Ever wondered how to start an airline? Here’s your step-by-step guide!
Have you ever wondered how to start an airline? You’ve come to the right place. Simple Flying’s Luke Peters has broken the process down into a step-by-step guide covering everything from developing a business plan to selecting aircraft.
New articles are being added to this series weekly, so be sure to check back for the latest installment! You can also navigate through the articles below using handy forwards and backward links placed within each part.
Photo: Tom Boon – Simple Flying
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Part 1: Welcome Aboard
In part 1 of the How To Start An Airline guide, our host Luke walks readers through what to expect from the series as a whole. There is no straight line linking the start of the journey in setting up an airline to the end, though Luke attempts to connect as many parts of the chain as possible.
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Part 2: Developing A Business Plan
So you have decided to start an airline. This is a big decision to take on a project that could quickly take over your life. But how do you actually go about it, and where do you begin? The process involved in starting an airline can be rewarding, enjoyable, and hopefully profitable too. But it can also be frustrating, fraught with challenges, and the next setback will always remain just around the next corner. But if you are determined to do this, let’s take a closer look at how you might go about achieving your goal.
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Part 3: Finances
So far in this series, we have looked at business plans, and you will have now decided what you want your airline to look like, where it will fly, and what sort of aircraft you might choose. But none of that can happen without addressing the most crucial topic of all. The one key issue that will determine whether your airline ever gets airborne at all. That subject is finance.
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Part 4: Planning &…