Let's create an airline. VIII

Hi everybody,

Same old rules as before...

you should include:
*airline name (duuh)
*ICAO
*fleet
*destinations [hub/s]

and this is if you like taking things seriously:
*fleet regs & pics
*story about airline
*logo, ads, FFP
*cabin details

Enjoy!

coming soon.

Tullamarine Airways

Melbourne / MEL hub

TM

2 Airbus A300-600R
2 Airbus A310-300
5 Airbus A330-200
3 Airbus A330-300
4 Airbus A340-200
4 Airbus A380-800
11 Boeing 747-400
4 Boeing 757-200WL
1 Boeing 767-200
2 Boeing 767-300
2 Boeing 767-400ER
2 Boeing 777-200
10 Boeing 777-200ER
22 Boeing 777-200LR
5 Boeing 777-300
17 Boeing 777-300ER
On order: 3 Boeing 777-300ER / delivery dates: 25/11/2008 17/12/2008 31/01/2009

Sydney / 5 flights daily / 332 744 763 752 313
Perth / 3 flights daily / 764 752 306
Adelaide / 2 daily flights / 752 313
Brisbane / 2 daily flights / 313 313
Darwin / 1 daily flight / 752
Alice Springs / 1 daily flight / weekdays: 762 weekends: 306
Townsville / 1 daily flight / 752
Newcastle / 1 daily flight / 313
Hobart / 2 daily flights / 763 762

Wellington / 2 daily flights / 763 772
Auckland / 3 daily flights / 762 333 752
Christchurch / 2 daily flights / 306 332
Bauerfield International / 1 daily flight / 752
Jakarta / 2 daily flights / 773 744
Singapore / 4 daily flights / 744 77W 77E 764
Manila / 2 daily flights / 77E 773
Bangkok / 3 daily flights / 744 333 77W
Kuala Lumpur / 2 daily flights / 772 332
Hong Kong / 3 daily flights / 77W 744 333
Taipei / 1 daily flight / 332
Shangai / 1 daily flight / 77E
Beijing / 1 daily flight / 77W / +Saturday&Sunday 332
Seoul / 1 daily flight / 77E
Tokyo / 2 daily flights / 774 77W
Osaka / 2 daily flights / 773 77E
Bombay / 1 daily flight / 332
Delhi / 1 daily flight / 77E
Karachi / 1 daily flight / 77E
Dubai / 2 daily flights / 77W 744
Abu Dhabi / 2 daily flights / 342 77L
Doha / 2 daily flights / 342 77L
Moscow via Dubai / daily / 77L
Riyadh / 1 flight daily / 77L
Johannesburg / 1 flight daily / 77L
Capetown / 1 flight daily / 342
London Heathrow / 3 flights daily / #1: MEL-SIN-LHR 77W #2 MEL-SYD-HKG-LHR 744 MEL-BKG-LHR 773
Paris CDG / 1 flight daily / MEL-SIN-CDG 77W
Frankfurt Main / 1 flight daily / MEL-HKG-FRA 77W
Tehran / Wednesday Saturday / 77L
Los Angeles / 4 flights daily / #1: MEL-LAX A380 #2: MEL-SYD-LAX 77L #3: MEL-LAX 77L #4: MEL-AKL-LAX 77E
San Francisco / 1 flight daily / MEL-HNL-LAX-SFO 77W
New York / 2 flights daily / #1 MEL-SYD-LAX-JFK 744 #2: MEL-LAX-JFK A380
Montreal via Vancouver / 1 flight daily / 77L
Toronto / 1 flight daily / MEL-YVR-YYZ 77L
Sao Paulo / 1 flight daily / 77L

Upcoming changes to routes:
Melbourne - Los Angeles flight TM015/016 upgrading equipment to Boeing 777-300ER starting on 26th November.
Melbourne - Manila flight being upgraded to 777-300ER equipment starting February 1st 2009.

Aircraft info/cabin info:

All meals/snacks are complimentary on all of our flights. All non-alcoholic drinks are complimentary on all flights. Alcoholic drinks are complimentary to long haul passengers(all flights except Australian/NZ bound flights) in all classes. Domestic flights feature complimentary alcoholic drinks for Business class passengers.

