:eek:

That's a sickening level of detail and realism.

Features of AIRLINE 6:

• Select your own Airline name, code and logo.
• Ability to choose from pre-defined aircraft livery.
• Select your own starting year, from 1946 onwards.
• Select from Metric or Imperial measuring system.
• Finance and capital raising - apply for funding for your new venture.
• Negotiate and set up hub airports from which to start services, point to point services are also possible.
• Acquire aircraft either by lease, from a used aircraft inventory or via new order placements for the very latest offerings from all manufacturers.
• Use a broker to purchase your aircraft or do it yourself.
• Configure your aircraft - passenger, cargo or combination.
• Enter into fuel contracts.
• Set up leasing contracts.
• Decide on seating types, classes, pitch, whether to offer in-flight entertainment, in-seat monitors, or video phones.
• Set meal standards, and other passenger services such as lounges, limo services and newspapers.
• Set up a frequent flyer program and decide on elite membership levels.
• Staff your airline - from maintenance and in-flight crew to service agents and management teams.
• Decide on maintenance and security levels.
• Decide on airfares for your airline - across the board or down to individual flight sectors classes and seasons.
• Schedule your flights with great detail. Spend time making sure you have the right aircraft, airport slots, and even hours in the day to set up your global empire of flights.
• Schedule by hour of the day, day of the week. Set up recurring schedules or once off charter flights.
• Obtain landing rights.
• Deal with airport curfew times.
• Play globally or by region.
• Advertise your airline. Make sure your brand is known and that people 'want' to fly your airline.
• Set up an in-flight magazine.
• Obtain financial and performance reports on your airline and on your competitors.
• Take over and merge competitor airlines and build a global giant.
• Sell off older aircraft, modernise your fleet.
• Set up a cargo or charter airline. Accept cargo contracts. Obtain cargo carrying reports.
• Form airline alliances.
• Set up subsidiaries.
• Sell bonds in your airline.
• Decide on maintenance levels and standards for your airline.
• Set up your own check in facilities, airport lounge, ticket offices and own terminals.
• Airport data including historical details.
• Aircraft engine options.
• Management training & staff benefits.
• Cargo handling facilities.
• Recognition of feeder traffic into hub cities.
• Technical stops for through traffic.
• Increased reflection of maintenance procedures on aircraft operations by sector.
• Increased reporting/display functions for aircraft.
• Airport departure monitors (being able to view all departures for a single airport).
• Extended leasing functions.
• Ground service companies.
• Increased random events.
• Insurance.
• Accommodation costs for long haul flights and over night stops.
• Commercial alliances with Hotels, Car Rental Companies & Tour Operators
• Airport data for over 7000 airports including historical details.
• Compete against up to 100 Computer Controlled airlines.
• Control management training & staff benefits.
• Recognition of feeder traffic into hub cities.
• Ground service companies.
• Insurance.
• Crew bases & accommodation costs for long haul flights and over night stops.
• Hotel Alliance Options.
• Build and operate your own hotel chain.
• Schedule A, B, C and D maintenance checks.
• Rent or build Headquarter Buildings and open new domestic operations in other countries.
• Car Rental and Holiday Consolidators alliances.

I do wish that Mogul had a takeover option. I've played in worlds where someone who gave up playing was eating up lots of gates at my hub and would have loved to buy that person out.

IIRC, it was originally designed as an academic simulation as a teaching-aid for Biz-School classes.

Doesn't surprise me at all. I can't see myself playing a game that other people are paying tuition to play.

It was. TTU started phasing it out the year I graduated.

The Ocho / Chataugua was CVG-BNA. I was referring to quite possibly still being drunk after stopping imbibing around 9 p.m., sleeping for a few hours, cabbing to the airport, clearing the upgrade, flying to CVG, sitting through a 3.5 hours layover, then finally boarding an E135.

Unfortunately, the only CO flights out of BNA are on E135/145s (to EWR or IAH; CLE is not an option).

E135's are still around? I thought they were being dropped.

MMMmmm I need to make a meal that involved my newly purchased bottle of Sriracha sauce.

Perhaps to spice up the cheese pizza I am making for my lovely bride this evening.

Nope, they're all parked.

Now just using the different variants of the E145s and the lovely CRJs.

I thought that had already happened or was in the process. I missed out on an E135 ride to take a bump, and got a Q2 instead. Can't say I'm crying over not having E135 on the FM.

Stephen Starr has a Sriracha ketchup in his joints that is outstanding. It's one of the few good things I have to say about his operation...IMO his sky-high check averages do not justify the food, but instead the interior decorator bill.

I wish I had flown on Midwest Express before they retired the DoJets. IIRC, the only remaining ones in service are with some random regional carrier in China.

I actually picked up a DoJet on Midwest Express (Skyway, IIRC) between DSM and MKE. Their cookies were wonderful!

MIL - Mother in Law???

ROFLMAO!!!!!

I agree with that. My consulting job was taken with the understanding that I would only be working 30 hours a week as I have some personal stuff I need to have time for. (ie Trip to Tokyo airport for brochures etc.)

BTW, had a great dinner in Las Vegas last night. Food and drinks were free flowing and no bill came! :)

I am debating to spend the $45 for airline6 or not, It looks good :D (I tend to love bad graphics)

I don't play many games but I was stressed a few days back and bought Need for speed prostreet, I have played it 3.5 hours and I have a record on every track I race except the drag races which my car is just too bad on the low end torque to perform well.