Jetstream: Airline Tycoon

One jet and one home city. What your small 1995 airline becomes half a century later is up to you. A deep airline management sim in the spirit of the classic Aerobiz / Air Management games.

■ Choose your headquarters

Seoul, Tokyo, London, New York, Singapore, São Paulo… any of 250 cities can be your hub, and each one changes which routes pay off.

■ Routes are strategy

Design your network on a real world map. Distance decides which aircraft you need, and every city has its own mix of business, leisure and cargo demand. Set fares and cabin service levels per route.

■ 110 real aircraft, changing with the times

737, 747, 777, 787, A320, A330, A350, A380, ATR, CRJ, E-Jets, all the way to the C919 and MC-21. Range, fuel burn and maintenance all differ; as eras pass, old types are discontinued and new ones arrive. Lease or buy used to stretch your cash.

■ Cargo business

Enter the freight market with 18 freighters — 747F, 777F, MD-11F and more — linking industrial cities. When tourism collapses, logistics keeps flying.

■ Five rival airlines and their CEOs

Each rival has a CEO with a different playbook. Look away and they take your routes; bankruptcies, mergers and new entrants reshape the map.

■ Local carriers and branch offices

Partner with or acquire local airlines in each city to grow your share, and open overseas branch offices to unlock new markets.

■ Disruptions and city investments

Fuel spikes, strikes, unrest and airport closures shake the board. Fifteen kinds of city investment grow demand and cut risk.

■ Cabins and slots

Balance First, Business and Economy per route, and play negotiation cards to win airport slots.

■ Five eras

From the dawn of globalization in 1995 through the low-cost carrier wars and beyond. Each era sets goals; meet them to earn Legacy and start your next run stronger.

■ Waiting becomes wealth

Revenue piles up in your vault while you're away. Review revenue, costs, depreciation and per-route results at a glance.

* This is an original work of fiction, unaffiliated with any real aircraft manufacturer or airline. Aircraft names reference real models for flavor only, with no trademark affiliation.