Airbus A300-600R
These two aircraft were delivered to us in 1989 and flew to Singapore and Jakarta from Melbourne. Having there cabins updated in 2006 from a 266 seat capacity to a 260 seat capacity they now give passengers PTV's. Currently flying on flights to Perth, Christchurch and Alice Springs, they will be phased out in a few years with either the A330-200 or the Boeing 767.
The cabin is set in a two class 260-seat layout:
Business Class:
Business class boasts 20 43" pitch seats in a 2x2x2 layout. These seats are equipped with 13" PTV's that have a selection of 10 video and 15 audio channels, a stowable tray table, a reading light and a shoe compartment. Business class travelers also recieve an amenity-kit consisting of deodarent, a toothbrush, toothpaste and body lotion/soap.
Economy Class:
Economy class features 240 32" pitch seats in a 2x4x2 layout. Each seat is equipped with a coat hook, a reading light and a 9" PTV with 8 video and 12 audio channels.

Airbus A310-300
The two A310's joined our fleet in 1992 and operated flights to Los Angeles via NZ. They were also refurbished in 2006 reducing their capacity from 240 seats to 230 seats. Currently operating flights to most of our domestic destinations it will be phased out a little later than 2010 by the A330-200 or Boeings 767.
Business Class:
Business class boasts 18 43" pitch seats in a 2x2x2 layout. These seats are equipped with 15" PTV's that have a selection of 10 video and 15 audio channels, a stowable tray table, a reading light and a shoe compartment. Business class travelers also recieve an amenity-kit consisting of deodarent, a toothbrush, toothpaste and body lotion/soap.
Economy Class:
Economy class features 212 32" pitch seats in a 2x4x2 layout. Each seat is equipped with a coat hook, a reading light and a 10" PTV with 8 video and 12 audio channels.

Airbus A330-200
The A330-200's joined our fleet in 2000 (3) and later in 2005 (2). These aircraft opperate flights to India & Asia. We have two configurations onboard our A330-200's, one is in a low density, three class layout operating to Asia (231 passengers) in which 4 aircraft are configured and a high density two class layout opperating to NZ and Australia (293 seats).
Long Haul configuration (Asian flights):
First Class:
Our First Class cabin onboard the A330 features eight SkyPods featuring lie-flat beds with...

TO BE CONTINUED i know this sounds stupid but if i save it in notepad i'm never gonna finish it.



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Cielair

(Ciel is french for sky)

ICAO: CLA/CL

Fleet: (4) Airbus A319-132 with (1) Option



Route Map



Introducing the all new canadian, all-economy class airline Cielair. Based out of Vancouver International Airport in British Columbia (CYVR), Ciel's objective is to offer low-cost flights domestically in Canada starting with a few of Canada's most populated cities including Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. In the future Cielair plans on building a low-cost empire of connected destinations to make air travel just that easy. For now, Cielair's flights start around $50 to Alberta and $90 to Central Canada. On-board our state-of-the-art Airbus A319 aircraft, every seat offers a fully automated touch screen personal television (PTV) system. Every PTV is loaded with features such as your favorite Movies (from ones still in the theatres to ones that have been out ages ago), TV Shows, Music, and even some games and cool features, like the online shop or GPS. Another feature of our TVs that make our airline unique is our food selection. Instead of blocking the aisles with food carts, you can now purchase your food off of your PTV! Just select what you would like and a flight attendent will gladly serve you. It's just that simple! Our staff are trained to satisfy all of your needs and are entirely qualified to make you happy! So come fly with Cielair and hey, enjoy your flight!



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Cheetajet Air Tours.....
More later.....

Nice one Trevor. Very professional, looks like an actual airline's route map!

West Airlines
Go ahead, the sky is waiting.

West Airlines is currently the 5th largest U.S. airline, after Delta/Northwest, American, United, and Continental. The U.S. Economic crisis and sky-high oil prices has hit the airline fairly hard, making the airline lose money for 3 straight quarters, reduce flights, and raise ticket prices. The airline has raised some fees, but has not added a first or second baggage fee. Some aircraft deliveries, particularly the 737-700s and 777-300ERs, have been delayed, and the A319, 747-8i and E195 orders have been cancelled. Currently the airline's major hubs are Los Angeles, Miami and Portland, with focus cities in Seattle and San Francisco.

