The airline game

[SprungGeoduck21]

Hello. I used to be Planefun on here. Remember me? The guy who constantly posted irritating request on Matt's British Railways re-enactment. Enough reintroduction, on to the game.

The year is 1919. The Great War is over. Old aeroplanes are being converted to carry passengers. A new type of company is being started, the airline. Economists predict that the airline industry could be dangerous, but unimaginably profitable. Are you up to the challenge?

Rules
One major airline per person, any smaller airlines owned by your main company must be run by me for approval
I will provide cheap, real-world planes. Make a post if you want to make a company of your own, and I will make a decision
If you make your own company, no jets until 1952, no supersonics until '76
One day in real life equals one year in game. I may change this if I feel it is necessary.
Maximum four new routes per post. I may change this as well.
I may add more rules later.

The Farman Goliath is the only plane on offer right now
Stats
Capacity: 12-14 passengers
Max speed: 87 mph
Range: 250 miles
Price: 50,000 dollars

The Farman Goliath

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My airline
BREAKING NEWS!
The world's first airline company, Global Air Lines, has been founded in London. With the purchase of two Farman Goliath aircraft, the company has started domestic services from London to Liverpool and Manchester

Global Air Lines route map

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Everyone has great hopes for the airline, but it still seems that people want GAL to have some competition

CURRENT AIRLINES
SprungGeoduck21-Anglo-Irish Airlines
Level Crossing-US Airlines
EXTspotter-Solar
A321Pilot-Mancurian Airways

[Chrill]

The founding of Crossroads Air in 1919 helped bring the UK closer to the mainland, offering the very first flights from London to Paris. There is also a flight from Paris to Nice.

Current Fleet:
3x Farman Goliath

Current Routes:
Paris - London (2 Farman Goliath)
Paris - Nice (1 Farman Goliath)

[Sufkop]

In 1920, FlyVirany - called Locanian Aero Service until 1961 - was the first Locanian airline company.
After the purchase of 8 French Farman Goliath's, they started the following services:

-Virany - Zillerveld:
2 planes
-Virany - Middelsteed:
3 planes
-Antropolis - Middelsteed:
2 planes
-Grillheuvel - Chatham:
1 plane

[EXTspotter]

In 1919, Southwestern Air Services started up services linking the south west of England with other parts of the UK and europe.

To fly these routes, 5 Farman Goliath aircraft were aquired, operations of the airline are based in Exeter.

Dublin DUB - Exeter EXT - Jersey JER - Paris CDG
Exeter EXT - London Heathrow LHR - Amsterdam AMS
Exeter EXT - Birmingham BHX - Newcastle NCL
Exeter EXT - Manchester MAN - Edinburgh EDI

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Flight Schedual

Aircraft 1

Flight SAS101
Depart EXT 06.05
Arrive DUB 08.40

Flight SAS102
Depart DUB 09.10
Arrive EXT 11.45

Flight SAS111
Depart EXT 12.15
Arrive JER 13.35

Flight SAS122
Depart JER 14.05
Arrive CDG 16.35

Flight SAS121
Depart CDG 17.05
Arrive JER 19.35

Flight SAS112
Depart JER 20.05
Arrive EXT 21.25

Aircraft 2

Flight SAS131
Depart EXT 06.20
Arrive LHR 08.00

Flight SAS142
Depart LHR 08.30
Arrive AMS 11.10

Flight SAS141
Depart AMS 11.40
Arrive LHR 14.20

Flight SAS134
Depart LHR 14.50
Arrive EXT 16.30

Flight SAS103
Depart EXT 17.00
Arrive DUB 19.35

Flight SAS104
Depart DUB 20.05
Arrive EXT 22.40

Aircraft 3

Flight SAS132
Depart LHR 06.25
Arrive EXT 08.05

Flight SAS151
Depart EXT 08.35
Arrive MAN 10.45

Flight SAS162
Depart MAN 11.15
Arrive EDI 13.25

Flight SAS161
Depart EDI 13.55
Arrive MAN 16.05

Flight SAS152
Depart MAN 16.35
Arrive EXT 18.45

Aircraft 4

Flight SAS171
Depart EXT 06.15
Arrive BHX 07.50

Flight SAS182
Depart BHX 08.20
Arrive NCL 10.20

Flight SAS181
Depart NCL 10.50
Arrive BHX 12.50

Flight SAS172
Depart BHX 13.20
Arrive EXT 14.55

Flight SAS133
Depart EXT 15.25
Arrive LHR 17.05

Flight SAS144
Depart LHR 17.35
Arrive AMS 20.15

Flight SAS143
Depart AMS 20.45
Arrive LHR 23.25

Aircraft 5 - operational spare based in EXT

As such all routes are operated daily except EXT - DUB and EXT - LHR - AMS which are twice daily.

