National Airlines
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Founded | June 16th, 2014 (as GreyAir) October 1st, 2016 (as FernAir) October 20th, 2017 (merged to become National Airlines) | ||||
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Commenced operations | October 21st, 2017 | ||||
Operating bases | Titsensaki Sealerwhale International Airport Pasadena Airfield Titsensaki Regional Airport | ||||
Hubs | Murrville-Arcadia International Airport Pasadena-Waterville International Airport (soon to be base) | ||||
Secondary hubs | Freedon Silverwood International Airport Fort Yaxier International Airport | ||||
Frequent-flyer program | nPlus Club | ||||
Alliance | SkyTransit Alliance | ||||
Subsidiaries | Nex Airlines National Heli | ||||
Active flights | 62 | ||||
Destinations | 66 | ||||
Company slogan | We connect the world. | ||||
Parent company | National Group NewEnterprise | ||||
Key people | Owners: frogggggg ModernArt |
National Airlines is an airline based in Titsensaki and Pasadena. It is owned fully by NewEnterprise. The airline was founded in 2017 after the merger between FernAir and GreyAir, who were both encountering financial issues joined together to form National Airlines.
History
Both FernAir and GreyAir filed for bankruptcy on the same day, being October 9th, 2017. Both airlines were notified this and caught the attention of one another. Both airlines had similar styles and the CEOs of the companies had regularly worked with one another's company in business and stocks. Calculations showed that a merger would allow for profit to be made again, assuming the correct business decisions were made. After a few weeks of planning between the two airlines, they officially merged on October 20th, 2017, and ordered a bulk order of Nexjet 10xs to lower prices. On October 21st, National Airlines flew for the first time under it's own name out of Titsensaki Regional Airport using the new Nexjet planes. In January of 2018, National Airlines was bought by NewEnterprise for $1 as they were owned by the same people.
The airline has always been owned by frogggggg and ModernArt, and AlfiePops briefly worked there in 2017.
At first, National Airlines based primarily out of Titsensaki Regional (known as Titsensaki International at the time) and had secondary bases in Fort Yaxier and Birchview. With the construction of new airports, they now base out of Titsensaki Regional Airport, Pasadena Airfield, and most notably, Titsensaki Sealerwhale International Airport, being the largest and holding more than 50% of all destinations.
2020 was an eventful year for National Airlines. Due to bad relationships between National Airlines and the Mojang State following multiple disagreements, all flights to Deadbush were suspended in August 2020. The ban lasted exactly one year, and flights to Deadbush resumed in August of 2021. Multiple boycotts were also placed on the airline by people and organizations in early 2020 due to its role in the construction of angled gates at Las Playas International Airport and extortionate prices for gates at Sealerwhale Airport. All bans were later lifted.
The rebrand of the PRP to the National Party in August 2020 lead to National Airlines' suing them twice in court, stating trademark infringement on the logo. Both cases were dropped in the end. The party was given trademark rights by National Airlines for a grand total of four "Awoooo"s ($1,530 MRTD).
Services
Classes and Privileges
On top of seat class tickets, passengers flying National Airlines book a privilege class to go along with it. National Airlines offers 3 class types: Economy, Economy+, and Business. Only the X-50s and SI-A 300s have business class in addition to Economy and Economy+.
Economy class is National Airlines' basic and cheapest class of seats. It is available on all aircraft, however only international configurations on the Y10a have seat back inflight entertainment screens, though other aircraft have IFEs on all Economy seats. WiFi is available on select flights for a fee.
Economy+ is the extended version of Economy. It is too available on all aircraft, either behind Business class and in front of Economy or at emergency exit windows and bulkheads. Like Economy, only international configurations on Y10a planes have inflight entertainment screens, as well as all other aircraft.
Business class is only available on SI-A and EAM planes, and offers reclining or lie flat seating with extra storage and larger TVs than Economy or Economy+. Flying with this class will automatically give you Premier privileges.
