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General Chat / Re: That issue on the 737 being vastly inferior to the A320 family...

« on: July 20, 2011, 10:31:10 pm »

I almost believe that this belongs in the Aviation Discussion forum, since it's more about the real world performance of the aircraft much rather the ingame performance of the aircraft..

Regardless, from what I've been reading elsewhere (They seem to be more knowledgeable about things, especially considering a number of them are actually in the aviation community via working in the airlines), I wouldn't take this as a black and white interpretation to say that Boeing sucks. I brought up the point that Airbuses sell like hotcakes in comparison to the B737, and they responded with the following points;

• Airbus A320 series aircraft have a service life of 10 years according to Airbus, and thus they sell the aircraft with a 10 year liability limit. Compare this to the service life of many of Boeing's products, and I think you'll find that's a bit lacking.
• Airbuses are selling better because they can go from initial order to delivery faster. There's more overall demand for Boeing products, and coupled with the economic issues that have been plaguing the US as of late I imagine that EADS and Airbus can deliver quite a bit faster. This doesn't mean that their product is any better, it just means you can get it in a shorter timeframe. (They also made the point that Airbus has a lot of A320 series aircraft in reserve just waiting to sell, enabling them to sell them at lower prices, but I'm putting that on the questionable side of things)
• Pilots and ground crew alike hate the A320 family, saying that they're unreliable as heck. There's a reason the adage "If it's not Boeing, I aint going" exists, and I imagine that this is likely why, on top of the performance issues they cited.
• On a side more relatable to the passenger (Which is most typically what we all are), the Airbuses are cramped as all heck apparently.. or at least with Delta Airlines..

There's also the adage "Just remember when you're relying on your equipment that it was made by the lowest bidder"...

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Airline Reports / Re: [PW#1889] Knighthawk Airways

« on: July 10, 2011, 10:02:20 pm »

Update!



November 2003

Knighthawk Airways would like to wish everybody a good holiday season as the busiest time of air transport comes upon us all. Our employees have started preparations for the busy holiday season, and we have additionally built up a list of personnel that can be called up if need be to alleviate long lines and delays.

Knighthawk Retires ATRs

Last month Knighthawk retired two ATR 42-500s and two ATR 72-200s, marking the first time that Knighthawk Connection has engaged in replacement negotiations with global aircraft manufacturers. The retirement of the four aircraft marks a turning point for Knighthawk Connection, which has opted to replace its ATR 72-200 fleet with Dorniers instead of the traditional ATRs. ATR currently has sold over 74 aircraft to major airlines globally, possessing a much greater recognition and reputation than Dornier at this point in time. Dornier's submission for the ATR 72-200 replacement tender is the Dornier 728-100, which has been delivered by ally Malaccan Airways.

Initially ATR thought that the tender would go their way as the 728-100 only managed to slightly best their aircraft, however when Dornier opened up their submission to include the 728-200, things quickly turned. ATR's representatives watched silently as Knighthawk Connection's acquisitions manager signed a contract with Dornier for 10 aircraft; 8 to replace ATR 72-200s in service right now and 2 to replace the trial run Dornier 728-100s. It is unknown at this point in time as to whether or not Knighthawk Connection will continue operating the Dornier 728-100s, however aviation experts believe that they will be on the market within the next couple of months as the first -200s arrive.

ATR maintains its relationship with Knighthawk Connection however, as the ATR 42-500s have been replaced with more ATR 42-500s.

Knighthawk Airways Doubles A319 Fleet

In a move today to expand operations in the lower spectrum of Knighthawk Airways' service, CEO Kya Martinez has signed a deal with Airbus for 6 additional A319s. It is expected that with the current ambitions of Knighthawk Airways, these aircraft will be serving globally, representing the first major push into the Caribbean (Which has not been done for some time in force) and Central America.

Current forecasts predict that within the next year, Knighthawk Airways will operate some 20-30 Airbus A319s (Increased from the current prospective total of 12).


Knighthawk Airways Statistics

Airline Value: €4,357,743,994

Total Routes: 465

Total Destinations: 405

Daily Passengers: 91,634

Longest Route: 20 Hours

Knighthawk Airways/Knighthawk Connection (KHA)

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General Chat / Re: Last person to post wins.

« on: July 10, 2011, 09:37:23 pm »

998..

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Airline Branding Center / Re: My Liveries and Logo - Needs Suggestion

« on: July 10, 2011, 09:36:03 pm »

While the 3D shadows/lighting looks nice at times, I kinda think that it overpowers the paint work at others.. should be done in moderation..

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General Chat / Re: AM Livery Competition Round 3?

