#29 Next in Line – Aircraft, Features, and a Few Surprises

Looking at the pictures of it, it seems you select the stand for one contract so if you got more of one airline say BA at LHR you gotta do them all separately that’s what I’m seeing.

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Yeah it’s been a while :sweat_smile:

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Getting closer to Atlanta :slightly_smiling_face:

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One detail stuck out to me that many may not have noticed: “…new team members…” :smiling_face:
It makes me happy to hear that we’ve supported the dev team enough that they can expand their team further and hopefully reduce the stress of keeping up with such a quickly growing game and community!
I also appreciate them being able to push forward and build in such quantity and quality despite how much weight we can put on their shoulders as a fan base.
Thank you team!

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Oh my… this is incredible! Y’all have made banger after banger, and the md11 looks beautiful!

Only problem is ima have to take out a loan to get it…

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Yooo this 3.3.0 update is going to be massive! Pretty sure my jaw hit the floor reading how much y’all are packing in to this, feels like more than a minor version update with all this new stuff coming, not complaining, I’m here for it! Keep up the great work!

I’m most excited to see how the new scheduling system will work, and the pre flight checks!

I wasn’t sure what to make of generics but I’m starting to come around to it, after most of my contracts have been converted to player contracts it felt a little unrealistic sending 100+ flights to IAD or BKK exclusively. There’s clearly an appetite for many, many airports on the Feature Requests and this also feels like the only realistic way to land that. I hope it goes well so I can bring my hometown airports to life :crossed_fingers:

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I would also like to add my two cents.

The devblog is great again and I hope that all the announcements will reach us by the end of the year.
I have the feeling that the overhaul of the aircraft is progressing faster than expected. The B757 in particular was no longer on my radar for this year. I am sure that we will have all models in V3 quality by next year at the latest.

I’m looking forward to all the changes, and I think it’s great that you’re releasing them as basic and that you’re offering these new opportunities to grow with the community.

I’m also curious, now that the first generic airport will soon be released, how quickly many more will be added. I think it’s good that this is taking place on the side, and that the realistic airports are continuing as before.

If you allow me one final question, will the MD-11 also be available as a cargo version?

Thank you for not letting this game get boring!

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And Amsterdam :grin:

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I think it can be called [group management] which is more realistic. In many airports an airline (or even an alliance) shares several gates, a pier/piers, or even a terminal.

I don’t feel the devs are teasing such function, unfortunately. But since there will be a functional scheduling system it should not be a big problem to add that. More like a current system and we simply tell the ATC to assign certain planes to certain group of gates.

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HKG hooray let’s gooooooo!!!

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AI do not agree with generic airports, I think they are giving in to the pressure from some players who are asking for more airports, because I think they should continue with the tradition of c Create new airports every quarter and only focus on that and not more, as has been done until now. I’m sure many will complain about those airports, that’s really my opinion. I think it’s better to continue the tradition of focusing on just one thing to accomplish as we have done so far.

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There are PW and RR engines available for B757 as well different wingtips set.

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Yes the MD11 will arrive as Cargo version too.

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I think we should wait and see how the generic airports will turn out. Nobody has played it yet or seen it in it’s full form. So we can’t judge it yet. Perhaps it will be a disaster, and I am sure the devs will pivot then. And perhaps it’s an amazing feature. But as long as the devs don’t try it, we’ll never know.

And hey. If you don’t like it when it comes out, just don’t play it. It’s not because you don’t like something others cannot enjoy it :slight_smile:

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Seems like I need to unlock the 757!?!?

Nice, I can’t wait to finally see this model updated!

Any news on current airports getting the stand update like SYD? I asked it before but I don’t think Kuba responded

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Amazing work by the team, looking forward to it! But I do have some questions:

  1. Customising winglets and engines

Will we be able to choose which engine types/winglets our fleet planes have, specifically for the A320, B757 and B767 families? Is this feature planned for a future update?

  1. Updating existing airports

Currently, NGO and MCT have the old model jetbridges, PRG doesn’t have any shared stands like it does IRL, and IAD and SAN have new terminals coming soon. Will these airports be updated at some point? I would like to see enhanced realism at these airports, especially now that the scheduling system is coming.

  1. Expanding into Africa

Since 2.0, gaps on the map have been filled with the addition of SYD, BKK, GRU and SCL. However, one continent remains bare. Can we expect an airport in Africa at some point?

While I understand that a large part of the game’s fanbase comes from Asia, I must say that I’m a bit disappointed that the next large airport is from that region, while there have been no mentions of any African airports being added. As a South African, I would very much like to see an airport in southern Africa added to the game, especially because there are many new liveries and destinations to explore. I do hope that the devs consider this, now that generic airports are close to being added.

My part said, I would like to thank the WoA team for everything they’ve done for the community. Cheers!

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i think this will be the anniversary update

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There are some impressive airports in Africa, perhaps one could add one to the list after HKG.

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