News

AirwaySim's web services will be moved to a new server hardware next week.

The preliminary date for the move is Thursday 7th December (in the afternoon EU time), but this might still change. During the move you can expect a short (< 1 hr) downtime of the services, with games being paused at that time.

This change is part of the general all-around upgrading and rationalization of company's server hardware, and also brings in more computing capacity to the backend services of the simulation.

The server handling our e-mails is being upgraded during the following days.

If you notice outages in email delivery from our system, or for example can't reach us from the website's contact form, please let us know using any alternate means (such as this forum, Discord or our Facebook).

A new Beginner's World #1 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=467#game467

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

A new Beginner's World #2 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=465#game465

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

A reminder to all players at the Speed World:

The entire selection of aircraft models will become available at approximately 12 UTC on Tuesday 17th October.

There will be NO used aircraft of the larger types, until they "naturally" appear there after being built by manufacturers and put to sale by players and/or AI brokers.

Note that all new airlines are still required to start with the regional aircraft selection only.

Our forum have been upgraded to a new version.

You will need to login again since this update involves changes to the backend systems related to user accounts.

The new version of forums, SMF 2.1 is a small evolution of the current SMF 2.0 forum, but the basis remains the same. It offers an updated layout, which is mobile-compatible, and also some additional features such as better message posting tools, and better support for future upgrades.

If you have forgotten your password, use the password reminder or contact us.

The forum software will be soon updated with a new version.

The SMF 2.1 is a small evolution of the current SMF 2.0 forum, but the basis remains the same. The new version will offer an updated layout which is mobile-compatible, and also some additional features such as better message posting tools. Most important are the changes under the hood - the new version supports latest server backend software versions and it receives security updates from the developers.

If all goes well the upgrade is done during this weekend, which will require a small 15-45 minute shutdown of our services while the upgrade is being done.

Progress will be posted also at our Discord and at our Status pages.

The Speed World game is now open!

Game setup:

• Time span: 1995 - 2025
• Speed of the game is twice as fast as usual, at 15 minutes per game day.
• In this game world there is only the chance to start with a regional airline.
• You will use the Easy Start mode (no option to revert to Advanced Mode), and your option is only to choose "Airline flying small and/or short routes" from any continent you desire. Thus your new job will be the CEO of a regional airline flying with 2-3 used 40-100 seater planes (such as CRJ, E170 or Avro RJ series), with a good solid foundation to expand your operations from there.
• Initially only regional aircraft will be available. The whole aircraft selection will be enabled one month into the game (of real time).
• All airports globally are included.
• The airline expansion (bases) and geopolitical rules are the same as in real life (normal simulation setup).

The next special rules Speed World game opens tomorrow on Saturday September 16th. This round of the game will follow a different setup, and is a new and exciting challenge for all of you!

Game setup:

• Time span: 1995 - 2025
• Speed of the game is twice as fast as usual, at 15 minutes per game day.
• In this game world there is only the chance to start with a regional airline.
• You will use the Easy Start mode (no option to revert to Advanced Mode), and your option is only to choose "Airline flying small and/or short routes" from any continent you desire. Thus your new job will be the CEO of a regional airline flying with 2-3 used 40-100 seater planes (such as CRJ, E170 or Avro RJ series), with a good solid foundation to expand your operations from there.
• Initially only regional aircraft will be available. The whole aircraft selection will be enabled one month into the game (of real time).
• All airports globally are included.
• The airline expansion (bases) and geopolitical rules are the same as in real life (normal simulation setup).

 Click on the link to pre-join this game now!

A new Beginner's World #1 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=455#game455

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

A new Beginner's World #2 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=449#game449

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.

The The Age of Flight scenario is now open!

This is one of our three concurrent epic-length airline sim scenarios, starting in the 1950s and running all the way into year 2035. An ultimate challenge for virtual airline managers!

The basic settings are:

• Time span: 1950 - 2035, at 30 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Epic length scenario.
• All airports globally and all aircraft models included.
• The overall play duration of this game is about 1.5 years.
• Special rule: The "out of HQ" aircraft limit is disabled on year 2000 and for the rest of the game you can expand without this limit (geopolitical limitations are still in force).

Game play related settings specific for this scenario:

• Due to the limited range of the early-era aircraft the Easy Start mode / Start-up Wizard might not find suitable planes for you. In that case simply use the Advanced Start and choose the planes yourself from the used market!
• The used aircraft selection is very limited since the game starts in year 1950, and you should use some cheap war-surplus DC-3s and similar to get going. There are some DC-6s and CV-240s in the market, but do not build your entire strategy on them.
• Airports (Johannesburg, Moscow SVO, Helsinki) have been "unrealistically" adjusted to have been opened already Jan-1950 to allow them to be selected as HQs.
• Please remember that this game follows the standard and real-world setup for the economy and political rules. The expansion outside your own HQ country does not become available until the 1990s and onwards (refer to manual for the basing rules).
• Cargo demand in 1950s is very low.
• The initial slot costs might seem high, but they will gradually reduce. Since this is a very long game, the aircraft availability and slot costs are here to reduce the initial airline growth rates.

If it has been a while since you started at early stages in a major AirwaySim game, here are a few reminders and tips:

• The game clock is paused for the first day and will start moving after 24 hrs.
• The used aircraft market will refresh several times during the first static 24 hour day (but you can only make two orders for aircraft during the first day).
• There is a good supply of used aircraft available to begin with, but the used aircraft market will soon become limited and the popular aircraft types are sold/leased very quickly. Take care when picking the aircraft you plan to use and plan to order aircraft directly from the manufacturers.
• New aircraft ordering will be available after the time starts to move (= from day 2 of the simulation), but it is of course always recommended to lease several used aircraft to begin with.
• Be patient with the route sales figures since your Route Image grows slowly. Do not spend all your cash on planes at once, remember to leave a good reserve. It takes time to gain profits and there might be unexpected early problems..
• Some popular airports will for sure become limited on airport slots soon. This is normal and you should use larger aircraft or other airports in that case. Please remember that slots are only available when the airport infrastructure expands.
• The passenger demand will grow steadily during the course of the game, and is rather low at the very beginning.
• Consider joining an alliance from early stages of the game, they are great resources for improving your game play (tips and help from fellow players).
• Remember to read the AirwaySim Manual to learn more, and join the Discord chat to meet other players!

Welcome onboard the latest AirwaySim airline game, have fun and good luck with your new airline!

The next epic-length AirwaySim's airline simulation scenario, The Age of Flight, opens on Friday July 21st.

This is one of our three concurrent epic-length airline sim scenarios, starting in the 1950s and running all the way into year 2035. An ultimate challenge for virtual airline managers!

This game world follows the standard settings for long AirwaySim games:

• Time span: 1950 - 2035, at 30 minutes per game day.
• Normal difficulty level / Epic length scenario.
• All airports globally and all aircraft models included.
• The overall play duration of this game is about 1.5 years.
• Special rule: The "out of HQ" aircraft limit is disabled on year 2000 and for the rest of the game you can expand without this limit (geopolitical limitations are still in force).

This scenario will open at approximately 10 UTC (that's 6am @ NYC, and 7pm @ Tokyo) on Friday July 21st. Click on the link to pre-join this game now!

One of our main epic-length game worlds, The Age of Flight, recently finished. This journey from sim's year 1950 to 2035 lasted nearly two years!

A huge thanks to everyone who took part in this game world, and a honorary mention to those 22 players who were part of it for the entire 85-year span of the game.

As a special treat, everyone who finished the game have been awarded 5 Credits, which can be used in any AirwaySim game world.

The opening announcement of the next epic-length game with the same title will follow soon. The game will open after a week, on Friday 21st July.


The final stats are here:

A new Beginner's World #1 scenario is now open!

Join here: https://www.airwaysim.com/game/?gView=446#game446

AirwaySim has always two concurrent Beginner's World scenarios running (BW#1 and BW#2). They both use the same settings and same time frame.

Our beginner game series is aimed for all newbies and other players wishing to test different playing styles in an easier environment. Duration of one scenario is always approximately 60 real days. The scenario runs for ~10 game years with a speed of 25 minutes per day, and all of AirwaySim's main features are included in these scenarios.

When a BW scenario ends, a new one will start within a few days. The two scenarios are running in parallel so that there is always one BW scenario start every month.