History:

Beginnings

West Airlines was founded on September 26, 1965 in Portland, Oregon. The airline was originally planned to be based in Hawaii flying from Honolulu to LAX, but a more suitable regional airline model was adopted. The airline started with 4 Boeing 737-100s originally intended for Lufthansa, but instead taken by investors of West Airlines. The first destinations out of Portland were Boise, San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, and Vancouver, offering two-class service at reasonable fares. Later on, West Airlines co-launched the Boeing 737-200 with United and took delivery of over 30 examples from 1968 until 1975. The airline expanded to every major city on the West Coast with a hub in Portland and focus cities in San Francisco and Los Angeles. In 1976, when the airline became limited in capacity, struggling start-up carrier Pacific Air was bought along with its 3 Boeing 727-200s and Los Angeles base. This added routes from Los Angeles to Dallas/Ft Worth, Denver, and Houston, at the time were brand new cities not accessible to West Airlines.

Deregulation and beyond

In 1978, when the airline industry became deregulated, West Airlines took a highly risky step by attacking Continental, Frontier, and United at Denver's Stapleton Airport. New routes to Boise, Colorado Springs, Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle-Tacoma, and Spokane were added with a mixed variety of Boeing 727 and 737-200 aircraft. By 1980, the airline had cut over 75% of the added routes due to counter attacks from incumbent airlines. To reverse the damage caused by Denver, West Airlines ordered 15 Boeing 727-200 and 15 737-200 aircraft for expansion out of California. This eventually boosted the fleet to 26 727-200 and close to 50 737-200 aircraft by 1983. In 1983, West Airlines again co-launched another 737 model, the 737-300. Along with Southwest Airlines and US Air, 12 initial examples were ordered to test long range routes from Portand to Chicago O' Hare, Kansas City, Minneapolis-St Paul, and St Louis, and Los Angeles to Dallas/Ft Worth, Houston, Kansas City, and St Louis. The 737-300s proved highly successful and an additional 30 examples were ordered to start replacing the 20 oldest 737-200s and extra expansion to the Midwest.

In 1988, when West Airlines had already built up fortress hubs in LAX and Portland, Boeing 757-200 and 767-300ER aircraft were ordered to test the transcontinental and Hawaiian market. With Pan Am and Eastern failing in the transcontinental market, this gave an opportunity to take market share from the major airlines. By 1990, a fleet of 12 Boeing 757-200s and 5 767-300ERs had given West Airlines nationwide coverage to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago O' Hare (from LAX), Honolulu, Kahului, Miami, Newark, New York JFK, Orlando, Philadelphia, and Washington Dulles and a 25% share in the New York-Los Angeles market. By 2000, West Airlines ordered Boeing 737 NG and 777 aircraft to start international flights to Asia by 2001. But the September 11th terrorist attacks changed all of that...

9/11 Aftermath

The 9/11 attacks delayed West Airlines 777 deliveries and international expansion, and caused the airline to cut its transcontinental services to New York for almost a year until conditions became better. 10% of its work force was cut and flights from its hubs were reduced until about 2003, when the airline started hiring again and expanding again. The 8 Boeing 777-200ERs ordered in 2000 were delivered from 2003-2005 and flights from LAX to Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore (via HKG), and Tokyo-Narita, and from Portland to Tokyo-Narita were launched.

Aircraft

Domestic Fleet:

- 8 Boeing 737-500s (8 first/108 economy)
- 44 Boeing 737-700s (12 first/120 economy)
- 87 Boeing 737-800s (12 first/132 economy)
- 12 Boeing 737-900ERs (16 first/144 economy)
- 19 Boeing 757-200s (16 first/156 economy)
- 4 Boeing 767-300s (16 first/147 economy)

International Fleet

- 8 Airbus A330-200s (24 first/224 economy)
- 14 Boeing 777-200ERs (24 first/36 business/216 economy)

On Order

- 6 Boeing 737-700s (50 options) *delayed until 2010
- 15 Boeing 737-800s (10 options) *replaces 737-500s in LAX
- 3 Boeing 737-900ERs (15 options) *takes over some 757-200 ops, and 757s replace the 767-300s
- 4 Boeing 777-200ERs (10 options) *2 scheduled for delivery in Dec 2008 and Feb 2009, other 2 delayed until 4Q 2009
- 5 Boeing 777-300ERs (2 options) *delayed until 4Q 2009

Destinations:

coming soon

Amenities and Features:

coming soon

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bluewhale
Nice one Trevor. Very professional, looks like an actual airline's route map!

Thanks

CielairNews:

Cielair is proud to present it's first Airbus A319-132 Aircraft featuring V2500 engines. The aircraft is in the cabin fitting process now and will start it's delivery flight out of the Airbus Plant in Munich as soon as the cabin finishings are complete.


