How do i start my own airline company

[rstairline]

Im having so much confusion now.SOme say i have to be rich,some say i need to know the right people.I am Extremely ambitious and i want to start my own airline company,IF you have the right information,please let me know,and no insulting comments please.

[jerre]

you don't have to be extremely rich, yet it makes you more credible and give you a better starting capital, which is basically what every company is started with. The right people? well yeah, definately.

I don't know how old you are, and if you have studied any economics, but there is not much chance you can start a airline with over 100 airplanes from the beginning. It starts small, regional. If there is a good management, it can expand.

[rstairline]

I know that of course i cant start an airline companies with that many planes..i know i wouldnt want to first..if u go bakrupt it would be terrible...imagine all u have to pay for the planes etc...anyway,i was thinking if starting with jus 2-3 small planes...domestic flights..of cos not A320s or B737s...they are too expensive...maybe a B717 or something smaller...or maybe i can try to loan an aircraft from an airline company from my country like Lauda-Air?...not sure about whether they would trust me..what if i help some big companies like coca-cola?...would they provide me enough?

[Giblets]

They say the best way to get a $1 million is to have $10 million and start a n airline!
To start an airline with any proper jets you will either need a long airline history ( at management level probably), or several million.
Unless you have experience in the industry, without any capital, i don't think a bank will let you the money.

[Giblets]

There is a story on the beeb at the moment, the good news s that it will not be as expensive as previsouly, the bad news is that you will still need about $2million!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3695111.stm

[rstairline]

and how am i supposed to get that much money if the bank won't lend some to me?...cant i just get a lease of an air plane?...and what if i get sponsors etc?...can it help?

[acfe]

first try to loan about $50 million
buy one propeller aircraft and start one charter flight
from one place to other 3 time a day
when you have enough money buy some of the lastest aircraft then there you have you own airline company

ps can i be part of it?