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At Fly The World, the term airline covers a wide range of companies. They can be internationally operating airlines, air cab companies, couriers, pure cargo airlines, regional airlines or even combinations of these. Anyone who wants to set up an airline should be aware that - if it is to grow steadily - it will also require more and more effort. So that this effort is not perceived as work at some point, it is advisable to join forces with other players from the outset. FTW is designed to be most fun in a group with common goals and an idea. Lone fighters will and should have a hard time gaining a foothold with an airline, FTW is about community and having fun with a shared hobby. If you only run after money from the beginning, you will quickly get burnt out in FTW.

Of course, we know that many players will be gripped by ambition right from the start and want to start building their own empire. However, in order not to lose the fun of it (and possibly end up as a deadbeat all too soon) and to get a first impression, every player should have been a member of an existing airline for at least some time before founding their own. Although this is not a prerequisite, it can prove very helpful later in planning and organization.

Opening a company increases the complexity of Fly The World by leaps and bounds. We therefore urge every user to have read and understood the contents of the first user manual before venturing into new challenges!

Anyone running an airline in FTW should be aware that it should meet certain requirements.

250.000€ start-up fees will be charged to the account of the newly created airline and this will also be charged to the owner as a mandatory payment when the airline is closed.

So it is necessary to have capital, aircraft, FBO and active pilots with performed flights for the airline in order not to fall victim to a database cleanup.

tl;dr: account in plus, min. one aircraft ,min. one FBO, min. one active pilot - otherwise the airline threatens to be deleted.

Airlines that do not meet the above conditions or are only created for name reservation are not welcome by FTW and the users and will be deleted without further comment. If you want to pursue a special concept with your atypical airline (which makes it look like an airline worthy of deletion as mentioned above), you should contact the team to counteract the deletion of your airline.