Cielair's first A319 on the tarmac at Munich awaiting it's final touches.

Cielair will receive 3 more Airbus A319's in the next month with the option of one that is still pending. More Cielar news will be released in the next few days.

Coming soon:
AusStar (Nothing to do with JetStar!)
Based at Sydney Kingsford Smith International.

AusStar is now based at Melbourne Tullamarine, as a JetStar rival.
(OK, seriously, two ****Star airlines? Never mind!)

Ladies And Gentleman,

after due consideration, I've decided to completely revamp the CS Canadian Airlines brand and service. It was time that the airline break free of the "canadi>n airlines" shell and begin anew. This is great as it comes at a time in which the air travel industry is feeling the pressure of the economy. We have recently acquired former rival airline Dominion Airways (branded as "dominion", including it's regional subsidery, dominair) and plan to relaunch every airline currently under the CSgroup banner as a new airline. It is time that Canada be introduced to a fresh new way of thinking about air travel. It is about time that luggage are not lost every flight anymore. It is time that we break free of bad customer service and rude flight attendants.

Ladies and Gentleman/Mesdames et Messieurs, Welcome aboard/bienvenue à bord du

nordern

The nordern name was chosen because of it's simplicity, it's conveyance of the airline and our country's position on top of the world (quite literally), and because the name is universal, whether you're from Anglophone Canada or Francophone Canada.
The brand is a complete departure from the canadian brand. While it continues to focus on the 5 star asian airline inspired service, nordern is updated and completely modernized and quite possibly could be considered the illegitiment child of Virgin Atlantic and British Airways.

As we continue to rebrand and modernize our existing airlines (HINT HINT WEST AIRLINES/AURA), we will be staying in touch with our loyal customer base.

By the way, Trevor (or actually, anyone one of you wonderful people), Imma REALLY need your help with a new logo and livery for this one

Hey Spyco!

Yes, I got your hint about rebranding. Here is what I've got planned for West Airlines...

As a member of the CS Group of airlines, West Airlines (WT) will follow in the company's footsteps in rebranding and refreshing the entire brand and image of the airline. In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis, and the extreme impact it is having on the airline industry, we would like to introduce a brand new image for travelers:

sapphire

sapphire brings the professionalism and quality found on all West Airlines and CS Canadian services, but in a fresh new attitude. 3 classes of service on all flights, a reinvigorated fleet of new aircraft, and quality service in all aspects of the airline. With hubs in Portland, Los Angeles, and Miami, and a modern fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, sapphire is sure to get you where you're going on time and with superior care & comfort.

PacifiCAL Takeover

As part of introducing a new image, we have bought out our main regional West Coast competitor, PacifiCAL. PacifiCAL is a low-fare, high-quality service airline based out of Sacramento and major bases in San Francisco and Ontario and a fleet of modern Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The takeover includes the rebranding of all intra-California sapphire flights as PacifiCAL (excluding LAX-SFO), but with greatly improved service and comfort. A new First Class product will be installed, based on the Empress Suite on existing Canadian airlines domestic flights. A contract recently signed with Starbucks coffee and Red Arrow Catering (catering arm of West Group) will offer a new in-flight product on LAX-SFO, LAX-SMF and SFO-SAN morning flights dubbed the Morning Express- offering complimentary Starbucks Coffee beverages (brewed fresh onboard) and an assortment of morning pastries and bagels to all passengers.

More details to come.

I forgot about AusStar...It wasn't very good anyway.

The newest airline is atlantica aviation (atav). It is a aircraft charter/leasing company, created by Max (Cormiermax) and I.
We haven't worked out our complete fleet, but here is a partial list:

Airbus:
Undecided number of Airbus A319-133's (one operated for Detroit Red Wings)
Airbus A330-243 (on order, some to be operated for the Canadian air force)

Boeing:
5 Boeing 767-400ER (operated for the Canadian air force, pic in database)
3 of the CC-176's are in transport configurtaion, the other two are fitted with two wing mounted hose-and-drogue style refuelling systems and also has a 'flying boom' refuelling system under the rear fuselage.

atlantica aviation is based at Halifax/Shearwater and will be operating at the 'new' (fictitious) Halifax airport soon.
atlantica is also building a fleet of general aviation aircraft as a new division.
More to come!