If you were to own an airline, of what would your fleet consist?

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The question is in the title, “if you were to own an airline, what would your fleet consist of?”. You have a maximum of 175 planes listed in your fleet, feel free to post 1 picture of your airline livery. Feel free to list a cargo fleet. Or a cargo/airline fleet. You have a maximum of 50 planes in your cargo fleet. So 225 total.

Below there is a template/example you may follow when listing your fleet.

Airline Fleet:

  • A320neo - 100
  • A321neo - 50
  • 747-8 - 25
    Cargo Fleet:
    -747-8F - 50

[Post Image Of Livery Under The List]

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Skyline Airways

Hub(s):

  • San Francisco Int’l
  • John F. Kennedy (New York City) Int’l
  • Agusto C. Sandino (Managua) Int’l
  • Dubai Int’l
  • London Heathrow Int’l

Airline Fleet (Boeing & Airbus):

  • 787-9 - 75
  • 787-8 - 25
  • A320neo - 75
    Cargo Fleet:
    747-8F - 50

Airline Fleet (Boeing):

  • 787-9 - 50
  • 787-8 - 25
  • 737-800 - 65
  • 737-900 - 35
    Cargo Fleet:
  • 747-8F - 25
  • 777-200F - 25

Airline Fleet (Airbus):

  • A350-900 - 50
  • A321neo - 25
  • A320neo - 100
    Cargo Fleet:
  • A330-200F - 50

Feel free to share! Have fun!

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Mine will be

  • A319
  • A320
  • A321
  • A330
  • A340
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It would depend on the destinations, fuel efficiency etc…

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MaxSez; Super Cubs and Porter’s, I’d contract In the back of the beyond…

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  • A319
  • A320
  • A321neo
  • A330neo
  • B737-7/8/9
  • B747-8i
  • B757
  • B767
  • B777X
  • CS100
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787-8
A319
A320neo
737MAX 8
A380
Concorde (my dreams!)

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Airline Fleet

  • A321neo:25
  • 737-800:25
  • A350-900:25
  • 787-900:25
  • A380-800:75

Cargo

  • A330-200F:10
  • 777-200F:20
  • 747-8F:20

I’ll also have 25 orders for the 737-Max 8 to replace the 737-800 aircraft.

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The year is 1981

Commuter Ops:

30 Beechcraft 99

Regional Ops:

30 NAMC YS-11

Domestic Ops:

90 Boeing 727-200
10 Boeing 737-100
40 Boeing 737-200 (10 Ordered)
0 Boeing 757-200 (50 Ordered)
80 Douglas DC-8-61
40 Douglas DC-9-10
60 Douglas DC-9-30
60 Douglas DC-9-50
10 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (90 Ordered)

Long Haul:

50 Boeing 707-320C
30 Boeing 747-100
20 Boeing 747-200
10 Douglas DC-8-50
30 Douglas DC-8-62

Freight Ops:

10 Boeing 707-320F
10 Boeing 747-100F
20 Douglas DC-6F
10 Douglas DC-8F-50 Jet Trader

The year is 1961

Commuter Ops:

40 Douglas DC-3

Domestic Ops:

20 Lockheed L-188 Electra
30 Lockheed L-749 Constellation
20 Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle

Long Haul:

25 Boeing 707-120
5 Boeing 707-320 (35 Ordered)
40 Douglas DC-6
30 Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas
20 Douglas DC-8-11
30 Lockheed L-1649 Starliner

Freight:

20 Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair
40 Douglas DC-3
20 Douglas DC-4

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I love the A340!

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Here’s my Airline fleet:

Commercial Fleet:

  • a320 (50 planes)
  • a321 (30 planes)
  • a330 (40 planes)
  • Boeing 757 (15 planes)
  • a350 (35planes)
  • a380 (5 planes)

Cargo Fleet:

  • Boeing 777-200F (25 planes)
  • Boeing 747F (25 planes)
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My fleet:

  • A321: 100
  • A330-300: 20
  • A350-1000: 10
  • Boeing 777X: 20
  • CRJ-700: 50
  • E190: 50
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@Boeing707… Who lov’s ya baby! Regards, Max

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@AnnieCorp_Inc. LOL! MaxSez…I have a Santa Fa Sport Turbo & a Volostra Turbo.
Great cars like great plane reflect a personality

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I have a Santa Fe aswell!

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My fleet would consist of:

B787-9 - 30
B777-9X - 40
B777-300ER -40
B747-8 - 30
E190-E2 - 40
B737-8 - 30
B737-MAX (20 ordered)
A320 - 20
B767 - 10
B757 - 5
E170 - 3
Cessna 152 - 2

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Passenger Aircraft (International)
-B777-300(ER) : (2 Ordered, 37 In Service)
-A330-300 : 55
-B777-200(LR) : (2 Ordered, 5 In Service)
-A380-800 : (3 Ordered, 16 In Service)
-B787-8 : (10 Ordered, 2 In Service)
-B787-9 : (18 Ordered)
-A350-900 : (61 Ordered, 4 In Service)
-B777-9X : (29 Ordered)
-B777-10X : (11 Ordered)