[SprungGeoduck21]

BREAKING NEWS!
A battle will inevitably brew in the southwest of England as Global Air Lines sets up a London-Exeter-Cork route to rival Southwestern Air Service and fly places in Ireland that SAS doesn't serve. The company has also opened a new route from London to Carlisle, maxing out the Farman Goliath's range. Yes, I can't hold it back any longer, GAL has bought four new Farman Goliaths, two for the new routes and two for beefing up the flights to Liverpool and Manchester,

On an unrelated note, don't forget the 250-mile max flight length until someone comes up with a better plane than the Farman. You can stretch it by a few miles (I did with my London to Carlisle flight), but not by much. Check your routes at http://www.gcmap.com, which is also a great way to make route maps .Also, vote on who wants the pace to be quickened to one real day per game year.

[SprungGeoduck21]

In 1920, FlyVirany - called Locanian Aero Service until 1961 - was the first Locanian airline company.
After the purchase of 8 French Farman Goliath's, they started the following services:

-Virany - Zillerveld:
2 planes
-Virany - Middelsteed:
3 planes
-Antropolis - Middelsteed:
2 planes
-Grillheuvel - Chatham:
1 plane

Are those real places? If not, you need to restart.

[Level Crossing]

NorthAir has been founded with 8 planes.

It has two routes as of now:

Route Name: Northeastern (Washington-Philadelphia-New York-Boston)(6 planes).
and
Route Name: Cross Country (New York-Philadelphia-Harrisburg-Pittsburgh-Akron-Toledo-Chicago)(2 planes).

The Northeastern leaves its endpoints at 7 AM, 11 AM, 3 PM, and 7 PM in each direction. The Cross Country departs its endpoints at 7 AM and 2 PM.

[D-CHGU]

OT: this seems like fun so I'll try to have a part in it, let's see where this goes
And just a random question : can anyone introduce new planes or just the topic creator ?

New germany-based airline opened : "Flughansa"

Operatíng 4 goliath-aircraft departing from Hamburg.

Daily flight to Berlin
Departure from Hamburg 10am local
Departure from Berlin 3pm local

Twice a week service to Paris via Cologne
First departure on Monday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Paris on Tuesday
Second departure on Thursday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Paris on Friday

Daily flight to Amsterdam
Departure from Hamburg 8am local
Departure from Amsterdam 2pm local

Twice a week serviceto Copenhagen
First departure on Tuesday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Copenhagen on Wednesday
Second departure on Friday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Copenhagen on Saturday

[SprungGeoduck21]

OT: this seems like fun so I'll try to have a part in it, let's see where this goes
And just a random question : can anyone introduce new planes or just the topic creator ?

New germany-based airline opened : "Flughansa"

Operatíng 4 goliath-aircraft departing from Hamburg.

Daily flight to Berlin
Departure from Hamburg 10am local
Departure from Berlin 3pm local

Twice a week service to Paris via Cologne
First departure on Monday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Paris on Tuesday
Second departure on Thursday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Paris on Friday

Daily flight to Amsterdam
Departure from Hamburg 8am local
Departure from Amsterdam 2pm local

Twice a week serviceto Copenhagen
First departure on Tuesday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Copenhagen on Wednesday
Second departure on Friday 9am local from Hamburg
Returns from Copenhagen on Saturday

Yes, you can create new planes if you found your own company. READ THE RULES.

[D-CHGU]

Yes, you can create new planes if you found your own company. READ THE RULES

Ok now I understand, sorry... thought "make company of your own" referred to airlines

And concerning the game pace... I think one day per year is better as long as there are not many planes available...
If more than one new plane per year might be released, this might need some rethinking however...
Just my opinion on the matter.

[Pilot]

Mancunian Airways is founded in, you guessed it, Manchester.
They aquire 9 Farman Goliaths for there Routes.
All routes have one Farman Goliath on them, except the routes with stopovers, which have two. We also have on spare, based at Manchester.

[D-CHGU]

The airline business in Germany is booming.
Many more cities require airline attachement to the rest of the world.

