Air Pichu Group

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"As Air Pichu rises in popularity in India and other parts of the world, we need to build on expanding our route map, increasing our destinations, while reallocating our resources to ensure that we can serve more people. For example, we can reallocate the A380 operated on our DEL-TPA route with A359s, moving A380s on other high density routes," answered Vinatash Shanti, to queires at the last director meeting.

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Coming into work on a humid morning, Mr Shanti sat down on his COO seat and wondered what could be enxt for the airline. As he opened his email, he saw an urgent mail from the CEO, John McHeffery.
After reading it, Vinatash Shanti stared at the email on her computer screen. Stunned and shocked at the decision by Mr McHeffery with regards to the airline, he quickly called up the publicity and design department. "Okay, we have new things to do with regards to advertisment."
The head of the publicity and design department, Ms Anish Bodhavaii, is a young girl with lots of ideas. Lots of crazy ideas, to be exact. "Yes, what can I do for you sir?" Whatever conspired between them next was done really quickly. Even Ms Shanti did not believe what she was hearing. "Spanish advertisments? But... we have no Spanish-speaking workers that could design one suitable for that group of people?" she asked. "The Chinese advertisements are fine, but seriously, Spanish? The next thing you will tell me is that we are opening a Spain or Latin America-based subsidary, right?"
"Not yet. But we are just resuming some routes, don't you see? With our brand new aircrafts delivering soon, we can push for the world's longest flight, can't we?" replied Mr Shanti. The smile was on his face as he thought of what routes he was going to plan for his airline. As he hung up the call, he muttered to himself, "So what if we can't operate flights to Hong Kong or Shenzhen or Hangzhou? We can go the distance, can't we?"

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Mr McHeffery informed the Pichu America operating team about the recent quick lease of 40 A359s, including 20 ULR-versions. Furthermore, there are also A321neos that were leased in an agreement, with another option to purchase A320neos in time to come. He also told them their allocation of the aircraft. "Hopefully we can see more international routes and domstic destinations!"

The reply from Pichu America's COO came quick. "Hopefully we could invade a particular city in the MidWest to provide cheap flights from their hub into ours. However, that means that we need slightly more narrowbodies and invasion by our Indian counterparts."

Mr McHeffery looked at the email with delight. "Maybe I should make a formal announcement about our fleet expansion."

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Route Announcement

Air Pichu announced another series of domestic flights! The schedule is shown below for our additional flights:

PCH1217 ATQ 0500 MAA 0840 CS3
PCH1218 MAA 2035 ATQ 2315 CS3
PCH1017 DEL 1250 MAA 1515 CS3
PCH1018 MAA 0915 DEL 1200 CS3
PCH1029 BOM 1810 MAA 2020 CS3
PCH1030 MAA 1545 BOM 1735 CS3

In a seperate announcement, Pichu America announced expansion into Philidelphia, with 5x daily flights between Boston and Philidelphia. Pichu America confirms that there will be more flights into the city too, and also another new destination will be coming in the few days.

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Route Announcement

Both Air Pichu and Pichu America announced additional flights as part of their route expansion, they will be operated on various aircraft.

Firstly, Pichu America announced further inroads into the city of Philadelphia, with many more flights connecting the city. The final schedule below means that BOS-PHL will be cut to 3x daily from 5x daily. As there will flight timing changes for the route, all affected passengers will be informed as we do our best to reschedule them on new flights or alternative routes to their destinations.

Schedule for flights to Philadelphia
PAC163 BOS 0500 PHL 0610 32A
PAC164 PHL 0935 BOS 1045 32A
PAC165 BOS 1120 PHL 1230 32A
PAC166 PHL 1305 BOS 1415 32A
PAC167 BOS 1450 PHL 1600 32A
PAC168 PHL 2230 BOS 2340 32A

PAC157 JFK 0810 PHL 0900 32A
PAC158 PHL 0645 JFK 0735 32A
PAC159 JFK 2100 PHL 2150 32A
PAC160 PHL 1410 JFK 1500 32A

PAC175 TPA 0835 PHL 1100 32A
PAC176 PHL 0540 TPA 0805 32A
PAC177 TPA 1935 PHL 2200 32A
PAC178 PHL 1640 TPA 1905 32A

PAC155 DCA 1250 PHL 1340 32A
PAC156 PHL 1130 DCA 1220 32A

PAC171 DFW 0100 PHL 0510 32A
PAC172 PHL 2220 DFW 0030 (+1) 32A

PAC179 HOU 1415 PHL 1815 E90
PAC180 PHL 1850 HOU 2050 E90

PAC266 AZA 0715 PHL 0835 E90
PAC265 PHL 2315 AZA 0635 (+1) E90

Apart from Philadelphia, other North American cities are getting new flights, as well as increased frequencies between some of our US cities. This also includes new flights to Chicago-Midway, Houston-William P. Hobby and Phoneix-Mesa Gateway airport. These airports will see increased flight capacities, to better serve all of you, and provide better connection to international destinations!

