's planes instantly appeared on the used market? Since there wasn't a limit to how many you could grab big airlines got huge instantly
Remember when you could have magic carpets...I once flew nothing but Dash-8's out of ATL in a 100% business class config. My profit margins were insane.
Remember when it was actually possible actually to BK someone ?
Remember A-B-C-B-A routes ?
Remember unrestricted used market ?
Remember when 777's were a death sentence and E-Jets ruled the air ?
Ahhhhhh...the good old days :laugh:
Leases 772s are still a death sentence
Remember when you could fly Russian metal profitably? Neither do I.
Is russian metal a type of cereal?
Quote from: swiftus27 on August 26, 2013, 10:53:35 PM
Leases 772s are still a death sentence
I've started quite a few airlines with 722Adv, as long as you use them on short thick routes with some premium pax and ditch them for 752s before fuel or D checks catch up with you, they can do well.
EDIT: Ah, okay, I just noticed you wrote 772, not 722. Thank dog for dyslexia ;)
Quote from: swiftus27 on August 26, 2013, 10:53:35 PM
Leases 772s are still a death sentence
Without hard competition, and right route choice, they can make very decent money
Quote from: Mr.HP on August 28, 2013, 05:34:12 AM
Without hard competition, and right route choice, they can make very decent money
All well saying that, but AWS is far from competition free so your comment applies to very very few airports and even then on very very few routes !
I meant HARD, like 3+ airlines compete in a 300-400 pax demand route. If only 2 airlines, B772 can actually make money
For the right routes, > 5500nm are best, which the efficient A330 can't fly
Quote from: Mr.HP on August 29, 2013, 01:23:31 AM
I meant HARD, like 3+ airlines compete in a 300-400 pax demand route. If only 2 airlines, B772 can actually make money
For the right routes, > 5500nm are best, which the efficient A330 can't fly
but < 7000nm unless you both own the plane AND fly with zero competition.
I remember a 90% LF airline that went bankrupt flying leased 772s
Remember the actual Magic Carpet?
Or pwning with tu154s, while everyone else was waiting for their 737 classics or airbii? ;)
Quote from: swiftus27 on August 29, 2013, 01:40:24 AM
I remember a 90% LF airline that went bankrupt flying leased 772s
The 777 was revamped since I did that.
Remember when you could spend every last cent you had on aircraft leases and then go $50 million into negative cash to buy slots?
Remember when Curse used to respond to every post.
Remember Sigma? What ever happened to that guy...
Quote from: Kadachiman on September 01, 2013, 06:02:33 PM
Remember when Curse used to respond to every post.
The not so good old days ;)
Quote from: SAC on August 26, 2013, 10:09:27 PM
Remember when it was actually possible actually to BK someone ?
Remember A-B-C-B-A routes ?
Remember unrestricted used market ?
Remember when 777's were a death sentence and E-Jets ruled the air ?
Ahhhhhh...the good old days :laugh:
Now you have a fleet of 200 777's and not an E-Jet to be found!! :o Your world has been turned upside down :laugh:
Quote from: LemonButt on September 01, 2013, 06:28:01 PM
Remember Sigma? What ever happened to that guy...
Gone off the deep in like me. lol!
~ Remember when you could rapid expand with 747 classics and still reach CI100 in six months with max advertising?
^_^
- Talentz
Quote from: Talentz on September 03, 2013, 09:47:07 AM
Gone off the deep in like me. lol!
~ Remember when you could rapid expand with 747 classics and still reach CI100 in six months with max advertising?
^_^
- Talentz
Nice to see you, old friend.
Lets not make this an attack thread, no matter who it is.
Remember when you had to restart your computer when you plugged in a new keyboard?? ;D
I think it's funny/interesting that we're looking back at some of the things we didn't like about the game (magic carpets etc) with a kind of fondness. Interesting, but nice, to see.
Quote from: Kadachiman on September 01, 2013, 06:02:33 PM
Remember when Curse used to respond to every post.
Actually I liked Curse as I found him to very willing to help newbies
Quote from: pascaly on September 04, 2013, 01:54:15 AM
Remember when you had to restart your computer when you plugged in a new keyboard?? ;D
I think it's funny/interesting that we're looking back at some of the things we didn't like about the game (magic carpets etc) with a kind of fondness. Interesting, but nice, to see.
Makes me glad to know that out input helps
Remember when you could schedule two flights to the same destination at the same time and you'd still get the frequency bonus? :)