Therefore Flughansa buys 2 new goliaths to open a new circular route :

Hamburg - Frankfurt - Munich - Dresden Hamburg

One plane will operate the route clockwise and the other counterclockwise.

Departure from Hamburg via Frankfurt on Tuesdays at 1pm local
Departure from Hamburg via Dresden on Thursdays at 1pm local
Both flights stop for the night in Munich and will resume on the next day


On another note, Flughansa wishes to cooperate with airlines operating from Paris and Amsterdam to offer extended services beyond our own operational area - offers welcome !


EDIT : I'd like to open an aircraft manufacturing company - the "Junkers Flugzeugwerk AG"

[Pilot]

On another note, Flughansa wishes to cooperate with airlines operating from Paris and Amsterdam to offer extended services beyond our own operational area - offers welcome !

We are willing to co-operate on Flights from Manchester and London City to Paris.

[D-CHGU]

We are willing to co-operate on Flights from Manchester and London City to Paris.

We are glad to hear that !

We would like to propose the following terms :

for each passenger continuing from Paris to England on Mancunian Airways that travelled Flughansa before, 30% of the fare goes to us. Equally, 30% of the fare of each passenger continuing from Paris to Germany on our flights go to you.

Do you agree to these terms or would you like to propose an alternative ?

[Pilot]

Yes them terms are acceptabe for us.

[D-CHGU]

Flughansa proudly anounces the extension of its services towards England in cooperation with Mancunian Airways !

Thanks to this cooperation, travelling time between the major european cities will be greatly reduced as soon as the timetables of the 2 companies have been adapted to each other.

[SprungGeoduck21]

NEW RULE
One real day equals one game year. It is now 1920
NEW MANUFACTURER
Junkers has just been founded in Germany.

Global Air Lines has decided to get in to the lucrative Mainland European market by buying two more Farman Goliath aircraft and using them on new routes to Dusseldorf via Norwich and to Frankfurt via Brussels. Economists are speculating on when GAL is going to open the lucrative London-Paris route. The CEO of the company says that he will wait and see if upstart aircraft company Junkers can produce a better plane than the Farman aircraft that GAL is currently using.

GAL Fleet
8x Farman Goliath

[D-CHGU]

NEW AIRCRAFT AVAILABLE :

Junkers Flugzeugwerk AG proudly presents the
Junkers F 13



While the carying capacit remains way lower than that of the Goliath, the F 13 offers its operators a wel extended range !

It is also the world's first fully metal-built airliner.

Technical data :
Crew : 2
Pax : 4
Operating speed : 140 km/h (86 mph)
Max speed : 170 km/h (105 mph)
Range : 1200 km (~ 800 miles)

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Flughansa announces the opening of a new route that will probably change the world :

A direct flight from Hamburg, Germany to New York, USA !
For this to be possible, 2 brand new Junkers F 13 with their max range have been bought.
The flight goes via Glasgow, Reykjavik, Nuuk (refuel only), Goose Bay (refuel only) and Montreal.
To grant better security on this dangerous trip, both planes always operate simultaneously and always stay in visual range of each other.

[Pilot]

Mancunian Airways expand there network with the Following Routes.
Manchester - Dublin (1 Farman Goliath)
Manchester - Belfast (1 Farman Goliath)
Manchester - Norwich - Amsterdam (2 Farman Goliaths)
Manchester - Gatwich - Bordeaux - Madrid (4 Junkers F13's)
1 Junkers F13 Spare at Gatwick.
We have had to purcase 4 more Farman Goliaths and 5 Junkers F13's.

[D-CHGU]

Flughansa buys 4 more Goliaths to expand its european coverage area.
They will be employed as follows :

new route from Hamburg to Stuttgart via Erfurt
Two departures a week

two new southern routes departing from Munich :

Munich - Vienna
Daily departure from Munich at 10am local
Leaves from Vienna at 2pm local

Munich - Venice - Rome
Departure twice a week from Munich on Tuesday and Friday at 9am local
Returns from Rome on the following day, departing at 9am local

Modification of the route to Paris :
Returning flights are transiting via Düsseldorf instead of Cologne
A second plane is added to this route, enabling 4 departures a week.
In addition to the Monday and Thursday departures, a plane also leaves on Tuesday and Friday to return resp. Wednesday and Saturday.

Furthermore, plans are beeing made to install a long range network using the amazing capabilities of the Junkers F13