National Airlines has privileges associated with the ticket types. Regular allows 20kg bag allowance and food costs regular price. Premier allows 30kg bag allowance and includes free meals on flights. In addition to this, it will give you priority check-in and boarding. If you are an nPlus or nPlus+ member, you will be allowed 30kg and 35kg bad allowance respectively, as well as receiving free meals and getting priority check-in and boarding. You also earn Plus Points when flying with nPlus or nPlus+. nPlus gives you 1 point per every one nautical mile, while nPlus+ gives you 1.5 points per nautical mile. nPlus is equal to SkyTransit Gold and Diamond, while nPlus+ is equal to SkyTransit Emerald.
Inflight Entertainment
National Airlines' inflight magazine is called World Connect, and offers items from various brands across the server, as well as including general information about the type of aircraft, flight destinations, and holiday packages in conjunction with the rest of National Group.
All planes except domestic configurations of the Climax Y10a include seat back inflight entertainment screens. National Airlines uses a reskinned version of NewMedia's Entertair IFE system, naming it NaTV. Some aircraft are fitted with cameras on some of the plane surfaces, and can be watched by passengers using the screens.
Accidents and Incidents
- On August 19th, 1986, FernAir flight 3 from Fort Yaxier to the abandoned old world city of Timbuktu, crashed just north of the takeoff runway. This was caused by a contaminated fuel pipe that led to the explosion of engine 1. The plane hit the snowy ground and then hit a side of a cliff, killing all three pilots. The aircraft was a 747-200. Out of 399 passengers aboard the flight, 120 people died, along with another 60 injured, eight of those were serious, and two life threatening. No cabin crew members survived, however, the air marshall did. This was the worst air disaster in Fort Yaxier's history.
- On December 1st, 2000, GreyAir flight 106 originating out of Epsil was en route to Wazamawazi. The operating plane was a ADZ II550 Citationjet. Two hours before landing in to Wazamawazi, engine 2 separated causing all hydraulics to fail. The plane was uncontrollable, and then starting to nose dive in to the ground along with rapid decompression. The pilot manages to get the plane out of the dive, but it was too late, and the plane stalled in to the ocean, killing all 11 passengers. The pilot survived but died after three days in hospital.
- On January 2nd, 2019, National Airlines (Njet 10X) flight 8 on short final in to Freedon suffered a hydraulic failure, causing the rudder to stop working. This also caused the already lowered landing gear to collapse on landing. This happen because the pilots over worked the plane’s hydraulics and the wires snapped. Out of 76 passengers and 5 crew on board, there were 2 minor injuries.
- On March 21, 2020, National Airlines (an Njet 10X) flight 14 ditched into waters just north of Titsensaki Airfield, minutes after taking off, while en route to Segville. The aircraft had been hijacked and landed in the water, with no loss of life from the general passengers. Police quickly arrested the hijackers. Investigation is ongoing. Out of 74 passengers and 5 crew members on board, 16 people were obtained minor injuries on impact. 1 person obtained serious injuries but recovered very quickly. The hijacker died in hospital after obtaining injures from the cabin crew and the force of the passengers. The plane, NA-AAE, has been ruled out of service and has been replaced by HJ-KIB standing for "Hijack is bad". The hijacker was not part of a terrorist group, and had mental disorders. He put explosives in engine 1 and 2 which are cohesive with the wings, which meant the plane couldn't glide far enough to TSN thus having to ditch west of it.
Route Map
Fleet
Aircraft | In Service | On Order |
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Nexjet 10x | 15 | 0 |
Climax Y10a | 43 | 10 |
Climax 10 | 1 | 0 |
Climax 100 | 1 | 0 |
Acadia Bongong 737-800 | 1 | 0 |
EAM X-50 | 8 | 0 |
SI-A 300 | 3 | 0 |
SI-A Avro | 1 | 0 |
Climax N210 | 0 | 13 |
Climax N310 | 2 | 3 |
Total: | 75 | 26 |
Aircraft | Retired |
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Bongong 747-200 | 1 |
Climax 200 | 1 |
Climax 100 | 7 |
Acadia Bongong 737-800 | 3 |
ADZ II550 Citationjet | 6 |
Flights
Flights: 62 (not including codeshare flights not operated by National Airlines)
Destinations: 66
Plane List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1paHnFwGLt-AcGT3qlpNIPkkdEvm7hGgghcGUe-7d_Gw/edit?usp=sharing