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Andromeda Aviation - Carde - 03-29-2017
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Andromeda Aviation
"Return of the Jet Age"
Who are we?:
Andromeda Aviation is the worlds largest operator of the Vickers VC 10 a classic and beautiful plane from the glory days of aviation during the Jet Age. We aim to bring back the luxury in flying offering great service all around along with just being convenient and easy to use. We aim at the higher end of the market and we are not ashamed to admit this, we fully understand that it is amazing that flying is so readily accessible and so for exactly that reason we decided not to bother. We aim higher and we offer service to match that higher aim, you luggage can come along we are not going to worry about that, nor are we going to worry about you desiring a glass of fine scotch after your meal. In the days when even a small regional liner will pack 150-200 people onboard you can relax at our gates knowing no more than 76 people will join you on your flight whether that is a national route or flying across the globe. It means that our staff has ample of time to be of your service during your flights.
Who we are is simple we are the return to the jet age, but with all the modern conveniences one would
Frequent flyer program "The pathfinders"
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The frequent flyer program of Andromeda Aviation comes in two flavors, one for cooperate contracts which is simply offering additional services and discounts and the private one for each flyer signing up. The later one is where the real fun is to be had as part of the idea behind Andromeda aviation is that people experience the world. So each time you fly with Andromeda Aviation you earn 'Pathfinder points.' these can than be used to book discounted or even free flights. Now the special part is that if you use them to book a flight to a destination you have not previously visited with Andromeda Aviation you actually only need half the points. This way Andromeda Aviation hopes to encourage it's frequent flyers to visit new and interesting places across the globe.
Beside this the program offers the following benefits:
*Priority boarding.
*The option to change your menu choices up to 24 hours before departure (normally 48 hours).
*The option to cancel or re-book any ticket up to 24 hours before departure at no cost (Normally 72 hours).
*Discounts with affiliated hotel brands. (For a full up to date list of hotel brands and discount figures please check the website or app).
To sign up form the program simple create an account on our website, fill out the form and a pass alongside with 2 high quality fabric patches will be send to you within 3 working days, delivery times are dependent on the location of the shipping address (naturally it takes a bit longer to send it to Antarctica than to the person living a few blocks away, but if you want it we sure will ship them there).
Fleet:
Andromeda Aviation is the worlds largest operator of the Vickers Commercial 10, or more commonly known as the Vickers VC10 and the enlarged version the Vickers super VC10. These classic bird hailing from the jet age are completely overhauled before they are put in service. This means that while you might be looking at the outside shape and appearance of a jet age era craft, but once you step inside it is beautiful, calm and relaxing science fiction. Smooth surfaces, wood and metal detailing, extremely comfortable seating with heating and cooling to keep the temperature you desire. From looking at something from 60 years ago to looking at something from 60 years in the future, one thing is certain your flight will offer you all the things you can need.
List of features per class:
Premium Economy:
*12 inch full HD touchscreen IFE display with access to major streaming services like NETFLIX and Amazon on demand.
*3.5mm headphone jacket for the IFE (headphones can be borrowed from staff, please ask before your flight departs at the gate only a limited number are onboard).
*Heated & cooled seats to main you at your most comfortable temperature.
*Sturdy fold out work space trays.
*1 Power socket selectable 100-120V/220-240V & 50/60 Hz to match your electronics
*2 3A USB charging ports
*Free encrypted wifi 20Mb/s down, 2Mb/s up.
Business class:
*15 inch full HD touchscreen IFE display with access to major streaming services like NETFLIX and Amazon on demand.
*3.5mm headphone jacket for the IFE (headphones can be borrowed from staff, please ask before your flight departs at the gate only a limited number are onboard).
*Heated & cooled seats to main you at your most comfortable temperature.
*Full flat folding seats and privacy shields.
*Slide out work space with enough room for your notebook and a note pad.
*1 Power socket selectable 100-120V/220-240V & 50/60 Hz to match your electronics
*2 3A USB charging ports
*Free encrypted wifi 100Mb/s down, 10Mb/s up.
First class:
*20 inch 4K touchscreen IFE display with access to major streaming services like NETFLIX and Amazon on demand.
