A380

[iranair777]

Just a suggestion for those tempted, DO NOT BUY THE A380. The most profitable route i've managed to set it up on is LHR-PEK (€22,610). There are other routes out there such as ATL-LHR which can give a profit of about €65K, but compared to the cost of the plane and the profit from other planes in the same route, its not worth it (ATL-LHR; 773 €181K; 767 can give slightly higher)

[pseudoswede]

Were you the only airline on these routes?

Otherwise, the advice of sticking with aircraft under 300pax still rings true.

[iranair777]

Were you the only airline on these routes?

Otherwise, the advice of sticking with aircraft under 300pax still rings true.

Yup. Personally I don't agree with that rule as there are many aircraft which are more than 300 seats and can give a very healthy profit. I have the 773 and 763ER in my fleet with seats of 550 and 350 respectively. Out of my 589 routes, the highest profit for a route I have on the 773 is €182K; 763ER: €186K. My highest profit 773 is gaining €385K a day while highest 763ER is €334K.
The issue isn't the aircraft seats, its mainly how efficiently you use them.

[jayceon]

Don't buy any L/H at all It only looks nice on your route map, although that's over too when you go over 1000 routes.

[TheKevinShow]

The simplest rule to go by is don't buy planes that seat more than 300 people.