Airline Design Competition.

MD83FTW

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Jun 25, 2009, 7:29:21 AM6/25/09

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I've always been wanting to build my own airline. I know what your
think, assuming you've been on an aviation forum before: Yeah Yeah,
like I haven't heard that one!

But I really do!

I spent huge quantities of my spare time collecting information on
commercial aviation, from aircraft sales/lease prices to seating
arrangements and airport taxes and charges. I even designed my own
formula to figure out fuel consumption on almost any aircraft.

Anyways, getting to my point, I was wondering if anyone was interested
in a competition for the greatest airline design, then implementing
them into a website/game. Something along the lines of working out the
cost involved in your operations, then ranking everyone against each
other.

This is only an idea so don't start yelling out every way in which this
stupid and silly. I could run the website myself and include almost all
the information you might need.

Reply with you thoughts,

Will

EDIT: Don't mind stuffed up spelling, the forum changes everything
each time I post (and keeps removing "E"s!!)

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MD83FTW

Brian Whatcott

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Jun 26, 2009, 12:54:54 PM6/26/09

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If you are 21+ or WHEN you are 21+ you really ought to talk to some
airline human factors people.
Scheduling and rescheduling can easily drive people crazy - people who
are not into it. But I suspect you ARE into it!

Brian W

MD83FTW

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Jun 27, 2009, 2:39:53 AM6/27/09

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Brian Whatcott;697997 Wrote:
> MD83FTW wrote:-

> I've always been wanting to build my own airline. I know what your

> think, assuming you've been on an aviation forum befo Yeah Yeah,

> like I haven't heard that one!
>
> But I really do!
>
> I spent huge quantities of my spare time collecting information on
> commercial aviation, from aircraft sales/lease prices to seating
> arrangements and airport taxes and charges. I even designed my own
> formula to figure out fuel consumption on almost any aircraft.
>
> Anyways, getting to my point, I was wondering if anyone was
> interested
> in a competition for the greatest airline design, then implementing
> them into a website/game. Something along the lines of working out
> the
> cost involved in your operations, then ranking everyone against each
> other.
>
> This is only an idea so don't start yelling out every way in which
> this
> stupid and silly. I could run the website myself and include almost
> all
> the information you might need.
>
> Reply with you thoughts,
>
> Will
>
> EDIT: Don't mind stuffed up spelling, the forum changes everything
> each time I post (and keeps removing "E"s!!)
>
>
>

> -

> If you are 21+ or WHEN you are 21+ you really ought to talk to some
> airline human factors people.
> Scheduling and rescheduling can easily drive people crazy - people
> who
> are not into it. But I suspect you ARE into it!
>
> Brian W

Thanks. Not really sure what that means, but its good to see a reply

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MD83FTW

Brian Whatcott

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Jun 27, 2009, 9:19:05 AM6/27/09

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By all accounts, airlines spend real money in automated reservations,
scheduling, ticketing and all the loose ends involved.
When push comes to shove, and a front stops flights down the East
Coast, and three heavily booked flights cancel out on the west coast
with bad maintenance issues, its real people who end up sweating it out,
while everybody else shouts at them.
YOU ought to get into this kind of organization, when you can, if
the flame is still burning at that time. You might do well. It might
even be a way into running your own airline....

Brian W