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#1
Announcements - The Age of Flight / BOBER 6-7 RESTORES ORDER
Last post by jason8612 - Yesterday at 10:36:56 PMPRESS RELEASE — 18 Dec 2003
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Bober 6-7 confirms that the recent pilot strike has been brought to a swift and permanent conclusion.
After years of delays, excuses, weak schedules, and deeply unimpressive pilot behavior that dragged the company image to record lows, management conducted a thorough review of the situation. The findings were clear: the problem was not the airplanes, the routes, the weather, or the passengers.
It was the pilots.
The lazy and useless individuals responsible for disrupting Bober operations have been fired. The remaining crews have been disciplined, reminded of their duties, and returned to work with a renewed understanding that Bober does not stop because pilots feel tired.
There will be no more strikes.
There will be no more whining.
There will be more Bober.
When asked for comment, management said:
"6-7."
Bober 6-7 now serves more than 67 destinations across its network and will continue bringing Bober to as many places as possible.
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Bober 6-7 confirms that the recent pilot strike has been brought to a swift and permanent conclusion.
After years of delays, excuses, weak schedules, and deeply unimpressive pilot behavior that dragged the company image to record lows, management conducted a thorough review of the situation. The findings were clear: the problem was not the airplanes, the routes, the weather, or the passengers.
It was the pilots.
The lazy and useless individuals responsible for disrupting Bober operations have been fired. The remaining crews have been disciplined, reminded of their duties, and returned to work with a renewed understanding that Bober does not stop because pilots feel tired.
There will be no more strikes.
There will be no more whining.
There will be more Bober.
When asked for comment, management said:
"6-7."
Bober 6-7 now serves more than 67 destinations across its network and will continue bringing Bober to as many places as possible.
Bober 6-7: the pilots complained, so we found new pilots.
#2
General forum / Re: Aircraft Maintenance when ...
Last post by tycoon - Yesterday at 01:31:14 AMQuote from: knobbygb on June 28, 2026, 06:01:11 PMI might be wrong, but I think fleet commonality only applies to fleets where at least one aircraft with actual routes scheduled. It used to be that way anyway. Maybe it's changed.
As for the original question - I think there is some kind of check box to do 'big' maintenance while they're for sale. I'm not in a game right now so can't give a screenshot, but it's not something I've every had a problem with.
Yeah it's changed with the new fleet commonality rules. There is a check box for maintenance on aircraft for sale, that I had forgotten about, so all sorted now.
#3
General forum / Re: Aircraft Maintenance when ...
Last post by knobbygb - June 28, 2026, 06:01:11 PMI might be wrong, but I think fleet commonality only applies to fleets where at least one aircraft with actual routes scheduled. It used to be that way anyway. Maybe it's changed.
As for the original question - I think there is some kind of check box to do 'big' maintenance while they're for sale. I'm not in a game right now so can't give a screenshot, but it's not something I've every had a problem with.
As for the original question - I think there is some kind of check box to do 'big' maintenance while they're for sale. I'm not in a game right now so can't give a screenshot, but it's not something I've every had a problem with.
#4
General forum / Re: Average Load Factors
Last post by schro - June 28, 2026, 01:32:53 PMLoad factor is simply math representing number of seats sold divided by number of seats available.
If you sell 100 seats on a route, you could fly the same plane with 100 seats on it or 200 seats (in this case, same plane type with different seat configurations) on it and you'd end up at the same revenue/cost for the flight, but a much different load factor.
Your objective of revenue is about selling seats, not load factor. You look at demand, your pricing, and the other variables involved in selling seats and do your best there.
Your cost objective is matching the best plane type considering the rest of your airline's needs to haul as many sold seats as you can for the lowest amount of money.
Load factor gives you nothing except 1. the achievement awards available for it 2. Your stats rankings for that statistic. 3. A quick benchmark that may flag a route that needs your attention (e.g. 100% load factor consistently implies you need more seats, higher ticket prices or both).
If you sell 100 seats on a route, you could fly the same plane with 100 seats on it or 200 seats (in this case, same plane type with different seat configurations) on it and you'd end up at the same revenue/cost for the flight, but a much different load factor.
Your objective of revenue is about selling seats, not load factor. You look at demand, your pricing, and the other variables involved in selling seats and do your best there.
Your cost objective is matching the best plane type considering the rest of your airline's needs to haul as many sold seats as you can for the lowest amount of money.
Load factor gives you nothing except 1. the achievement awards available for it 2. Your stats rankings for that statistic. 3. A quick benchmark that may flag a route that needs your attention (e.g. 100% load factor consistently implies you need more seats, higher ticket prices or both).