Tampa - Paris
PAC65 TPA 1010 CDG 0035 (+1) 388
PAC66 CDG 0515 TPA 0735 388

Houston - Phoenix
PAC257 HOU 2210 AZA 2235 E90
PAC258 AZA 0910 PHL 1335 E90

San Francisco - Boston
PAC425 BOS 2105 SFO 2355 32B
PAC426 SFO 1130 BOS 2020 32B

New York - Toronto
PAC147 JFK 1530 YYZ 1650 32A
PAC148 YYZ 1720 JFK 1840 32A

Philadelphia - Toronto
PAC141 PHL 1835 YYZ 1950 E90
PAC142 YYZ 2020 PHL 2135 E90

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In other news, Air Pichu also announced a series of new regional flights operating to various new destinations, as well as increasing flight schedules on certain major routes.

Mumbai - Tokyo
PCH109 BOM 0500 NRT 1750 359
PCH110 NRT 1805 BOM 2240 359

Mumbai - Shanghai
PCH287 BOM 0030 SHA 0940 32B
PCH288 SHA 1020 BOM 1430 32B

Mumbai - Dubai
PCH515 BOM 1615 DXB 1740 32B
PCH516 DXB 1820 BOM 2145 32B

Amristar - London
PCH213 ATQ 2005 LGW 0025 (+1) 32A
PCH214 LGW 0055 ATQ 1310 32A

Amristar - Kolkata
PCH1169 ATQ 1345 CCU 1655 32A
PCH1170 CCU 1725 ATQ 1935 32A

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Update:
Due to some issues on our webpage, the above flight details have shown many question marks and weird information. We have since ratified the issue and made the necessary changes.

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Route Announcement and New Destinations!

Pichu America launches 2 new American cities! They will be Indianapolis and Denver, serving the Midwest and the West Mountain regions respectively. Currently, there are plans to launch many domestic flights to our other destinations, as well as to international destinations such as Berlin, Mexico, Madrid and London.

Flights to Indianapolis
PAC143 IND 0500 YYZ 0625 E90
PAC144 YYZ 0655 IND 0820 E90

PAC183 PHL 2205 IND 2345 E90
PAC184 IND 1625 PHL 1805 E90

PAC421 IND 0810 BOS 1020 32B
PAC422 BOS 1105 IND 1315 32B

PAC447 MDW 0535 IND 0730 32B
PAC448 IND 0500 MDW 0455 32B

PAC451 JFK 1630 IND 1825 32B
PAC452 IND 1355 JFK 1550 32B

PAC455 HOU 2105 IND 0020 (+1) 32B
PAC456 IND 1905 HOU 2020 32B

PAC465 SFO 0050 IND 0810 32B
PAC466 IND 0900 SFO 1020 32B

PAC467 IND 0850 AZA 0905 E90
PAC468 AZA 0935 IND 1550 E90

PAC469 TPA 1330 IND 1545 32B
PAC470 IND 1625 TPA 1840 32B

Indianapolis - Berlin
PAC57 IND 0045 TXL 1445 388
PAC58 TXL 1745 IND 1955 388

Flights to Denver
PAC507 TPA 2150 DEN 2320 32B
PAC508 DEN 0000 TPA 0530 32B

PAC511 PHL 0500 DEN 0640 32A
PAC512 DEN 0710 PHL 1250 32A

Apart from our new destinations, additional routes are featured below:
Tampa - Boston
PAC427 TPA 0615 BOS 0910 32B
PAC428 BOS 0950 TPA 1245 32B

New York - Madrid
PAC37 JFK 1015 MAD 2315 359
PAC38 MAD 0515 JFK 0615 359

New York - Paris
PAC63 JFK 0500 CDG 1835 32B
PAC64 CDG 1920 JFK 2055 32B

New York - Toronto(increased schedule to 2x daily)
PAC149 JFK 2140 YYZ 2300 32B
PAC150 YYZ 2340 JFK 0100 (+1) 32B

Chicago - Berlin
PAC55 MDW 1500 TXL 0705 (+1) 73W
PAC56 TXL 0735 MDW 0945 73W

Chicago - Philidelphia
PAC187 MDW 1010 PHL 1305 73W
PAC189 MDW 2225 PHL 0120 (+1) 32A

