AWS Nostalgia Thread

[swiftus27]

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

[LemonButt]

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.

[stevecree]

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  

[swiftus27]

Leases 772s are still a death sentence

[LemonButt]

Remember when you could fly Russian metal profitably?  Neither do I.

[dmoose42]

Is russian metal a type of cereal?

[pascaly]

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 

[Mr.HP]

Leases 772s are still a death sentence

Without hard competition, and right route choice, they can make very decent money

[stevecree]

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 !

[Mr.HP]

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

[swiftus27]

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

[Seattle]

Remember the actual Magic Carpet?

Or pwning with tu154s, while everyone else was waiting for their 737 classics or airbii? 

[Infinity]

I remember a 90% LF airline that went bankrupt flying leased 772s

The 777 was revamped since I did that.

[LemonButt]

Remember when you could spend every last cent you had on aircraft leases and then go $50 million into negative cash to buy slots?

[Kadachiman]

Remember when Curse used to respond to every post.

[LemonButt]

Remember Sigma?  What ever happened to that guy...

[Zombie Slayer]

Remember when Curse used to respond to every post.

The not so good old days 

[Zombie Slayer]

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  

Now you have a fleet of 200 777's and not an E-Jet to be found!!   Your world has been turned upside down  

[Talentz]

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

[swiftus27]

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.