#5
General forum / Re: Average Load Factors
Last post by groundbum2 - June 28, 2026, 06:47:18 AMprofit margin is driven by many things, the largest of which after LF is capital cost of aircraft. So if you can lease bits of rubbish for 50K/month vs a shiny A321 for 1million/month that will have a significant impact on the cost of operating the route. Bear in mind the route and aircraft stats do not include the cost of personnel in their figures. And personnel typically make up 30% of an airlines total costs. So 1xA321 daily with 196 seats may actually be cheaper than needing to operate and staff 4xCRJ700 (50 seats) to carry the same number of pax. Though the CRJ700 has the benefit of using more slots thus denying them to your competitors, though slots can be expensive.
#6
General forum / Re: Average Load Factors
Last post by groundbum2 - June 28, 2026, 06:43:35 AMjust like in the real world (British Airways v Laker, British Airways v Virgin Atlantic) a large airline will use it's size to try and make life difficult for awkward smaller rivals. So the big airline will have routes that print cash, and this cash will be used to operate extra flights on routes where the desire is to make sure competitors are not making a lot of money, so cannot expand So operating a flight with low LFs may still be a good decision for a big airline even though it's not making much money for anybody. AWS is a competitive game, so it's good business to dominate an airport and discourage new entrants and make life awkward for competitors.
#7
Off-topic forum / Re: Maintenance of my aircraft...
Last post by groundbum2 - June 28, 2026, 06:39:02 AMAWS doesn't model down to this level of detail. Similarly employee numbers or happiness isn't based on how spread out your maintenance is. So you can put ALL B checks on Saturday and that will be fine, even though in the real world obviously maintenance work is spread 24x7 based on employee numbers. Not in AWS. It's implied that all maintenance is carried out at the aircrafts base airport.
And before you ask, because everybody does, there's no mechanism to automatically swap schedules from an aircraft going into maintenance to a ready available ac.
Simon
And before you ask, because everybody does, there's no mechanism to automatically swap schedules from an aircraft going into maintenance to a ready available ac.
Simon
#8
Announcements - History and the Future / QUEEN CITY AIRWAYS UNVEILS TH...
Last post by tycoon - June 28, 2026, 01:19:26 AM�CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Queen City Airways today announced a bold, forward-looking experiment in corporate stewardship and community innovation: the grand opening of the Queen City Airways Sustainable Village.
�Located on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas Airport, this unique, eco-conscious installation transforms 80 of the airline's retired, four-engine workhorses—including 60 AW.55 liners and 20 double-decker Breguet 765 Sahara aircraft—into a modern, functional community space.
�Rather than allowing these magnificent chrome giants to gather dust while their leases expire, Queen City Airways is repurposing their iconic fuselages. The aircraft, still proudly bearing the airline's striking red livery, have been arranged to form a groundbreaking hub featuring community meeting halls, innovative research pods, and creative workshops. The surrounding grounds have been cultivated into communal gardens, presenting a harmonious blend of modern aviation technology and green living.
�Located on the grounds of Charlotte Douglas Airport, this unique, eco-conscious installation transforms 80 of the airline's retired, four-engine workhorses—including 60 AW.55 liners and 20 double-decker Breguet 765 Sahara aircraft—into a modern, functional community space.
�Rather than allowing these magnificent chrome giants to gather dust while their leases expire, Queen City Airways is repurposing their iconic fuselages. The aircraft, still proudly bearing the airline's striking red livery, have been arranged to form a groundbreaking hub featuring community meeting halls, innovative research pods, and creative workshops. The surrounding grounds have been cultivated into communal gardens, presenting a harmonious blend of modern aviation technology and green living.
#9
Off-topic forum / Re: Maintenance of my aircraft...
Last post by 11Air - June 27, 2026, 04:22:49 PMJust how do we put aircraft into Maintenance when it's hard to determine the facilities at the next airport?
#10
General forum / Re: Average Load Factors
Last post by Spotter2004 - June 27, 2026, 11:35:03 AMHey Sami,
That was also the goal: to address the cost-to-revenue ratio and thus increase profits.
But you'd think that, since the other aircraft type had only a 50% load factor on a certain route, you'd achieve a higher load factor by deploying a smaller aircraft
We're talking about two flights each for a 735 and an F10 with load factors between 30% and 50%, compared to barely 60% to 65% now for my SB20.
But the profit margin is higher than before anyway—that was the main goal.
That was also the goal: to address the cost-to-revenue ratio and thus increase profits.
But you'd think that, since the other aircraft type had only a 50% load factor on a certain route, you'd achieve a higher load factor by deploying a smaller aircraft
We're talking about two flights each for a 735 and an F10 with load factors between 30% and 50%, compared to barely 60% to 65% now for my SB20.
But the profit margin is higher than before anyway—that was the main goal.