Build a profitable network
Hit 75% load factor on any 2 routes
Load factor — the share of seats sold — is the single biggest driver of route profitability. Adjust fares and frequencies until two of your routes are flying full.
Expand your network
Open 1 new route
Opening routes is the heartbeat of an airline. Pick a destination that complements your hub, assign an aircraft, and watch the first weeks of operation.
Run a profitable operation
Have 5 routes in the black at once
A route is profitable when its fares and load cover fuel, crew, fees, and maintenance. Use the pricing screen's projection to find each route's sweet spot until five run in the black together.
Spread the schedule
Fly active routes in 3 different time bands
Routes in the same band compete for gates and can't feed each other. Spreading departures across bands builds connection banks — an inbound flight feeds any outbound in the same or next band.
No metal on the ground
Grow to 4+ aircraft with none sitting idle
An unassigned airframe earns nothing while its value ties up capital. Every passenger jet should be flying a route — open one, or sell what you can't use.
Weather the storm
Resolve a crisis
Sooner or later a crisis lands in your inbox. Heat tells you how urgent it is; the options have real trade-offs, and some outcomes depend on facts you can't see. Resolve one and read the fallout.