*3.5mm & 7.5mm headphone jacket for the IFE (headphones can be borrowed from staff).
*Heated & cooled seats to main you at your most comfortable temperature.
*Full private cabin with flat folding seat with adaptive cushioning to provide the best comfort either when seated or laying down.
*Full slide out work space
*2 Power socket selectable 100-120V/220-240V & 50/60 Hz to match your electronics
*4 3A USB charging ports
*Free encrypted wifi 200Mb/s down, 20Mb/s up.
For all classes:
*Select your meals in advance and change them up to 48 hours before your flight departs. Our menu choices are extensive and cover kitchens from many regions and all recipes are made by local high end chefs to be used exclusively onboard Andromeda Aviation flights.
*Free to cancel or rebook tickets up to 72 hours before departure, can just be done online within minutes.
*Access to all Andromeda Aviation lounges and those of code share partners or other affiliated brands. (for a full up to date list please check the website or the app).
*No added charges, you pay for your ticket and everything we offer is included in that ticket. (Please note abuse of any offerings will be dealt with, if you truly want to take along excessive luggage for example please contact us beforehand and arrive on time for proper handling)
Vickers Standard VC10
Currently 21 of this type are in service with Andromeda Aviation.
Vickers Super VC10
Currently 23 of this are in service with Andromeda Aviation.
Expansion plans:
It is no secret that the Vickers VC10 has not been in production for a long long time, as a result Andromeda Aviation is always looking for second hand examples to buy up. Once a new one has been acquired it is flow to Toronto where it will undergo a full refit. The planes are stripped down to their skeletons and rebuild from there, an extensive process that takes about a month to 2 months depending on the state of the plane. Once this process has been completed they are like brand new planes again and are put into service flying commercial passengers once more.
Andromeda Aviation also acquired the full blue prints of the Vickers VC10 and the Conway engines and studies are ongoing to regarding modernization of flight systems and engines.
Staff:
CEO & Founder: Jun'ko Zane
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Former RCAF CF-188 pilot and black sheep of the Sarrif family she founded Andromeda Aviation after her time in the RCAF came to an end. Known for a love of speed, the classics and the future all mixed into one complicated package with a 'fuck it we can do it' attitude to just about everything. She took a family inheritance buyout and used that to start Andromeda Aviation buying up old VC10 planes right away before really having much of a plan of what to do with them. This move pretty much signals her way of operating, doing things and figuring out as she goes and so far she tends to come out rather well. Perhaps not entirely what one would expect from a former RCAF major, but those who served with her confirm that this was how she operated when she could. However she also fully understands the needs for procedures and careful planning. Jun'ko Znae is a former Royal Canadian Air Force Major. During her time in service she was trained and flew the CF-188 and during the last 5 years of her service she served as the second in command to the 409 tactical fighter squadron. She took an honorable discharge after 15 years of service citing it was time to do something else beside escorting unfriendly bears from Canadian airspace. Those who worked with her in the force stated that she was a hard, but fair officer who was always more demanding on her own performance than that of others. "She would not ask you to do something if she could not do it herself." A fellow pilot stated when questioned about her.
Her private life however was more complicated her choices to join the service as well as other matters she has not disclosed swiftly made her a black sheep within the wealthy Sarrif family. As a result she changed her name when she turned 18 and a few years ago she took an inheritance buyout from the family to completely cut ties. With this money she started Andromeda Aviation buying up any and all Vickers VC10 she could get her hands on, a plane she fell in love with during a inflight refueling session near the UK. With a plan in her mind she started to gather the people she needed a lot of those to no one's surprise tend to be also former RCAF. As a result corporate structure is more military than standard business and many tend to call each other by old ranks just because it is something familiar. Though a bit of a culture shock for those who come to work for Andromeda Aviation from the civilian side, most state that it is nothing mandatory and that overall the staff is hard working and very competent and will respect talent and knowledge from anyone who knows their job.
So now with a successful airline running Jun'ko Zane is often found either working hard or partying hard she might be hitting 33 soon she is clearly not planning to slow down anytime soon. It also makes her a bit of an outsider in the world of airline CEOs, a world she tends to avoid most of the time unless it is for actual fun events like an airshow.
