https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/ 2026-04-19T22:34:01+00:00 https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/ https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2020-06-18T16:30:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:aktive_und_inaktive_routen&rev=1592490650&do=diff Active and inactive routes If a route has already been created, an additional button appears in a separate column with which the route can be activated or deactivated. Immediately after creating the route, it is of course set to “Yes” (active). If a route is not to be operated for a longer period of time, it can be set to inactive using the button. text/html 2020-06-18T16:33:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:auftragsmanagement_der_fluggesellschaft&rev=1592490828&do=diff Airline order management With this tool you can manage the orders of an airline. The following tools are available: unlock jobs : If jobs are booked by a pilot, they are locked and can be unlocked again with this button, even if they are in the air. Please use carefully and do not misuse! text/html 2020-06-18T16:52:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:auswertung_von_kostenstellen&rev=1592491968&do=diff Evaluation of cost centers Cost centers can be evaluated in the financial overviews. The corresponding submenu is opened by clicking on “Statistics”. In the first drop-down menu, the airline whose cost centers are to be analyzed is selected. The following two menus allow you to select one or more cost centers. If only one of them is to be displayed, select it from both text/html 2020-06-18T16:43:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:bonus_regel&rev=1592491416&do=diff Bonus rule The bonus rules are based on the flight time in minutes (see picture). The bonus rules are read and written in real time. Logging out as in the previous career system is not necessary. An airline has the possibility to introduce own badges of rank, the text/html 2020-06-18T16:31:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:cargo&rev=1592490716&do=diff Cargo Freight orders are paid slightly less than passengers. Of course, they also require less comfort and, according to the well-known saying “cargo doesn't moan, cargo doesn't puke”, the pilot's life is much more pleasant. In addition, cargo does not require seats, so this restriction is removed and only the value of the cargo area of the aircraft is relevant for capacity. text/html 2020-06-18T15:52:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:eigenschaften_von_fbo-objekten&rev=1592488327&do=diff Properties of FBO objects In the FBO Management area, all FBO objects that have already been rented are listed with their most important properties. The first four columns also have a search field for filtering by full text search. FTW object: The object that was rented. The name can change if the object is converted (enlarged or reduced). text/html 2021-06-22T15:50:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:eine_neue_route_einrichten&rev=1624369854&do=diff Set up a new route If all prerequisites are fulfilled, you can start creating a route. The route management can be reached via Management, Airline, Edit routes: By clicking on “Manage routes” the, still empty, route administration appears To create a new route, click on the plus sign in the toolbar: text/html 2020-06-18T16:47:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:einen_neuen_piloten_einstellen&rev=1592491644&do=diff Set up a new pilot With the button “New Pilot “ another player can be added to the airline. In the following dialog you only have to select the corresponding user name from a list and save it afterwards. The corresponding user will then receive a message confirming the admission to his new employer. text/html 2021-10-26T10:48:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:einrichtung_von_kostenstellen&rev=1635238139&do=diff Set up cost centers Almost everywhere where money can be spent in FTW for infrastructure objects or airplanes, there is also the possibility to set up a new cost center or to assign the acquired object to an existing one. The larger a company becomes, the more cost centers are needed to be able to view and evaluate individual areas separately. There is no patent recipe for the optimal number or distribution of cost centers. The more precisely an entrepreneur wants to observe and analyze the dev… text/html 2022-08-18T22:41:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:fbo-objekte&rev=1660855288&do=diff FBO objects Players have a large number of objects at their disposal which they can settle down at an airport. The actual FBO is only one of these objects. As mentioned above, it forms the basic building block, i.e. the actual branch, to which the player can add further objects if necessary. text/html 2020-06-18T15:23:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:fbos&rev=1592486625&do=diff FBOs With one airline alone it is possible to operate flights, manage pilots and the fleet, but there is no infrastructure on the ground. Therefore, setting up FBOs, terminals and service stations is the next logical step, but it also makes FTW much more complex. The term FBO is hardly common in the German-speaking world. The abbreviation stands for text/html 2020-06-18T16:40:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:flottenmanagement&rev=1592491244&do=diff Fleet management In addition to the public hangar, which can be reached directly from the sidebar, there is also a hangar especially for your own airline. This can be reached in the “Airlines” section by clicking on the “Manage Aircraft” button. In order for the button to appear, the corresponding airline must first be selected. This version of the hangar is limited to the display of your own fleet and also allows settings that are only possible here. text/html 2020-06-18T16:38:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:fluggesellschaft_bearbeiten&rev=1592491103&do=diff Edit airline Once the airline is established, it is listed as a new list entry. By clicking on it, a few new icons appear in the top bar. With a click on the ton the airline is deleted from the FTW commercial register. Before that, of course, a dialog appears, through which this serious step must be confirmed. Click on the pencil symbol to call up the properties of the airline. Here you will find some additional information in addition to the details given at the time of foundation. Thus, the … text/html 2021-08-02T15:19:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:fluggesellschaft_gruenden_und_einrichten&rev=1627910353&do=diff Founding and setting up airline With the establishment of our own airline, the area of management has become even more important. Click on the plus symbol in the upper bar in the airlines section to complete the first step. ATTENTION: To create an airline costs 250.000€. This amount will be debited directly from the user account and will not be refunded. So you should only do this if you have enough funds in your possession. text/html 2020-06-18T16:42:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:flugzeuge_der_fluggesellschaft_zuweisen&rev=1592491329&do=diff Assign aircraft to the airline Before an aircraft can be used for an airline, it must first be assigned to that airline. Although it is also possible to fly with a private or rented aircraft on behalf of an airline (including your own), certain options are not available. text/html 2021-10-25T15:37:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:ideen_und_konzepte&rev=1635169049&do=diff Ideas and concepts An airline costs time and money. Those who do not want to simply throw these resources out the window should first think about a concept and sound out the chances and possibilities. Initial questions can be: * Which concept should be pursued with the airline? text/html 2021-09-28T00:39:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:jobboerse&rev=1632782340&do=diff ATTENTION: Please note that the bonus rules automatically count as airline jobs and the flying pilots are AUTOMATICALLY paid bonus 1 AND bonus 2. This is not feasible otherwise, because the job exchange module works differently than the normal FTW environment. text/html 2020-06-18T16:53:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:kostenstellen&rev=1592491991&do=diff Cost centers In the case of airlines that have just been established and have only a few FBO objects and aircraft, the payment flows are still comparatively simple. However, if the company grows, their number can increase dramatically. Cost centers can be set up to determine which business units generate which costs and revenues. These can be seen as a kind of filter. The cost centers in FTW are not text/html 2020-06-18T15:56:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:luftversorgung_von_flughaefen&rev=1592488574&do=diff Air supply of airports Certain airports can only be supplied from the air. In order to supply the airport with fuel, barrels of fuel can be filled and provided at a filling station. First you choose the filling station where the barrels are to be provided. Then you click on the barrel icon in the toolbar and the deployment dialog opens: text/html 2020-06-18T16:50:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:manager&rev=1592491840&do=diff Manager Managers are pilots who are given special permits by the owner of an airline to be able to devote themselves to its management in the future. The owner can determine which these permits are. The area of responsibility can be, for example, that of a head of department or an authorized signatory. text/html 2020-06-18T16:31:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:passagiere&rev=1592490691&do=diff Passengers Passenger orders are significantly better paid than cargo orders. For this they are not only limited by the maximum payload of the aircraft, but also by the number of seats. Orders can also include individual passengers as well as groups. The maximum size of these groups depends on the aircraft specified in the route facility. text/html 2020-06-18T16:45:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:personal&rev=1592491524&do=diff Personnel Any airline that wants to be successful in the long run and wants to achieve a certain level of growth will need pilots to fly for them over time. This is the only way to ensure that all routes are fully utilized and that the planes keep moving. The more pilots an airline has, the more routes it can serve without fear of a decline in TPI. However, as the size of an airline increases, the administrative work around the airline can also become more extensive. Stressed-out CEOs find supp… text/html 2020-06-18T16:45:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:piloten_finden&rev=1592491556&do=diff Find pilots Pilots of an airline have several advantages over freelancers. For example, by collecting Company Hours you can gradually improve your rank, you can use aircraft that are only available to members, and they usually also get a higher reward for flying route jobs, as they also get the bonus 2 shown in the orders. In addition, pilots do not have to worry about the airline's fixed costs. They receive their share after each flight - regardless of the costs incurred, for example, by rent … text/html 2023-03-20T18:17:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:preisaenderungen_bei_fbo-objekten&rev=1679332646&do=diff OBSOLET, feature deactivated. ===== Price changes for FBO objects ===== As mentioned at the beginning, the rental prices for objects at airports increase with both the class and the number of players who settle there. The basic price of an object depends on the class of the airport. The following table shows the price increase for an object. ^ Airport class ^Example: Rent or ren-increases for a medium sized FBO or airbase with 5 routes and one parking space. The price paid by the first playe… text/html 2022-08-18T22:39:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:routensystem&rev=1660855171&do=diff The route system in FTW The route system in FTW is intended for airlines that want to map a network between one or more airports. There are 3 kinds of routes and 2 types of routes: kinds of routes: * pax * cargo * pax + cargo Route type Pax: text/html 2020-06-24T13:57:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:terminrouten_fuer_piloten&rev=1592999833&do=diff To provide more flexibility for airline pilots, a schedule route can be assigned to a pilot. These routes can be executed by the pilot himself if he has time to fly. After the scheduled route has been executed, it is automatically deactivated and the orders generated are in the pilot's order book in the waiting hall. The pilot can reactivate this route at any time to generate new orders for this route. text/html 2020-06-18T16:32:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:transportindex_tpi&rev=1592490743&do=diff Transport Index (TPI) The transport index is only a statistical value and shows how reliably an airline works. text/html 2020-06-18T15:51:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:treibstoff_bestellen&rev=1592488304&do=diff Order fuel For a fuel station to fulfil its purpose, it needs fuel. This can be ordered by the player after he has rented one using a special form. The corresponding button with the drop symbol is located in the FBO Management area and only appears as soon as a filling station is selected in the list of rented FBO objects. For exactly these the order is then also carried out. Whether fuel is needed at all at present can also be found out immediately from this list. Simply click on the arrow in … text/html 2020-06-17T19:25:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:voraussetzungen&rev=1592414703&do=diff Prerequisites In order to use the route management you need * Airline * FBO at the airport of departure * Terminal at the departure airport (always pay attention to the size) * Business Lounge at the departure airport, if business taxis are to be generated text/html 2021-10-24T16:23:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:vorwort&rev=1635085414&do=diff Foreword 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 designe… text/html 2020-06-18T15:47:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.ftw-sim.de/doku.php?id=en:handbuch_airlines:zunehmender_konkurrenzdruck&rev=1592488039&do=diff Increasing competitive pressure The existence of several branches at one airport also increases the pressure of competition. Players with thicker capital cushions will be more likely to be able to afford to keep their FBO objects permanently. This is quite intentional, as it is intended to reflect the law of supply and demand. The higher the demand for branches at a particular airport, the higher the rental price.