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Airline Mogul => Game Strategy => Topic started by: flyjoe72 on May 24, 2009, 08:45:18 am

Title: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: flyjoe72 on May 24, 2009, 08:45:18 am: I am thinking about starting my first Trans-Atlantic route from the Eastern US, but don't have enough to consider the typical widebody a/c. Is there a way you can tell if it would be profitable to operate a 737-800 BBJ or the A-319 ACJ on one of these routes? I don't want to make the investment without knowing it's worth it. Thanks.
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: dktc on May 24, 2009, 09:49:28 am: They were profitable last time I used them. However, there have been a couple changes since then.
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: Cheung Airlines on May 24, 2009, 11:14:13 am: BJs are profitble if youre the first few people to run that route.
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: CHR on May 24, 2009, 12:00:14 pm: You can also use them to connect medium sized cities at long distances quite profitably. Routes between big cities/medium cities rapidly get over filled.
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: iranair777 on May 26, 2009, 04:04:37 pm: i remember flying 732bbj's round the world from tehran a while ago with competition and it was challenging, but it got me to where I want to be
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: MrOrange on May 26, 2009, 04:14:42 pm: The BBJ's are really good on trans-atlantic if there's no competition. They're quite fuel-efficient, mostly because the game sees them as small business jets of Citation size, just with better range, it's just that once you get competition on these routes that don't fly BBJ's, you're really screwed because of the limited passenger capacity. That and they're cheaper, mostly because the game ... Citation size.
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: Cheung Airlines on May 26, 2009, 04:40:31 pm: Except for BBJ2... It got more pax than a Fokker F-28......

As for A-320 Prestige, I wonder any BJs can get further than it is capable of..... ^-^
Note: A-320 Prestige has a range of 9200+nm /i]
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: dktc on May 26, 2009, 05:34:29 pm: A380 VIP's :P
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: Cheung Airlines on May 27, 2009, 09:00:00 am: Theren are B 777 VIP and B 747 VIP in Boeing's catalogue.....
Wonders how many people can a 747 VIP can carry..... ^-^
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: MrOrange on May 27, 2009, 12:16:43 pm: Quote from: Cheung Airlines on May 27, 2009, 09:00:00 am
Theren are B 777 VIP and B 747 VIP in Boeing's catalogue.....
Wonders how many people can a 747 VIP can carry..... ^-^
That's the problem with VIP aircraft. You don't know. It's up to the customer, usually. Once we get multiclass seating, you may have the option to outfit an aircraft with premium/VIP seats only, making a 747 into a 747VIP with a capacity of 50.
Title: Re: 737-800 BBJ or A-319 ACJ on Trans-Atlantic routes
Post by: pseudoswede on May 28, 2009, 03:23:20 am: Quote from: Cheung Airlines on May 27, 2009, 09:00:00 am
Theren are B 777 VIP and B 747 VIP in Boeing's catalogue.....
Wonders how many people can a 747 VIP can carry..... ^-^

Well, mine can hold up to 70. But it usually carries only about 10 on most flights.

:P