PAC188 PHL 1335 MDW 1430 73W
PAC190 PHL 2100 MDW 2155 32A

Los Angeles/Long Beach - Boston
PAC431 LGB 1000 BOS 1840 32B
PAC432 BOS 1920 LGB 2200 32B

Los Angeles/Long Beach - Chicago
PAC243 MDW 0600 LGB 0800 32B
PAC244 LGB 2310 MDW 0510 32B

Boston - London
PAC17 BOS 0925 LGW 2120 32B
PAC18 LGW 2200 BOS 2355 32B

Boston - Toronto
PAC139 BOS 0500 YYZ 0630 32B
PAC140 YYZ 0710 BOS 0840 32B

Philadelphia - London
PAC21 PHL 0450 LGW 1725 32A
PAC22 LGW 1755 PHL 2030 32A

Philadelphia - Mexico
PAC93 PHL 1410 MEX 1740 32A
PAC94 MEX 1810 PHL 2345 32A

Between Philadelphia and West Coast
PAC191 SFO 0905 PHL 1735 32A
PAC192 PHL 0600 SFO 0830 32A

PAC241 PHL 1810 LGB 2025 32A
PAC242 LGB 2100 PHL 0515 (+1) 32A

San Francisco - New York (increased to 2x daily)
PAC117 SFO 1000 JFK 1835 7M8
PAC120 JFK 1905 SFO 2140 7M8

San Francisco - Toronto
PAC153 SFO 2210 YYZ 0605 7M8
PAC154 YYZ 0640 SFO 0835 7M8
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Not to forget our Air Pichu, which will also expand to Patna, a city in India that has seen increasing air traffic over the past few years. The city will be connected to our main hubs in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai, as well as other focus cities such as Bengaluru. Air Pichu is also launching flights to Colombo and Male, 2 regional destinations that are popular amongst Indians.

Goa - Mumbai (updated 21/10)
PCH1514 GOI 0500 BOM 0610 AR1
PCH1515 BOM 1230 GOI 1340 AR1
PCH1516 GOI 2100 BOM 2205 E90
PCH1517 BOM 2235 GOI 2340 E90

Goa - Kolkata
PCH1518 CCU 0805 GOI 1040 E90
PCH1519 GOI 0500 CCU 0730 E90

Delhi - Frankfurt
PCH291 DEL 1705 FRA 2100 359
PCH292 FRA 2300 DEL 0955 (+1) 359

Mumbai - Amristar
PCH1221 BOM 0500 ATQ 0640 E90
PCH1222 ATQ 0710 BOM 0955 E90

Flights to Male
PCH571 GOI 1110 MLE 1240 E90
PCH572 MLE 1310 GOI 1540 E90

Flights to Colombo
PCH585 BOM 1020 MLE 1240 E90
PCH586 MLE 1310 BOM 1530 E90

PCH587 GOI 1610 CMB 1800 E90
PCH588 CMB 1835 GOI 2025 E90

Flights to Patna
PCH1591 DEL 2045 PAT 2150 E90
PCH1592 PAT 1810 DEL 2020 E90

PCH1595 BOM 1600 PAT 1745 E90
PCH1596 PAT 2220 BOM 0105 (+1) E90

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Air Pichu receives first A350-900ULR, confirms purchase of 8 B737 MAX 8, as well as lease of Dreamliners

Delhi - As Air Pichu receives the first of the group's 20 A350-900ULR at the Indian capital airport today, the CEO confirmed another lease of 20 B787-9s, as well as another purchase of B737 MAX 8 for the group.
"With the expansion of our fleet, Air Pichu Group will aim to serve more destinations in the region, with an aim on European and South American destinations. We hope that this will mark a new era in the expansion for our group, and we hope that we could serve more people throughout the world and make travel easy for all."
The A359ULR will be used for the airline's longest flight between Delhi and Santiago, starting on the 21/10 for a 3 times a week schedule, before switching to daily schedule upon receipt of the second A359ULR.

Flight schedule for the route is as below:
Delhi - Santiago
PCH701/703 DEL 2205 SCL 0755 (+1) 359
PCH702/704 SCL 1235 DEL 1725 (+1) 359

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Breaking the limits

As we prepare for the delivery of our 2nd A359ULR, we are starting to see how it could potentially break the limits of air travel. As many airlines start to appreciate this aircraft, here at Air Pichu Group, we are planning routes that could serve a larger consumer market, and could allow never-seen before long routes. Routes that previously require 1 or 2 stops now can be served non-stop!
The fuel efficiency of the A350 series greatly helped to cut costs. Unlike its predecessor, the A345, the A359 with its 2 engines are much more fuel efficient. Routes that were previously unthinkable are now in the pipeline as we receive our A359s.

