Design your own airline game

Network Planning Manage your network with individual scheduling, pricing and service settings. Fleet Management Choose your aircraft, organize their maintenance and employ them efficiently. Player Interaction Cooperate in Alliances or by forming Interline Agreements, leasing out aircraft, providing terminal capacities and more.

Realistic Environment Airport capacities, traffic rights, passenger demand and about everything else is modelled after the real world. Real-Time Operations The simulation runs in real-time: 7 hours in reality are 7 hours in-game. Details are Key With over different aircraft types and destinations worldwide, the world feels real. S c r e e n s h o t s Comprehensive tools for market analysis, route evaluation and flight planning help you make the right decisions and to get into the game quickly.

Prepaid No strings attached: There are no contracts or on-going subscriptions. Try it for free After sign-up you receive 60 free credits which last about 2 weeks. Hey fellow airliner directors! It has been a while but we finally have a new devlog for you. If you have been following our social media you already have seen that we spent the past couple of months working on the manufacturers and Become a Patron. Sign up for our Newsletter Subscribe! Browse on down to the file library here.

Ian Stephens is a flight simulation industry expert with over 20 years of experience and also has a keen interest in aviation and technology. Ian spends a lot of his time experimenting with various simulator packages but has a love for Microsoft Flight Simulator X because of the huge selection of add-ons available.

Ian has been writing for Fly Away Simulation for over 9 years. Should you wish, you can contact Ian via email at ian. The content of the comments below are entirely the opinions of the individual posting the comment and do not always reflect the views of Fly Away Simulation. We moderate all comments manually before they are approved. Wow George, that's a long time. What version of FS did you start with? What airline do you fly for? If you want to run a VA that replicates a real world airline, you must get permission from them, as they can be stingy with who can use their name.

For example Virgin Atlantic, is very sensitive, and will work with you to make a web site that will make them look good, don't do that, and they will shut you down quicker than you can say "but". I would love to join a virtual airline but in this world there are no free lunches. So what do the chaps who run the program get out of it. In other words does it cost me money to join. Hi David, I own a virtual airline an have been operating it for over 2 years.

One thing is for sure, it is not cheap to start and run a virtual airline but there are some rewards that I got out of it. It's very rewarding for me, when I can introduce someone to the hobby, and or help already seasoned virtual pilots expand theirs. I have made many new friends that I can now share my passion with. The social aspect of the Virtual Airline is something that is shared and enjoyed by everyone. I am also a real world pilot, and with many young guys joining the Virtual Airline that are already busy with real world flight training, I often get bombarded with many questions and find it very rewarding as well to help them out and point them in the right direction.

It has been going since , fictional but very popular VA, surprised not to see it included in the article. Hey cool, my name is in the delta screen cap : BTW great airline to fly for, their ACARS system is top notch, the folks are friendly and you will become a better fs pilot if you choose to fly for them.

I currently run FSX and would like to know what software is needed for me to report my flights. I'm also registered on IVAO. NetSlut - Thanks for letting me know. The Channel Express seems fine, but the Air Wales website has been removed from the listing.

Yes unfortunately quite a few VA websites were hacked that day But our's was operational again within 12 hours of the site being hacked.. I fly with a great bunch of guys who like flying and want to talk with other pilots. I'm too the greatest liker of aircrafts and want yo be a pilot currently but i'm a student so i cant. I fly for Aer Lingus as a virtual airline on their transatlantic routes, with the A Now I fly the across the pond. Can anyone help me start up a AC? I need help with creating the skins and i need help with web sites plus recruiting.

Please email me if you're intresting in helping or joining. I can not get into Steam Support as they need my password which it won't except. Flew 12 ears with West Wind Virtual Airline Good bunch of people.

But they have been good to me, and i have enjoyed being with them. I am looking for a download payware of a civilian airliner plane for FSX deluxe edition Windows 7. The plane is the A Swiss. Kindly tell me where I can get and at what cost.

