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Leonis Imperial Airways
Corporate Headquarters
Arpinum A08-215
ANSELMUS

To the nations of Europa Atlantica and the World:

Leonis Imperial Airways is looking to consolidate its position in the air transportation industry by inaugurating service to each and every one of the neighboring nations in Europa Atlantica and the world beyond. Operating out of our hubs at Spoletium Pax Romana International Airport, Tarentum International Airport, and Genuinium Johann II International Airport, we hope to bring each nation closer to its brother nations via the wonder of air travel. In addition, Leonis would be very interested in the formation of a corporate alliance with airlines of other nationalities to strengthen the bonds between both our companies and our respective countries. Please respond to this with details about potential destinations in your nation and specifications about the airport, such as location and capacity. Leonis will then finalize the details of each route at a later time. Thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to working with you towards a better tomorrow.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

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Daedalus AAC would like to offer it's services in the future as we develop planes for military and civilian usage.

OOC: Sorry for the large image size. That's the rough draft for the final logo, and is only available in extra jumbo big until I am done.

We would definitely be interested in your designs.

OOC: I hope you don't mind me making a few assumptions.

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TO - Leonis Imperial Airways
FROM - Orbath International Airways

Although our citizens conduct occasional travel between our two nations, no formal partnership exists between our two corporations. It is our belief here at OIA that a partnership between our two corporations will strengthen both our corporations and increase travel and tourism between our two nations which only stands to better us economically. We hope an agreement can be reached. Please contact us if you are interested.

Official Government Message
We welcome the establishment of terminals in the following locations,


Orbath City, Orbath International Airport
Portsmouth, Admiral Chuck Johnston International Airport
Avenshire, Avenshire International Airport
Northford, James R. Wellington International Airport

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We welcome increased cooperation between our two airlines. We would like to initiate a codeshare alliance at first, with the possibility of a stronger partnership in the future.

That having been said, Leonis Imperial Airways will commence the following routes starting this fall:

Spoletium - Orbath City
Spoletium - Portsmouth
Spoletium - Avenshire
Spoletium - Northford
Genuinium - Orbath City
Tarentum - Orbath City

Depending on the time of year, the routes will be served by different aircraft. Flights between Spoletium and Orbath City will be flown by A330-200 or B777-300 aircraft. All other routes will be flown by A330-200. We hope you find these arrangements acceptable and are capable of assisting us in opening the appropriate facilities at each of those airports which you are so graciously opening to us.

In turn, we extend an invitation to you to begin flying to the three primary international gateways in Anselmus, Genuinium in the north, Spoletium, our capital in the center, and Tarentum, a busy tourist entry point in the south. Each city offers its own unique character and will no doubt benefit your people and your airline. We look forward to hearing back from you.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

The Most Serene Republic of Uraartu

To: Leonis Imperial Airways
From: Dumuzi Bennu, Minister of Communications and Transportation

My friends, the nation of Uraartu is isolated from the world. Our links to the global network of transportation, including air travel, are non-existent. Since the inception of my office, I and my predecessors have been responsible for building links between the different peoples and regions of Uraartu. But now, with the blessing of His Overlordship Lugalu II Ounas, I am happy to announce my Ministry's desire to expand our international transportation connections with the construction of the Lugalu II International Airport in our capital city of Oka-Babilu. Construction is estimated to be finished by the end of the year and we are seeking partnerships with foreign airlines. I, and the entire nation of Uraartu, hope that Leonis Imperial Airways will be the first to accept.

Signed,

Dumuzi Bennu, KSC

With Permission Of

The Most Sanctified and August Sage-Emperor of All Under Heaven,
Patriarch of House Ounas and the Ekunos Clan,
High and Mighty Lord of the Crown Council,
Supreme Protector of the Faithful,
First Citizen and Chief Consul,
Keeper of the Sacred Law,
Defender of All Beings,
Lugalu II Ounas

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We agree fully agree to the terms of your partnership and look forward to increased relations in the future.

Official Government Message
The construction of your facilities will no doubt be assisted. We will be relaying this message to several corporations, though the likely candidate for the establishment of terminals within your nation will be OIA.

Huh?

OOC:

Uraartu - Get out of this thread. Orbath is working close with our region from outside it.
Northford - Orbath happens to have a city named Northford.

an OOC note: All these are logos of RL airlines based in the Netherlands and Luxembourg I'd have included Belgium if the logos weren't those of their parent companies, it is in svg format or it isn't just another subsidary of the same group which I have listed already.

IC:

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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1e/Arkefly_logo.gifhttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/Martinair_Logo.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/DynAir.gif
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KLM (also known in English as Royal Dutch Air), its subsidary, transavia.com, Arkefly, Martinair, Dynamic Airlines and Luxair have come together in order to establish flights from locations in the Benelux such as:

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport
Antwerp International Airport
Brussels Airport
Brussels-Charleroi Airport
Liége Airport
Ostend-Bruges International Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schipol
Eindhoven Airport
Enschede Airport Twente
Rotterdam Airport
Groningen Airport Eelde
Lelystad Airport
Texel International Airport

signed by the:

CEO of KLM
CEO of Arkefly
CEO of Transavia.com
CEO of Martinair
CEO of Dynamic Airlines
CEO of Luxair

OOC: Benelux, it says "others welcome" in the title, haha.

