Airlines Manager: Plane Tycoon

Try out the ultimate aviation business management game for FREE and ascend to the title of the world's top airline executive:

- Take charge of your airline empire like a true tycoon and emerge as the unrivaled CEO in the aviation sphere!

- Construct your aircraft armada from a selection of 130 lifelike plane models derived from contemporary civil aviation.

- Elevate your airline's management by engaging in tough negotiations with other players on the resale market.

- Maximize your airline network management with real-time air traffic control, flight radar, and performance outcomes.

- Pick from a pool of 2700 airports to acquire as hubs and plan individual flight routes meticulously monitored by the flight radar.

- Uncover more than 500 diverse research options at the R&D center.

- Customize your airline by selecting from a vast array of over 200 available services.

PARTAKE IN THE LARGEST AIRLINE MANAGER TYCOON COMMUNITY:

- Over 10 million airline tycoons participating in this airplane fleet management game alongside real-time flight radar.

- Access to 130 planes and 2600 airports.

- Unlock 500 research alternatives and 200 passenger services.

- Formidable partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

- Available in eight languages (English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Indonesian, and Russian).

Endorsed by aviation aficionados, enthusiasts of planes, airports, and airlines, as well as devotees of management games worldwide.

TWO AIRLINE SIMULATOR GAMING MODES:

- Professional AM - REAL TIME, authentic pace (7 hours of flight time between Paris CDG and New York JFK airports).

- Tycoon AM - FAST MODE, sevenfold accelerated time, rapid advancement (1 hour for flights between Paris CDG and New York JFK airports).

KEY FEATURES:

- Procure airports.

- Purchase or lease planes and uphold them through regular maintenance.

- Initiate new flight routes, oversee air traffic control using flight radar.

- Thoroughly schedule flights, manage plane fleets, and air traffic control across global airports.

- Engage in real-time plane trading with other players through the bidding system of the secondary market.

- Opt for either streamlined plane fleet management or intricate airline management.

- Conceptualize and execute your comprehensive fleet strategy encompassing development, finance, banks, maintenance, services, R&D, marketing, HR.

- Design, operate, and admire your dominion utilizing the live flight and airport map for your planes.

- Erect your realm akin to a genuine tycoon and rule over the airline and aviation domain with your aircraft fleet, airports, and routes.

- Determine your pricing strategies: conduct audits on route profitability, simulate demand.

- Offer an extensive spectrum of services: enhanced airport accessibility, competitive pricing, in-flight comfort, and more.

- Govern the finances of your aircraft fleet: manage bank loans, meticulous accounting, detailed cash records.

- Train your workforce and executives: agency or in-house, across all airline sectors.

- Attain new plane bonuses during workshops.

- Analyze daily schedules and the plane fleet: Identify the most lucrative airport and routes.

Persistent network connection is required for gameplay.

Airlines Manager Guide: Tips, Tricks & Strategies to Maximize Your Profits and Expand Your Airline

Speed or Realism?

When starting Airlines Manager for the first time, you are given the option of selecting either Tycoon Mode or Professional Mode. Each mode affects the flow of time, mainly affecting the travel time of your planes:

In Tycoon Mode, each hour in real life corresponds to seven hours in the game. This is recommended for new players, and comes with a battle pass system.

In Professional Mode, in-game flight hours are at a 1:1 ratio with real-time. This means that income will take far longer to generate, but it provides a more realistic depiction of what airline management is like. Of course, nothing beats real-world experience so do not try to use this game as proof that you can manage your own airline in real life!

We selected Tycoon Mode for the sake of this guide. In addition, the game will recommend you make an account in order to save game progress across multiple devices, even on personal computers. This is optional, though the game will periodically remind you to make an account in exchange for extra money. Making an account is ultimately your decision to make. If you choose not to, a temporary “guest” account will be created for your current device.

After naming your account and selecting your avatar, the game will give your 300 million dollars in-game to get your fledgling airline off the ground, pun wholly intended. To start earning money, you have to set up your own flight plan:

The first thing you will do is to buy an airport to serve as your “hub.” The available locations are based on real airports around the world. All available aircraft are sorted into categories from 1 to 10 based on how long the runway has to be for the selected plane to safely take off.

For example, an airport whose runway can only support aircraft up to category 9 will be listed as “Category: 1 -> 9.” Any Category 10 aircraft your airline owns will not be able to land there. To keep things safe, select an airport that can comfortably support all 10 aircraft categories.

The second airport will serve as your airline’s first route, where you can assign a plane that can travel far enough to its destination, refuel, and return. The game will pull up a list of compatible aircraft for you to purchase, each with their own number of seats, fuel consumption, and rate of wear.

After assigning or purchasing a plane for your route, the game will let you decide the ratio of Economy, Business Class, and First-Class seats on the plane itself, with a cap of each seating category. The game will automatically set ticket prices accordingly, which you can change later on to adapt to demand.

The last thing you have to do for your flight plan is to schedule it. The game will display a calendar display showing a week, and all you have to do is drag the flight to any available timeslots. You can adjust flight availability later on if you wish.

Once everything is set up, your flight plan is ready to go, and your selected plane will load passengers and follow the route you set up. On the world map, you can see any flights handled by your airline, with planes flying along the routes if their schedules match up with the in-game date—this is listed directly below the map. Remember that the mode you selected before starting the game will determine how fast your aircraft makes it to your destination.

While the game’s tutorial wraps up after setting up your first flight, there are several game mechanics for you to explore, which can help maintain your airline and expand your business’s coverage. The game features a help system that can walk you through these mechanics, even linking you to a website dedicated for this purpose.

Airlines Manager also includes an “Agenda” system that serves as the game’s equivalent to daily quests, rewarding cash for completing them. There are even alliances you can join so that you can share your profits and achievements with other players.

WHAT IS A TYCOON AIRPLANE GAME?

Tycoon games refer to business simulation games. In this airline management game, you will oversee the financial aspects and operations of an airline as its chief executive officer.