Airline Name
People Express Airlines / PEOPLExpress (People Express Airlines Incorporated)IATA: PE / ICAO: PEX / CALLSIGN: PEOPLE
Founded in 1980 (Jun. 18th), commenced operations in 1981 (Apr. 30th), ceased operations 1987 (Feb. 1st)
(Merged with Continental Airlines)
Country of Origin
United States of America ()
Main Hub(s): Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Stapleton International Airport (DEN)
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
This airline has a unique case - technically, as of this post, it has no aircraft that can be added in-game, however that’s likely soon to change with 3.6.0, which will introduce the 747 classics, and the entire 737 family is under development - hopefully to be implemented soon.
Both of those aircraft types are what this airline operated, as you’ll soon see (though not all).
As such, and in accordance with how my previous posts have categorized things, the 737 and 747s here will be put under the “already in-game” list as a technicality.Aircraft Operated (already in-game):
Boeing 737 (-100, -200, B731/B732) - 22 former (17/5 for both variants, respectively).
(Pictured below: Boeing 737-100 N411PE - later broken up)(Pictured below: Boeing 737-200 N435PE - later scrapped)
Boeing 747 (-100, -200, B741/B742) - 10 former (3/7 for both variants, respectively).
(Pictured below: Boeing 747-100 N603PE - later scrapped)(Pictured below: Boeing 747-200 N608PE - later broken up)
(probably a bit hard to see its registration, but this image comes up when you search N608PE)Aircraft operated (not in-game):
Boeing 727 (-200, B722) - 50 operated.(Pictured below: N575PE - supposedly later scrapped)
Why should this airline be added?
Despite being a somewhat short-lived LCC of the 80s, this airline stood out to me personally due to its rather unique liveries and fleet, even if it didn’t operate the most aircraft types. Not only do you have the early 747 variants and 727s, but also the early 737s, specifically the 737-100s - making this airline one of the only operators of the type in America.
(of course, alongside a few others like America West and Continental)That alone I feel would make this airline perfect to be added, as it adds more content for aircraft like the B731/B741, even if it’s just special arrivals - I do wish for at least one of the airline’s planes to show up as a special contract (I know, miiight be a common theme with my suggestions), but of course, I’d be perfectly fine with it existing in-game as simply a special arrival.
Oh, by the way, here’s where they flew, so there’s a better idea of where they could show up as special arrivals:
(Pictured below: Routes as of June 1986 - note the subsidiaries of the airline: Frontier, Britt, and Provincetown-Boston Airlines / PBA)Sources:
PEOPLExpress’s Planespotter.net Page
PEOPLExpress’s Wikipedia Page