RE: Andromeda Aviation "Bridging Galaxies" - Unknown98 - 03-30-2017
Well I must say you do seem happy to finally have access to the VC-10s lol.
Cool storyline. Hopefully this game will allow for much more realism while also letting people play how they want and not necessarily suffer financially.
RE: Andromeda Aviation "Bridging Galaxies" - Carde - 03-30-2017
(03-30-2017, 03:20 PM)Unknown98 Wrote: Well I must say you do seem happy to finally have access to the VC-10s lol.
Cool storyline. Hopefully this game will allow for much more realism while also letting people play how they want and not necessarily suffer financially.
Well I only have 24 of them in my beta test airline
More story to follow currently working on stuffs.
RE: Andromeda Aviation "Bridging Galaxies" - Carde - 03-30-2017
Just for lols as a result of a chat on Discord where Sora listed: #DawnOfTheJetAge
To which I quickly replied without thinking: #ReturnOfTheJetAge
Only after I posted that I realized the brilliant advertising campaign that would offer so yeah here is a really suick 1min work add for the LOLs and yes that is my voice is my very echoy room (still quite empty in here).
RE: Andromeda Aviation "Bridging Galaxies" - Sora - 03-31-2017
(03-30-2017, 10:53 PM)Carde Wrote: Just for lols as a result of a chat on Discord where Sora listed: #DawnOfTheJetAge
You're welcome.
Knowing that you're really into the VC10, I expect a lot of good things to happen in this thread. Finally, with this game, everyone (well, most, at least) seems to be getting what they want.
RE: Andromeda Aviation "Bridging Galaxies" - Carde - 04-01-2017
CEO is up and also our frequent flyer program
More to follow I need sleep though need to be up in 5.5 hours.....
RE: Andromeda Aviation - Carde - 04-04-2017
Update:
Pretty much a complete rewrite done to finalize what I want for both airline and CEO, so please read through and let me know what you think!
Only point I still want to work on in the frequent flyer program I need to make it fit better and make it a bit more special in a way, surely I will get an idea at some point
But yeah this is what I will bring to the table an luxury airline where the most basic seat is a premium economy class seat
It will be something different instead of a low cost airline focus it is a high cost one.
RE: Andromeda Aviation - Carde - 04-11-2017
A bit of fiction if you want, not your everyday stuff, but meh I had this story in mind for a week or so now
Bad luck, Good contacts and just unable to be bothered.
Flight AVA 128 flown by Tempest 01 was well underway from Toronto to Honolulu. In the cockpit Captain Kain Garion, Co-pilot Zyal Manii and flight engineer Lucas Mervan had settled in for the cruise over open water, not a route the plane had ever flown before and on the edge of the safe range, but it was working out just fine for the last few weeks and passengers primarily vacation goers seemed to enjoy flying the classic birds. The purser tapped on the cockpit door and Lucas opened it, "Evening Max how are things in space ship central?" he said remarking the stark contrast between the jet age cockpit and the high tech science fiction style interior in the passenger compartment.
"Well all is fine, the lighting is dim and people are trying to catch some shut eye, so anything I can get for you all?" Max said simply to business not sharing the more loose nature of the flight engineer.
"Tea, tea and coffee if I am not mistaken Max and make sure to get some rest to we still have north of 3 hours to go." Kain stated looking over his shoulder and 2 more grunts confirmed the request drinks wise.
"Not a problem I will get right on..." Max started, but could not finish his sentence as the plane took a violent hit from something and the cockpit went full tilt. "What the fuck was that!" Max said having kept himself upright in the door frame.
Kain did not reply right away as he and Zyal where getting the plane back to level out and checking the most key things, "Not sure, but I don't like it, go see after the passengers as we figure this out."
"I will." Max said closing the cockpit door to calm the passengers, many of whom did not enjoy the shaky experience on what was to be a smooth flight.
"Shit shit shit shit!" Lucas belted out suddenly as he saw his fuel for the left wing draining from nearly half full to zero in seconds and as the plane went to trim itself the others to before he could shut off all fuel transfer to the left wing. "Whatever that was it knocked a large hole in left wing fuel tanks, we just lost over a third of our remaining fuel."
