Aircraft

No airline can transport passengers or cargo without aircraft. Throughout the Airline Tycoon series, airline managers have the option of purchasing a wide variety of airplanes with various sizes, ranges, configurations, etc. The sections below describe the various aircraft available in Airline Tycoon and Airline Tycoon 2.

Airline Tycoon
In Airline Tycoon, new airplanes can be purchased at the Plane Broker, while used planes can be purchased at the Museum. Although used planes are usually less expensive than old planes, their maintenance conditions are generally poorer than new planes. In Airline Tycoon Evolution and Airline Tycoon Deluxe, airlines can also design their own planes at the HiTech Design Shop. The following chart details standard airplanes available for sale at the Plane Broker and Museum; they cannot be customized:

Airline Tycoon 2
In Airline Tycoon 2, new aircraft can be purchased at Hangar 51, which is a combination of the Plane Broker and HiTech Design Shop in Airline Tycoon as all aircraft can be customized. Used planes can be purchased at the Scrap Yard. As in Airline Tycoon, used planes are cheaper, but have worse maintenance conditions than newer planes.

Hangar 51 can be found in the leftmost part of the upper or office level of the airport terminal; its shortcut key is: H. There is a door at the rear of this hangar (on the right side of the screen). Click on this door to access the Scrap Yard. Alternatively, you can press the shortcut key for the Scrap Yard, which is: G.

The following chart shows the characteristics of the standard configuration of each aircraft. The data below should be accurate as of Update 1.02 of Airline Tycoon 2. Click on the name of an aircraft for more information: