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#81
Announcements - History and the Future / Adam Air to Transition Fleet: ...
Last post by humbleadnan94 - August 29, 2025, 06:18:49 AMPress Release
Burbank, January 2012
Adam Air today announced a major fleet transition strategy designed to reshape its international and cargo operations. The airline will begin phasing out its Boeing 757 passenger fleet and introducing Airbus A330 and A340 widebody aircraft to lead its long-haul expansion from Detroit. At the same time, the retired 757s will be converted into freighters to accelerate the growth of Adam Cargo, the company's dedicated logistics arm.
For more than a decade, Adam Air's 757s have connected Detroit to Europe and South America. However, with the aircraft now averaging nearly 20 years in service, rising fuel costs and maintenance burdens have made them increasingly impractical in passenger service.
CEO Humad Adam noted: "The 757s were instrumental in building our international presence, but the time has come to evolve. By transitioning to A330s and A340s, we gain the capacity and range to compete effectively in long-haul markets, while our 757 fleet will find a second life as the backbone of Adam Cargo. This dual strategy allows us to grow both our passenger and freight businesses in a sustainable way."
Adam Cargo, based in Detroit, will use the converted 757 freighters to serve domestic and regional freight routes, with plans to expand to transatlantic cargo corridors in the future. The airline views cargo as a stabilizing force in its portfolio, capable of offsetting volatility in passenger demand.
While international passenger services will focus on new A330 and A340 routes, Adam Air remains committed to strengthening its U.S. domestic network and ensuring Detroit remains a central hub for both travelers and shippers.
"Our business is about more than moving passengers," added Adam. "It's about connecting economies. With widebodies for passengers and a growing freighter fleet for cargo, Adam Air is taking bold steps to secure its future."
Burbank, January 2012
Adam Air today announced a major fleet transition strategy designed to reshape its international and cargo operations. The airline will begin phasing out its Boeing 757 passenger fleet and introducing Airbus A330 and A340 widebody aircraft to lead its long-haul expansion from Detroit. At the same time, the retired 757s will be converted into freighters to accelerate the growth of Adam Cargo, the company's dedicated logistics arm.
For more than a decade, Adam Air's 757s have connected Detroit to Europe and South America. However, with the aircraft now averaging nearly 20 years in service, rising fuel costs and maintenance burdens have made them increasingly impractical in passenger service.
CEO Humad Adam noted: "The 757s were instrumental in building our international presence, but the time has come to evolve. By transitioning to A330s and A340s, we gain the capacity and range to compete effectively in long-haul markets, while our 757 fleet will find a second life as the backbone of Adam Cargo. This dual strategy allows us to grow both our passenger and freight businesses in a sustainable way."
Adam Cargo, based in Detroit, will use the converted 757 freighters to serve domestic and regional freight routes, with plans to expand to transatlantic cargo corridors in the future. The airline views cargo as a stabilizing force in its portfolio, capable of offsetting volatility in passenger demand.
While international passenger services will focus on new A330 and A340 routes, Adam Air remains committed to strengthening its U.S. domestic network and ensuring Detroit remains a central hub for both travelers and shippers.
"Our business is about more than moving passengers," added Adam. "It's about connecting economies. With widebodies for passengers and a growing freighter fleet for cargo, Adam Air is taking bold steps to secure its future."
#82
Game talk - The Age of Flight / Re: Change the salary rules in...
Last post by saetta - August 28, 2025, 10:59:12 PMi don't like it in the middle og game
#83
General forum / Re: Fare increase
Last post by groundbum2 - August 28, 2025, 09:45:36 PMI wonder, but have no proof, whether large price rises, say 9%, do scare passengers as I've seen loads drop off afterwards. I'm thinking across the board rises, and my airline's pax take a dive. But then, over a month or two, they come back until I'm flying the same level as before.
It's almost as if AWS has a mechanism that compares this weeks price to last weeks, and if different takes that into account. Or it could be I'm over thinking the whole thing!
Simon
It's almost as if AWS has a mechanism that compares this weeks price to last weeks, and if different takes that into account. Or it could be I'm over thinking the whole thing!
Simon
#84
General forum / Re: Fare increase
Last post by Sami - August 28, 2025, 08:31:48 PMTo some extent you are just fine, depending on the route and the competition. But increase too much, and you'll scare the passengers...
(don't aim for maximum Load Factor, aim for maximum Revenue)
(don't aim for maximum Load Factor, aim for maximum Revenue)
#85
Game talk - The Age of Flight / Re: Change the salary rules in...
Last post by luke02 - August 28, 2025, 04:39:52 PMI think it should be implemented, I vote YES
#86
Feature requests / Re: MX Spare aircraft
Last post by Flightsimer - August 28, 2025, 03:36:03 PMQuote from: EpicLimaBean44 on July 07, 2025, 10:07:01 PMHonestly, just eat the down time. Doing this is WAY more expensive than the lost revenue! Airlines in real life don't have entire airplanes sitting around just to pick up the slack of Mx downtime, they adapt their fleet schedules constantly to accommodate their needs. Obviously that's not possible in AWS with how the scheduling works, but it's also not supposed to be 100% representative of real life anyway.This is not entirely accurate.
Airlines do have the equivalent of an entire plane picking up slack, But it's not one specific airframe that is solely covering for Mx.
In AWS, MX is almost an afterthought after flying schedules are made. In the real world, (using the AWS 7 day scheduling cycle) they would still operate 24 lines with 25 aircraft. However, they would schedule the entirety of the operation so that the plane returning from MX is put into service to replace the plane that is now coming out of service for Mx.
Essentially in AWS we swap planes into a static flying schedule to cover the flying while IRW the lines of flying themselves flow over a static maintenance schedule. The other factor is that IRW, the airline is not limited to 7-day schedules. They might run a flying line that is 30 days long, but in either case, they can tailor it to match their fleet size and Mx needs. Obviously this is an overly simplistic explanation...
#87
General forum / Fare increase
Last post by Clark Kent - August 28, 2025, 01:40:17 PMIs increasing fare a death to a route?
#88
Game talk - The Age of Flight / Re: Change the salary rules in...
Last post by Sami - August 28, 2025, 01:31:22 PMp.s. if you vote NO, please comment why?
#89
Game talk - Airline Generations / Re: Change the salary rules in...
Last post by Sami - August 28, 2025, 01:31:17 PMp.s. if you vote NO, please comment why?
#90
Game talk - The Age of Flight / Re: Change the salary rules in...
Last post by Chris Spiegel - August 28, 2025, 12:05:38 PMMakes the game more realistic. Tax evasion is a thing in real life, but you can't evade local salaries by basing elsewhere in real life, so applying local salaries depending on the base is just common sense.