"Zyal go take a look, Lucas I need to know what this means for us." Kain said calmly, with 30 years of flying panic was not something to strike him anytime soon.
"Will do." Zyal said, barely matching the captain in years alive to his year of flying.
When Zyal left the cockpit Lucas spoke up, "In short we need to land in under 2 hours."
Kain went to take a look at his maps and shook his head, there was not a single strip in range, "Not happening." he said and went quiet to think for a moment as Zyal entered the cockpit again.
"Well found out why she is not generating as much lift left and why we ran out of fuel there is a 10 perhaps 15 centimeter hole clean through the wing." she said taking her seat again.
"I will contact HQ, we got less than 2 hours of airtime and nothing in range." Kain simply said, they would need to be made aware and who knows perhaps they had a solution.
***Highway near Toronto***
The high revving 4 cylinder pink sports bike was moving at some speed as Juni easily moved through the light traffic as she heard the call coming in. She slowed down to accept it, not many people had her number and none of those who did would be foolish enough to disturb her without good reason, "Yeah?" was her simple greeting as she answered.
"Major we have a problem Tempest 01 has been hit by a foreign object and is critically low on fuel and unable to reach save haven." the voice belonged to one of the operators and it was clear he was distressed.
"Shit I am 5 minutes out, do me a favor and patch me through to the Colonel, he should be in my contact list." Juni said whilst she pulled a dangerous U turn on the highway leading to some horns being sounded to let known their operators displeasure, but she was not paying attention to that as her speed went from fast and fun to fast and dangerous. In her ears however a familiar voice sounded, "You do know that around these hours we tend to be off duty major, so what brings me the pleasure of your voice?"
Juni smiled under her helmet the Colonel had been a good friend and superior officer, "I need a KC either from Hawaii or the west coast." she said her tone to business as the sounds of her bike and traffic could be heard in the background.
"A KC? Last I heard you where retired from service and running an airline and airlines don't need KCs, what is going on?" The colonel asked his tone however serious.
"Yes I am running an airline and one of my jets has been hit by something mid air and lost a lot of fuel and are now out of range of any landing strip. I got about 90 souls onboard that jet, so I need your help." Juni replied hitting the breaks hard as a truck pulled in front of her.
"Shit, but still you are flying civilian jets, what use does a KC have, I mean I can scramble one no doubt emergency is an emergency paperwork be damned, but how do you plan to refuel a civilian jet?"
"They are old Vickers VC10s, this one a super and she is former RAF, during the rebuild it was calculated that removing the inflight refueling for the plane itself was to much effort and cost so we kept it in. All of it should still work as long as you got a drag chute."
"Alright, if you say so I will contact the US Airforce, call you back in minute." with that the call ended and Juni drove onto the terrain of her HQ. She put the bike on the stand next to the main entrance and rushed inside to the control room.
***Tempest 01***
"Captain Garion this Jun'ko Zane, I have been made aware of your situation, can you update me on the currents though?" Came in over the headset and the 3men cockpit crew shared a glance not expecting the boss to jump in.
"Evening Major, currently things are as they are we are maintaining course Hawaii is still the closest, but we lack the range to make it. Passengers so far are holding it well we made clear we have some issues, but no more." Kain replied.
"Well I have good news, I made some quick calls and the US Airforce is scrambling a KC-10 from Travis so I want you to change course and head that way in a straight line, we already cleared this with traffic control. You should run into them in about 90 minutes which I know is tight, but it is the only shot we have. I hope you are not to rusty on your mid air refueling." Juni her tone was light not wanting to come over to heavy.
"Been a while, but I think with the 3 of us here we can manage." Kain replied giving a nod to Zyal as they plotted a new course and started to turn around.
"Good to hear, keep us posted we are watching. HQ out." Juni stated over the coms and briefly the cockpit became quiet.
"Get Max in here." Kain said.
Lucas took the internal phone and a few moments later Max showed up, "So what is the status?" he asked some fear in his tone aware of how bad things where.
Kain looked at Max with a small smile, "Seems the Major got us some fuel curtsy of the US Air Force and the fact that we are flying a former Royal Air Force tanker so we have the means to take some onboard. I will not lie though it is going to be cutting it really close. I assume all the passengers are awake by now?"
