Airline Tycoon Evolution Plane Designs
Arnau Cyr
No airline can transport passengers or cargo without aircraft. Throughout the Airline Tycoon series, airline managers have the option of purchasing a wide variety of airplanes with various sizes, ranges, configurations, etc. The sections below describe the various aircraft available in Airline Tycoon and Airline Tycoon 2.
In Airline Tycoon, new airplanes can be purchased at the Plane Broker, while used planes can be purchased at the Museum. Although used planes are usually less expensive than old planes, their maintenance conditions are generally poorer than new planes. In Airline Tycoon Evolution and Airline Tycoon Deluxe, airlines can also design their own planes at the HiTech Design Shop. The following chart details standard airplanes available for sale at the Plane Broker and Museum; they cannot be customized:
The Aircraft Constructor (also referred to as the HiTech Aircraft Designer Shop or Aircraft Design Shop) is a place where airlines can design their own planes and purchase them. It is only available in Airline Tycoon Evolution and Airline Tycoon Deluxe. The aircraft design shop run by Mr. Balderdash and is located on the upper level of the airport terminal, just above the conveyor belt to the left of the gate area. Its shortcut key is: X, and is always open.
It's a simulation computer game where the player acts as manager of an airline, competing against three other tycoons. The names of the four tycoons are: Tina Cortez (Sunshine Airways), Siggi Sorglos (Falcon Lines), Igor Tuppolevsky (Phoenix Travel) and Mario Zucchero (Honey Airlines).
Airline Tycoon 3 is an upcoming Tycoon-Simulation Game for PC and Mac. The game is the third entry in the Airline Tycoon series, like its predecessors the game is focused on a stylized simulation of running an airline where the player has to manage their planes, crew and flights while dealing with their competitors and the cast of characters across the Airport.
Gameplay in Airline Tycoon 3 is much like the previous games, in that the player needs to manage their airline, booking flights for their planes, organizing a crew and accommodation as well as handling plane repair schedules and alike. The game uses a mouse and keyboard setup with the mouse used to navigate the airport through a point-and-click system where the mouse will be highlighted is something of interest is hovered over. The Keyboard can be used for navigating menus through the arrow keys and the Enter button while various letters on the keyboard serve as shortcuts to access different locations.
Plane customization saw an overhaul in Airline Tycoon 3, rather than using the part system of the first two games, the player is instead able to modify their plane's appearance using sliders, nodes and area fills. Planes start out with a base shape with the player can modify by stretching or squashing the mane body, twisting and rotating the wings as well as applying attachments to node points that appear based on the shape and size of particular components (such as the nose of the plane, the wings and tail). The plane's interior shell is also able to be customized with the player able to select how the plane's interior is distributed between; Passenger space, luxury space, cargo space and additional fuel tanks. As the player completes more campaign missions they'll unlock additional options for their plane customization ranging from new node accessories to extending the parameters of stretch and squash allowing for truly bizarre airplane designs.
This is the central location of the Airport, denoted by a large arch with each Airline's offices as well as the Airport Manager's office and a circular ring from which the player can head upstairs or downstairs to the other facilities. Each day the player will arrive here at the Airport Manager's office to receive an update on the progression of the current mission or just a general update on each airline depending on the player's game-mode. The player's office can also be accessed here which serves as the primary location to set flights for planes as well as converse with other characters via the phoneline. The player can also call it a day if they want to finish early from their office.
The last building in this area is the Staff Quarters, functionally this building simply allows the player to talk to their staff and get an idea of their staff's opinions on the airline and what needs improving. The quarters themselves can also be improved which can increase the base opinion of the staff towards the airline although this typically requires a large investment of money comparable to buying a new plane or more.
The West Heritage Wing is the location of local flights (those occurring within the region of the player's home airport), it also serves as the means for interior customization of the player's plane fleet and their general maintenance. The player can also find the Passenger Lounge here which can provide the player with hints on how to improve their airline to increase Economy and Business Class customer counts. The Bistro is a building located next to the Passenger Lounge which allows the player to adjust the catering for their plane, catering has been expanded from the first game after its absence in Airline Tycoon 2, the player now needs to select a combination of three meals and three beverages for their flights. Meals and Beverages have different positives and negatives and their synergy with one another can dictate how appealing they will be to customers. High-Flying Flicks is another important location for customer happiness as it determines the player's in-flight entertainment and is especially important on planes with a dedicated Luxury Section, the player is able to select what entertainment their planes will have which like Catering needs to synergize with each element having positives and negatives, for entertainment the player needs to balance; Video Entertainment, Games, Internet Access, Music and Luxury Entertainment (the last is only applicable in planes with Luxury sections).
Face of Success is Airline Tycoon 3's imaging company, they can help improve the player's image through advertisements. Improving an airline's image is important as it can increase the number of passengers on a flight as well as make Routes more profitable, it also slightly improves the overall luck of the player, allowing for fortunate events to happen on their flights more often as opposed to unfortunate events. The player can also use attack campaigns to damage the image of their competitors although this can have negative ramifications for the player should the Airport Manager find out they were responsible. Interior Deluxe is located next to Face of Success and is the player's interior design hub, allowing them to change the aesthetic of their plane to whatever they want, this not only can improve the flight experience by increasing the comfort, space and accessories of the seating and storage compartments but also allows the player to customize their planes to look more distinct.
Located opposite the Duty Free Store is the Bank & Stock Exchange. This building serves the same function it has in prior games, the player is able to buy and pay off loans at the Bank as well as deal with reposition to buy back planes, items and staff that have yet to be resold due to the player going bankrupt at some point. The Stock Exchange allows the player to buy and sell shares in their airline, their opponent's airlines as well as a number of businesses around the airport, buying stocks can improve the quality of those businesses, sometimes increasing what they have available or reducing the cost for the player. Hidden at the end of the side area is the access hatch to the Sabotage Room, this room allows the player to conduct sabotage on their opponents, targeting either their airport structures, airplanes or the character specifically, sabotage can prove very effective and can effectively eliminate a character from the game if enough damage is done, however it also comes with risks as should the Airport Manager find out you were responsible there are dire consequences.
The last building in this wing is the Control Tower, although it does not serve a gameplay purpose, it provides a large holographic globe with all planes from all four airlines visible giving the player an idea of where each of their competitors is operating, it also highlights airports with increased passengers. The Control Tower also lets the player inspect the stats of each airline which can identify profit, image, passenger transport, etc. but also in Campaign missions will show progression for the particular mission goal.
Airline Tycoon Evolution, an upgraded version of the previously released Airline Tycoon, allows players to take command of an airline company and control its destiny in the fiercely competitive airline industry. Players will control security operations, flight crews, time scheduling, and design their own airplanes. Internet features include the free exchange of airline designs and high score listings. Gameplay includes 30 missions (including ten that have been completely redesigned), and the new Security Office allows players to defend themselves from the sabotage attacks of opponents.
Airline Tycoon is a race between four competitors to build up an airline into the most-profitable venture in the cyber realm. The game can be played either as a single player, with three campaigns or free play, or over the Internet in multiplayer mode. In campaign mode, you begin with a meeting with Dr. Uhrig, the airport manager. He outlines the missions, then sends you and your fellow 'tycoons' out to accomplish the tasks at hand. Each morning in the cycle, you attend a meeting and receive an update. Your day is filled by signing route contracts, managing airline personnel, buying planes and parts, scheduling departure times, upgrading your equipment, purchasing oil for fuel, and the general micro-management mayhem that comprises this game.
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