« on: July 10, 2011, 09:34:10 pm »

Well...I've been inactive and I think boli is on holiday, but he said that the next round would be retro liveries. I don't know where he has gone.

He may be on a bit of a longer vacation, so who knows.. I'd had the idea of doing specialty schemes for a player created airline (preferably your own) like the Roll the Dice scheme I did, but blah.

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Airline Reports / Re: Alto Airlines [W2006]

« on: July 10, 2011, 09:31:34 pm »

I never knew that the CASA was a hub....

In this case the lists are separate, and there's another legend for the bolded/blue under the aircraft list.. that indicates that the CASA's "On Order".. 

Interesting setup for a reports thread!

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General Chat / AM Livery Competition Round 3?

« on: July 10, 2011, 04:21:52 am »

Hopefully I didn't get any of your hopes up with the title, but when are we going to try for a Round 3? It's been a while since Round 2 (Even longer than it took between R1 and R2)..

I've got an idea for what we could do for this round, its just as to whether or not people would be willing to do it. (And if we had anybody to do it.. the forums have been a little bit more quiet than I'm used to)

AM Livery Competition Round 1 (April 30th, 2011)
AM Livery Competition Round 2 (May 29th, 2011)

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General Chat / Re: Last person to post wins.

« on: July 10, 2011, 04:10:30 am »

I object (again)..

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Airline Branding Center / Re: My Liveries and Logo - Needs Suggestion

« on: July 08, 2011, 09:52:03 pm »

Aside from what Matias said, the only suggestions I'd have;

- Don't know what it is about the Canadian Western Airline liveries, but the wave at the front doesn't quite look right to me.. maybe if it were facing the other way it'd work a bit better in my opinion..

- On the Germania Airways logo, might consider making the cross consistent with the livery and just have it solid colored. The stripes look good in the background, just not too sure about bringing it onto the cross.

- Something I thought might look nice, with the AA Australia livery on the 777 anyway, maybe try something like the old Delta liveries.. I think it would look pretty nice if some of the color was brought down onto the nose a little bit, or if you were to have some black down under the canopy.

Hopefully I don't come across as too harsh, just some suggestions that I have.. 

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General Chat / Re: Show your colors - The Liveries Topic

« on: July 08, 2011, 09:38:20 pm »

And with that, I deem this one done! Thanks for the positive feedback guys, really makes me feel better since I didn't think I'd done a good job with it.. 

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General Chat / Re: Last person to post wins.

« on: July 08, 2011, 07:22:25 am »

But are you bi-winning?

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General Chat / Re: Show your colors - The Liveries Topic

« on: July 08, 2011, 07:01:25 am »

My latest project... took a while to figure out how I was going to do it, and now in retrospect I have two things to go back and finish on it...

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Airline Reports / Re: [PW#1889] Knighthawk Airways

« on: July 08, 2011, 06:56:47 am »

Knighthawk Airways Statistics

Airline Value: €3,597,390,075

Total Routes: 398

Total Destinations: 346

Daily Passengers: 75,286

Longest Route: 20 Hours


Paint Barn



Embraer ERJ-145LR "Roll the Dice"

Type: Embraer ERJ-145LR
Registration: Brazilian Registration PP-AAR
Internal Designator Number: Aircraft ID #869

This venerable aircraft has been aptly named "Roll the Dice" by the Knighthawk Airways and Knighthawk Connection executives, representing the literal gamble on the performance of the Embraer ERJ-145LR in Knighthawk Connection service. "Roll the Dice" is the first of 8 aircraft of its type in Knighthawk Connection service, and was not initially painted in this livery until CEO Kya Martinez directly ordered the milestone aircraft done specially. Wearing the signature Knighthawk emblems on the tail and forward fuselage, color coordinated with the livery, and a dice logo underneath the airline's name, "Roll the Dice" is painted in a very 'spacy' theme. CEO Kya Martinez chose this design to signify that the sky was the limit for Knighthawk Connection, their performance had finally perked up and they would have an equal footing in negotiations with the overall Knighthawk Airways team.

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Airline Reports / Re: [PW#1889] Knighthawk Airways

« on: July 08, 2011, 06:45:10 am »

Update!



August 2003

Author's Note: It's been so long since I updated this thread, so here goes...


With our PR department formerly busy with feedback from investors and customers worldwide, Knighthawk Airways (KHA) is proud to bring back the first issue of "Inside Knighthawk Airways" in two years! Much has happened, as Knighthawk Airways has matured into a successful airline and the Southern Cross Alliance has grown into a competitive global alliance.