Thank you Max Schibli. It is is one of the most stable and longest-operating virtual airlines on the web. Over our more than 15 years of continuous operation, they have developed a uniquely pilot-centered approach, based on a suite of in-house developed custom software.

At SPA you will find a virtual smorgasbord of flying options to appeal to any taste, including everything from bush flights, thru GA and commuter routes, all the way to international flights to appeal to those who like flying the "big iron".

Due to circumstances like relocating in Zimbabwe, I have not flown for so long that I have lost the website for DC3 Airways, so I cannot log my latest flights. Been in existence since It may not be the oldest on the web but we are very active in social media, discord, and vatsim. I would definitely recommend www. Not only are our group flights educational but they are a ton of laughs too. We have members of all ages that mix together well with a great staff of pilots that fly often.

I see many of the best virtual airlines here, and being in flight simulation since , I have flown for a few of them. I think they are all great. I would like to see Fly Delta Virtual included in the list with them.

Thank you, Tom. Preferably on with a rank structure and based or have a base in the UK. Does anyone know of a good one? I have been flying with Turkish Virtual Airlines since Turkish Virtual is the oldest Virtual Airline in Turkey. Since its inception in Unique Flight Tracking software FDR which can detect pros and cons during the flight, exclusively developed by themself.

News Editorial. This article is probably the most complete resource on the Internet outlining and explaining virtual airlines in their entirety and of course, is quite a long read so we have provided jump links below for ease of browsing; What are Virtual Airlines? List of the Best Virtual Airlines for One of the most pivotal additions to the world of simulation was the inclusion of flight simulation.

What Are Virtual Airlines? How to Join and Fly For a Virtual Airline Cruising at 30, feet, you look out the window of the cockpit to see the sun slowly rising as it gradually lets go of the horizon. Immersive Experience As computer technology grew more powerful, virtual airlines expanded their operations and capabilities.

Early History Virtual airlines are a subset of the larger phenomenon of online gaming. Two Types There are two types of virtual airlines.

High-Speed Connection While original virtual airlines were limited by the technology of bulletin board services BBS on which they originated, modern airlines enjoy incredible graphics and high-speed Internet connections. Ranking and Awards While virtual airline membership is generally free, some airlines are very selective about choosing their pilot staff. Hub and Spoke As virtual airlines grow, coordinating routes and operations can become cumbersome. Getting Involved Every virtual airline is looking for enthusiastic members.

Airlines For Newbies Big virtual airlines can intimidate new users. Evaluating an Airline When evaluating an airline, there are two important things to determine: Which airports are used?

What type of aircraft is in the fleet? Since one of the benefits of virtual airlines is their social aspect, make sure to check out the forums on the airline website: Is there plenty of activity?

Are people involved in posting regularly? Do the participants help each other or squabble about mundane things? First Flight Most major virtual airlines have a pilot ranking system. Conclusion Virtual airlines are a great way for flight simulation hobbyists to take their love of flying to the next level. How to Create Your Own Virtual Airline You and your staff thunder through the terminal on the way to a major conference meeting where you are scheduled to address the entire company. Choosing the Simulator One of your first decisions will be deciding which flight simulation platform to use.

Real world or Fictional Once you've chosen the flight simulator, you need to determine if your airline will be a real-world copy of an existing airline or completely fictional.

Here are two smaller things we did this month:. We added an in game changelog. The changelog is somewhat empty now, but that will change with the second Dev Release. To open the changelog, you should click on the version number at the bottom right of the screen. Some of them are controversial.

Please don't get mad at me over it. The changes are:. We also split Russia in two parts divide by Ural, so that if you want to play with Europe only, everything east of Ural will be excluded. You can still add it back in if you want by adding Central Asia also includes Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgystan. The other way around, if you want to play with Asia only, West Russia is still included.

Round Christmas we will have a first Dev Release for our patrons. Many of you are looking forward to this. I want to be super clear about this, we call it a 'Dev Release' for a reason.

It is not a playable game yet. You will be able to create your own airline as shown in the video earlier in this post, you can have a look around in the world and see the airports change over time.