So you must be wondering, why are we praising this A359? While we push for daily flights on the Delhi-Santiago route, which is a relatively long route, we are attempting another impossibly long route -- a route from US to Australia, non-stop, in just under 21 hours! A distance of 11.1 thousand miles served in one flight? With the A350-900ULR, we are making it a reality for all!
The route will begin on 10th November, starting 3 times weekly, with a frequency upped to once daily when the 2nd A359ULR joins the Pichu America fleet. Something that would currently require a stopover now could be done directly!

The flight plan is as follows:

From Indianapolis - IND to Perth - PER
PAC601/603 IND 1000 PER 1820 359

From Perth - PER to Indianapolis - IND
PAC602/604 PER 2330 IND 0750 359

Furthermore, the flight comes into Indianapolis by 8am, which helps to connect to our flights departing Indianapolis between 8.50am and 10am with short connecting flights. The flight also departs Indianapolis at 10am, which allows arriving passengers to connect to domestic flights with Pichu America!
Flights on the IND-PER route are available for booking at pichugroup.com, from as low as $1850 on Economy class! Definitely, as we receive more of the A359s, we will be launching more long haul routes, so stayed tuned!

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New Destinations

As part of Air Pichu's expansion into Europe, we have decided to operate to more destinations in Europe, which is why we are proud to announce the following destinations and route to our new destinations!

In Eastern Europe, we will be operating to Moscow and St. Petersburg, 2 destinations that would serve as the start to our expansion within Scandinavia, the Baltics and Russia. Both destinations will be served by Air Pichu from Delhi, with additional flights from Mumbai coming soon.

In Central Europe, Air Pichu announced an all-business flight to Malmo, operating 4 times weekly from Delhi, with another 3 times weekly from Mumbai. Air Pichu will also launch a flight to Rome.

In a change from previous practices, Air Pichu Group will stop publishing updated timetables on their website whenever there is a route launch. Passengers can do a search on our website to find out about our timetable.

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Breaking the Monopoly with Cheaper flights

The group is always looking to break monopolies and provide cheaper travel for all. As a result, the group would like to launch new flights on routes which are broken with high prices and ridiculous monopolies!

For instance, here is an example of an European destination, Madrid. Flights to Madrid from either America or India have been dominated by multiple airlines. 
But fret not. With Pichu America now launching flights to that destination, the monopoly is going to break soon.
Just take a look at the latest advertisement published in the New York Times, Tampa Bay Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer:



These low prices are definitely unrivaled in the industry. This is especially looking at the PHL-MAD route, where current prices served by our competitors are approximately $1200 per way.

Meanwhile, look at another route, PHL-IND. Served by other airlines 7 times daily. Originally, we also had this route served by our E190. But a look at our rivals reveal that the route is seriously a joke. With average prices at $215, we found that we should serve the route using a wide body, at way cheaper prices. And we did. We upped our schedule to twice daily, with an additional route by 747-200. PAC185 will fly to Indianapolis from Philadelphia at 5.10pm and return as PCH186 at 9.55pm. To celebrate, we would like to offer prices at $145!

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Breakup of the airline

After negotiations with various buyers, we have confirmed that the Air Pichu operations in India and Pichu America operations have been sold to different owners.
Air Pichu has been facing issues in recent weeks, owing to disagreements among owners and board of directors, which results in recent operations being disrupted. Even plans to start flying to new destinations were not agreed among stakeholders and the board alike.

With that, we would announce the termination of operations under the Air Pichu brand. Operations would not be affected, however, as both airlines will continue operating under their own brands. Code-shared flights will continue to be honored until end of Mar 2019, where both companies would decide on the airlines' future. With effect 7th Jan 2019, Air Pichu would be known as Jet India Airways, while Pichu America would be known as Northern Bird Airlines.

We thank you for all your support through the past year, and we hope that you would continue to support both airlines.

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TL; DR I decided to reset this airline. I never liked the way the airline was going anyway, and with many changes, I decided to reset to get myself up to find out more about some aspects of the game and to go all out to test bugs and game mechanics, considering this is a game in beta and reset is impending. I would focus on my Phoenix Airlines brand, which is something I had been planning since my days in other Airline Simulation and the times when I decided to do Discord Rping, and you can read more about that rp in that post. With that, this marks the end of this roleplaying and the Air Pichu brand.