©2002-2009 Dave Mark and Intrinsic Algorithm L.L.C.

Features...

• Over 400 fields in over 300 metro areas in U.S. and Canada
• Over 60 types of aircraft with over 100 cabin configurations
  • Single class or multi-class
  • Different seat dimensions
  • Select available entertainment and meal service
• Continual generation of over 1,000,000 passengers/day
  • Based on real-world travel demand criteria:
    • Metro area population
    • Business and leisure traffic
    • Daily peak/off-peak times
    • Weekly peak/off-peak days
    • Holiday and seasonal demand
  • Passengers book entire itineraries based on a mix of preferences:
    • Lowest Cost
    • Best on-time service
    • Shortest time in-air
    • Earliest arrival time
    • Best comfort
    • Loyalty
• Control many aspects of the airline management:
  • Strategic Planning
    • Design route system
      • Regional or trans-continental
      • Hub based
      • Point-to-Point
    • Open/close passenger and maintenance facilities
    • Lease airport gate space
    • Purchase or lease aircraft from supplier or other airlines
    • Schedule flights
    • Set individual fares for each flight or route
    • Day-to-day operation
  • Monitor aircraft positions and operation
  • Handle delays due to:
    • Weather
    • Equipment
    • Traffic
  • Extensive reporting
    • Various Report Depths
      • Per flight #
      • Per route
      • System-wide
      • Over various time periods
    • Topics
      • Aircraft load factors
      • Profitability
      • Customer Satisfaction
      • On-time performance
      • Other industry rankings
• Computer advisors to help point the way
• Computer assistants to lighten the load
• True-time compression
  • No “skewed” or “parallel” timelines
  • Various sim speeds ranging from:
  • 1x for those hectic moments
  • 1024x when things are running smoothly
• Different styles of play
  • Challenging scenarios based on a variety of tasks
  • Campaign play to build an empire
  • “Free market” open play
• Interactive computer opponents
  • Complex A.I. for computer controlled airlines
  • “Codesharing” partnerships with other computer airlines
  • Play against any or all or take over one to control
• Complete tutorial explaining topics such as:
  • Basic game play
  • Airline economics
  • Route management strategies
  • Dispatch techniques