Crux Alliance Surpasses €15 Billion, Passes Open Skies Alliance

Initially the Crux Alliance only dreamed of the day, however the time came when the Southern Cross Alliance, propelled by the growth of its membership as well as the growth of individual members in the alliance finally passed the Open Skies Alliance. Crux member Malaccan Air paved the way for Southern Cross growth, passing Knighthawk Airways as the leader in terms of airline worth some time ago, while most of Crux's 6 members have now surpassed €1 billion airline worth.

CEO Kya Martinez remains humble about the surpassing of Open Skies Alliance, stating that if not for the stagnation of two of Open Skies' members, Crux would have had to work much harder for this achievement.

The Southern Cross Alliance now spans all of the continents, with emphasis on service in North America and Europe. Carrying over 252,000 passengers daily with a fleet of 294 aircraft and an additional 39 aircraft on order, the now six airlines of the Crux Alliance are maturing quickly to become an influential part in air travel worldwide.

Knighthawk Airways Growth 2001-2003

The past two years has seen a lot of growth within the Knighthawk Airways airfleet, and notably acquisitions as of late have been focusing on the operations of Knighthawk Airways instead of Knighthawk Connection (As reported in our last newsletter).

Knighthawk Connection has phased out many planes, including the original CASA C-212-400s, our former fleet of Canadair CL-415s, and finally our fleet of CASA CN-235s. Knighthawk Connection now operates 12 ATR 42-500s, 12 ATR 72-200s, 8 Embraer ERJ-145LRs, and 2 Embraer ERJ-145XRs. 4 ATR 72-200s are soon to be retired, which will bring the overall fleet down to 30 aircraft.

Knighthawk Airways has also matured since our last report, phasing out the four Airbus A320-200s that we started out with. Knighthawk Airways now operates 4 Airbus A300-600Rs, 4 Airbus A319s (With an order for two more), 6 Airbus A320-200s, 1 Airbus A321-100, 1 Boeing 767-200ER, 12 Embraer ERJ-170LRs, 4 Tupelov Tu-334-100s, 10 Tupelov Tu-334-100Ds, and 4 Valsan converted Boeing 727-200RE's (With an order for 2 additional airframes, and a brokerage request being processed for 2 more aircraft.) This brings Knighthawk Airways up to a total fleet of 46 aircraft, with orders for 6 additional aircraft.

Knighthawk Airways Becomes Launch Customer for Embraers

In a surprising move by CEO Kya Martinez, Knighthawk Airways became the launch customer at the beginning of the year for the Embraer ERJ-170LR, a 76 passenger jet airliner that ended up replacing Knighthawk Connection's CASA CN-235s. They were chosen for this role due to their additional seats over the CN-235s, their greatly increased speed, and their great fuel consumption with all of these improvements considered.

CEO Kya Martinez has stated that Knighthawk Airways has negotiated with Embraer, who has opted to finish development of the ERJ-190LR on their behalf. Knighthawk Airways has negotiated the purchase of 14 aircraft with options for more, all of which will replace the Tupelov Tu-334-100 series currently in service. Tupelov officials thus far have not acted surprised in the face of this news, as "Preferred Vendor" status had apparently been dropped long ago.

In addition, Knighthawk Connection became launch customer for the ERJ-145XR, a modification for the ERJ-145LRs currently in service that notably adds winglets to the airframe. Knighthawk Connection has not made any additional orders for aircraft of the type, and it is rumored that they will instead opt for further ERJ-145LR airframes unless range is needed due to fuel consumption concerns.

Knighthawk Airways Becomes Launch Customer for Valsan Conversions

Further breaking new ground, Knighthawk Airways became the launch customer for Valsan converted Boeing 727-200s earlier this year, using them on routes from all hubs to great success. The aircraft have been compared to "hot-rods" by the Knighthawk Airways pilots, and their fast speed will allow them to serve airports at longer ranges than previously accomplished. With their independent airstairs, it is anticipated that Knighthawk Airways will also be able to provide services to airports without jetways, if the need ever arises.

Currently Knighthawk Airways is expanding its fleet of Valsan 727s, and expects to operate over 10 of them by the end of the year.

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General Chat / Re: Unrealistic routes

« on: July 02, 2011, 10:04:44 pm »

Wasn't really making a suggestion, but for reference, the airport where I live is actually in the game, and it only has 120k passengers ingame.. we get flights three times a day from American Eagle..

I kinda have to think that the game engine makes multi-frequency 'realistic' routes something that doesn't appeal to everybody, since you kinda want to grow.. best way to do that is spam 1 freq routes everywhere..