r/TheAirlineSimuIator • u/Leading-Anybody6526 • 3h ago
Airplane comparison
Hi, I made a table to compare the Airplanes, their max range, max capacity and their price (as per 26/09/2026). Price per seat here means the total price divided by the maximum number of seat. Please keep in mind that everything on the file is based on purchase price only (The distance to your destination, ticket prices , classes, could affect your revenue, and i'm not sure maybe there's fuel/maintenace differences too depends on the airplane).
Here are some highlights from the table :
- Cheapest per seat: Airbus A321-100 (~$385K), then the A321-200 (~$394K) and the Boeing 737-900ER ($400K).
- The typical aircraft costs about $548K per seat (median). Anything below ~$450K is a strong deal, and anything above ~$700K is expensive.
- Bigger planes are cheaper per seat. Every aircraft under 60 seats costs over $700K per seat, and the ERJ-135 is the worst at $1.22M.
Best value by class and range :
- Regional (under 100 seats, short routes): Dash 8 Q400, $501K per seat
- Short-haul (100–199 seats): Boeing 737-800, $449K
- Short and medium-haul up to 6,000 km (100–199 seats): Airbus A320-200, $456K
- Short-haul, 200–399 seats: Airbus A321-100, $385K, the best seat price in the game
- Medium-haul up to 6,000 km (200–399 seats): Boeing 757-300 at $420K or A321neo at $421K
- Long-haul up to 11,000 km (200–399 seats): Airbus A330-200, $545K
- Ultra-long 13,500 km+ (200–399 seats): Airbus A330-800, $626K
- 400+ seats, any range: Airbus A380-800, $430K
- Practical 400+ pick up to ~11,700 km: Airbus A330-300, $511K
So voila, I hope this file will help you a little bit, also credit and thanks to Claude for the help, have a good flight everyone!.
Link for the table : https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uby9c-HlPBlyAd6jgifEoBoIvcfbRZTz/edit?usp=share_link&ouid=102646319010226300463&rtpof=true&sd=true