Passenger Aircraft (Domestic)
-A330-300 : 6
-A321-100 : 2
-B777-300 (ER) : (1 Ordered)

Cargo Aircraft :
-B777-200F : (10 Ordered, 17 In Service)
-B747F : 9

To Be Retired :

  • A340-300 : 3 (Replacement Aircraft : A333, A359, B77W, B77L)
  • B747-400 : 6 (Replacement Aircraft : B77W, A388)
  • = Remaining Aircrafts are going to be Converted into Freighter Version (B747-400)
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Here’s an old mock airline I did. Found it while browsing through Pages. As you can see, it’s not close to complete unfortunately…:

Alaska-Arizona Airways:

1946-Date

Fleet:

10 Airbus A300B4-200 1981-Date (1981, 1982)
10 Airbus A340-600 2007-Date (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011)
40 Avro RJ85 1994-Date (1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001)
20 BAC 1-11-400 1964-Date (1964, 1965)
20 Boeing 707-320C 1965-Date (1965, 1966)
10 Boeing 720B 1960-Date (1960, 1961)
20 Boeing 747SP 1977-Date (1977, 1978, 1979, 1987)
20 Boeing 787-8 2013-Date (2013, 2014; 130 Ordered)
40 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan 1954-Date (1954, 1955, 1956)
20 Douglas DC-8F-54 Jet Trader 1958-Date (Douglas DC-8-11 Conversion 1965-2006), 1963-Date (New 1964, 1965)
40 Douglas DC-8-61CF 1967-Date (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971)
40 Douglas DC-8-73F 1971-Date (1971, 1972, Conversion Date: 1983-1984)
160 Douglas DC-9-33CF 1967-Date (1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982)
40 Douglas DC-9-41 1971-Date (1971, 1972, 1975 1978)
20 Douglas DC-10-30 1983-Date (1983, 1984)
10 Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar 1985-Date (1985, 1986)
60 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 1983-Date (1983, 1984, 1994, 1997)
50 Mitsubishi MU-2J 1978-Date (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981)
30 Tupolev Tu-154M 1996-Date (1996, 2003, 2010, 2012, 2013)

Total: 660

Retired Fleet:

20 Bristol Britannia Series 100 1955-1993 (1955, 1956; Registrations: N100BR-N119BR)
20 Convair CV-990A Coronado 1962-1986 (1962, 1963; Registrations: N500CV-N519CV)
20 Douglas DC-8-11 1958-1982 (1958, 1959; Registrations: N630DC-N649DC; Conversions: N630DC-N639DC)
20 Handley-Page HPR.7 Dart Herald 200 1963-1995 (1963, 1964; Registrations: N300HP-N319HP)
20 Lockheed L-049 Constellation 1946-1982 (1946, 1947; Registrations: N950LC-N969LC)

Total: 100

Retired Aircraft Figures (OOS until needed):

20 Boeing 707-320C
20 Boeing 720B
10 Boeing 747SP
40 Convair CV-440 Metropolitan
20 Douglas DC-8F-54 Jet Trader (Not Including The Douglas DC-8-11 Conversions)
30 Douglas DC-8-61CF
80 Douglas DC-9-33CF
10 Douglas DC-10-30

Total: 230

Range Of Aircraft:

Airbus A300B4-200: 4,144 mi.
Airbus A340-600: 9,100 mi.
Avro RJ85: 1,808 mi.
BAC 1-11-400: 1,270 mi.
Boeing 707-320C: 6,617 mi.
Boeing 720B: 4,234 mi. (Max load), 4,372 mi. (Max fuel)
Boeing 747SP: 7,650 mi.
Boeing 787-8: 9,030 mi.
Bristol Britannia Series 100: 4,270 mi.
Convair CV-440 Metropolitan: 1,929 mi.
Convair CV-990A Coronado: 3,595 mi.
Douglas DC-8-11: 1,200 mi. (Restricted by the airline)
Douglas DC-8F-54 Jet Trader: 7,543 mi.
Douglas DC-8-61CF: 5,846 mi.
Douglas DC-8-73F: 5,558 mi.
Douglas DC-9-33CF: 1,923 mi.
Douglas DC-9-41: 1,790 mi.
Douglas DC-10-30: 6,600 mi.
Lockheed L-049 Constellation: 3,995 mi. (Max fuel), 2,290 mi, (Max payload)
Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar: 6,151 mi. (Max passengers and baggage) 7,008 mi. (Max fuel)
McDonnell Douglas MD-82: 2,360 mi.
Mitsubishi MU-2J: 1,450 mi.
Tupolev Tu-154M: 3,280 mi. (Max load), 4,100 mi. (Max fuel)

Eliminated destinations and aircraft regs. PM if you want details

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Wow… That’s a Long List :D! And It Must be a Very Old Airline!

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I think that post is a bit too long. It looks like spam.

Anyway, for me it would be

787-8:`10
787-9: 15
777-200: 20
777-300ER: 5
747-400: 10
A319: 10
A320: 20
A321: 5
767: 3
ERJ 190: 10

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My airline would consist of:
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400,
Boeing 717-200,
Boeing 737-700