Max nodded somewhat relieved that there was hope, "Aye and it good to hear, I assume you want to make an announcement?"
"Correct, so get back and I start in 30 seconds." Kain said.
30 Seconds later his voice sounded throughout the airplane, "May I have your attention please this your captain speaking. As you have been made aware we have some issues, that issue being the rather sizable hole in our wing as some of you will have noticed. The fact is that hole drained a large portion of our fuel leaving us without the means to get back to dry land. However not all is lost, as I speak we are heading to the West coast of the United States in order to rendezvous with a KC tanker, which is a large plane designed to refuel plane in mid air. Because of the nature of this particular plane we have the means to refuel in mid air and with this fuel we can safely land. I will be honest and say it is all cutting it very close, but I have full faith that we will make it all happen and land safely. For now please remain calm and follow the instructions of the cabin crew."
***Andromeda Aviation HQ***
"So far so good major, it seems they are about 10 minutes apart." The operator stated clearly on edge still.
Juni however was calm as she listened in to the communications just like the operator. Inside she was deeply thankful for the fact that Tempest 01 has been an old RAF plane and that above all they had not removed it's ability to take on fuel mid flight. On the other hand it did make her wonder about the fact if the VC10s where just a great idea.
"You do realize you own me more than a few drinks for this one?" The voice of the colonel came in over an open phone line, the good man could not just sit it all out.
"The Hakushu right?" Juni asked knowing he liked his malts.
"That would be lovely, still though I think this might be the first time a civilian passenger plane gets refueled mid flight."
"I just hope it works Colonel."
"I pray it does."
***Tempest 01***
"Tempest 01 this the US Air Force, we got in sight, we will fly over and form up in front of you, please maintain 350knots." Came over the coms.
"Understood US Air Force, maintaining 350 knots awaiting line up and permission before making contact, please note our fuel situation is critical." Kain said and the entire cockpit was tense even the normally relaxed captain who had to direct a damaged jet liner into one of the most tricky and dangerous maneuvers known to pilots. At least the KC crew seemed to be quite relaxed, or at least appeared that way over the radio.
Not much later the giant KC-10 was hovering in front of them. "Tempest 01 you are cleared for approach." came over and Kain took some deep breaths, "Understood approaching now." he said in full control as Zyal simply looked on talking to him about the location of the chute. Slowly ever so slowly the two large planes came together the VC10 struggling in the turbulence of the KC-10 and the damaged wing from the VC10 was not helping things. However after about 3 minutes Kain managed to poke the probe into the chute and formed a connection.
Lucas who had been down in the hull checking the system in the our before opened the valves on his end, "US Air Force we are ready to receive." he stated.
"Copy that, green here to, starting the transfer."
For the next few minutes Kain was in full focus keeping the connection safe until Lucas fianlly gave him the good news, "We are all full, valves closed."
"US Air Force this is Tempest 01 we disengaging all tanks are full. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearths you have saved 88 souls today." Kain said.
"Tempest 01 you are most welcome, fly safe."
***Andromeda Aviation HQ***
There was a collective sigh of relief at the news in the operations center, "Tempest 01 this is HQ please return to home base." the operator stated.
"You get your drink Colonel, I owe you more than 1 of those." Juni said just as relieved.
"I will hold you to those, sleep well Major." and with that disaster had been narrowly avoided. Tempest 01 returned several hours later to Toronto where the passengers where welcomed back to firm ground and looked after to make sure that those who still wanted could head out on flights as soon as possible. Tempest 01 however would be out of the running for a month or two undergoing repairs and investigation to see if anyone could figure out what had hit the plane. Juni in the mean time got a hefty bill from the US Air Force, but that was one she had absolutely no issue in paying. As for the crew, well Max took a week off, the rest was flying the next day though somehow none of them wanted to fly on anything that could not refuel in mid air for a while.
RE: Andromeda Aviation - Frenchie - 04-13-2017
This is incredible roleplay Carde, I'm speechless.
RE: Andromeda Aviation - sameel - 04-16-2017
Top stuff as usual!