09-11-2018, 02:42 AM
Usually an A320 in my opinion rarely earns more than $100k on a flight unless it is quite long ranged, so your profits seem to be quite good. The credit rating is very hard to manage right now, because of the latest credit rating simulation. As Zortan says, patience is the key, because when your reputation gets closer to 100%, you can charge higher prices and subsequently make flights more efficient and increase credit rating that way.
I usually start my airline in SIN, so in terms of reality I only operate A320 and bigger-sized aircraft, so I mainly lease aircraft. My strategy will not help in any way, but I usually get the smaller starting loan and lease 4 A320's and try to climb my way up through efficiency. I will then find good aircraft on the used aircraft market to lease.
However, for starting in areas that allow (profitable) regional flights, I would get the bigger loan, lease some good-sized aircraft (like the A320), and then purchase some smaller regional jets or props with the leftover money (since purchases will become assets to the airline and improve credit rating). I will then fly some profitable flights and depending on the circumstances I will either buy more regional aircraft or lease some bigger airliners (when the credit rating permits).
Operating a low-cost carrier would most often be more profitable than a full-service carrier.
I usually start my airline in SIN, so in terms of reality I only operate A320 and bigger-sized aircraft, so I mainly lease aircraft. My strategy will not help in any way, but I usually get the smaller starting loan and lease 4 A320's and try to climb my way up through efficiency. I will then find good aircraft on the used aircraft market to lease.
However, for starting in areas that allow (profitable) regional flights, I would get the bigger loan, lease some good-sized aircraft (like the A320), and then purchase some smaller regional jets or props with the leftover money (since purchases will become assets to the airline and improve credit rating). I will then fly some profitable flights and depending on the circumstances I will either buy more regional aircraft or lease some bigger airliners (when the credit rating permits).
Operating a low-cost carrier would most often be more profitable than a full-service carrier.