Massive Airlines

Jps · **Reply #30 on:** November 26, 2007, 10:40:13 am

^ Yea don't go to far with leasing... or you are ruined like me

I tried to get rid of my Martin leased in fleet

Norfolk International Air · **Reply #31 on:** November 26, 2007, 03:15:12 pm

2nd Highest amount of passengers in Europe (14th in the world)

Im still worth nothing :oops:

Not sure my business plan has worked very well.

Blue Sky Mine · **Reply #32 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:42:04 pm

Yah... many leased planes in the long term always bring your airline 6 feet under. It's good for starters, but you'll have to have the guts later to replace these planes with bought ones later on.

AirHanoverInternational · **Reply #33 on:** November 26, 2007, 06:52:26 pm

I never leased any. The leasing rates were too high to get any profit when your bases are located on airports around or less 5M pax. If you started on bigger airports you probably made good profit in the earlier days. But now I have seen the fares for routes between bigger airports and I think those that have leased in L-1049 lose money on those routes while bought aircrafts can still make profit

greenlight711 · **Reply #34 on:** November 27, 2007, 01:52:22 am

I only started to grow well when i saved up for a CW-20 and used Alliance flights to allow me into the USA.

zkvac · **Reply #35 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:07:36 am

Well I have 10 leased a/c and one owned DC-3. Should I stop all routes and restructure, and save up using the dc3 and one leased convair?

LOT 737-300 · **Reply #36 on:** November 27, 2007, 02:36:46 am

Depends, if you are making a profit that is good (check finance page). But make sure that you make enough to eventually take the leased ones off the routes at a certain point to maximize the profits.