IC:

To Dumuzi Bennu of Uraartu:

Leonis Imperial Airways will be happy to be the airline to inaugurate service to your brand-new airport. The first step in this process will be to send representatives from our company to inspect your new airport and determine what sort of service you will be receiving. The first route will undoubtedly be between our capital of Spoletium and your capital of Oka-Babilu. If you allow us to send our representatives now to begin construction of our facilities while construction of the main airport continues, we expect to have this service up and running within only a couple months of completion of construction. We look forward to helping your nation of Uraartu into the 21st century. Per aspera ad astra.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

To Orbath:

Thank you very much for your cooperation. In addition to the codeshare alliance, we would like to offer all business and first class passengers on Orbath International Airways use of our Palatine Lounge in any of its locations around the globe.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

To the Benelux:

Leonis Imperial Airways is interesting in beginning service to Brussels Airport, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, and Luxembourg-Findel International. In addition, we would like to inquire as to the possibility of entering into a codeshare alliance with KLM and its subsidaries. Of course, we would also extend an invitation to KLM to fly to any of the several major to mid-size airports in Anselmus. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

OOC: Oh.
IC:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/KLM_logo.pnghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Transavia_logo.png

We accept this codeshare agreement however we find it strange not to offer this agreement to the other companies who messaged you. Transavia.com is our subsidary while Martinair, Arkefly, Dynamic Airlines and Luxair are not.

We also wish to mention that the airport with the larger capacity serving the Brussels Region is Brussels-Charleroi Airport. Is it possible for you to list the majour and mid-sized airports in Anselmus?

signed by the:

CEO of KLM
CEO of Transavia.com

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Why have you not asked if you could establish a codeshare agreement with any of our airlines? We are not subsidaries of KLM contrary to what you may or may not think.

signed by the:

CEO of Arkefly
CEO of Martinair
CEO of Dynamic Airlines
CEO of Luxair

OOC: Why, exactly, would KLM insist upon reaching a codeshare agreement with all of its competitors? That hardly makea sense. Also, from this point on you can interpret communications as to either KLM or the Benelux government, but not the other airlines. And I'm kinda confused. You're using RL airports, but isn't Brussels Airport much larger in RL?

OOC: I'll edit the post appropriately, hold on one second please. Although I think Brussels-Charleroi has a larger capacity, Brussels is busiest in europe. Also, what it is Dutch Monarchy, not Beneluxian Government. I am curious why everyone thinks the demonym is Beneluxian when it is in my name.

OOC: I said "Benelux government" not "Beneluxian government." As in, "government of the Benelux."

IC:

We appreciate your concern in these matters, however we intend to make the first step of strengthening our presence in the Benelux an alliance with KLM, with other partnerships a possibility. As for the selection of which airport in Brussels to be served, Brussels Airport we feel is the better located and better prepared. As per your request, the following is a list of of major and mid-size airports in Anselmus, arranged from largest to smallest.

Major Airports
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Spoletium Pax Romana International Airport, Spoletium
Emperor Johann II International Airport, Genuinium
Tarentum SkyHarbour International, Tarentum

Mid-size Airports
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Haley-Cooper International Airport, Anconum
Giacomo Briganti International Airport, Neapolitum
Florentina Regional Airport, Florentina
Garzanti Caralum Airport, Caralum
Schrader Spoletium Airport, Spoletium

Bump

OOC: What kinds of planes are you looking for, specifically? I am working on my first military design, which is based on the Tu-95, which has been converted to an airliner in the past, but this is an afterthought.

I ask because I am thinking of converting an An-225 sized Strat-Lifter into a luxury craft, and making another version for commercial use.

OOC: I'm not really looking for anything in particular, so just make what you want and I'll take a look.

Bump

OOC: sorry for the delay.

To Dumuzi Bennu of Uraartu:

Leonis Imperial Airways will be happy to be the airline to inaugurate service to your brand-new airport. The first step in this process will be to send representatives from our company to inspect your new airport and determine what sort of service you will be receiving. The first route will undoubtedly be between our capital of Spoletium and your capital of Oka-Babilu. If you allow us to send our representatives now to begin construction of our facilities while construction of the main airport continues, we expect to have this service up and running within only a couple months of completion of construction. We look forward to helping your nation of Uraartu into the 21st century. Per aspera ad astra.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways


To: Samuel J. Pepperidge, Leonis Imperial Airways
From: Dumuzi Bennu, Ministry of Communications and Transportation

Dear Mr. Pepperidge,

This is excellent, exciting news for the whole Uraartu nation. Our people and businesses desperately need access to the global market if we are to grow economically. Your representatives are welcome as soon as they are available. They will be required to arrive via sea to the city of Badal-atai, which serves as a port for Oka-Babilu. I know that the Emperor and the rest of the Uraartu citizenry look forward to the day when we can board a plane and travel to your glorious capital in a mere fraction of the time it would take by traditional means. Thank you, Mr. Pepperidge, thank you.

Signed,

Dumuzi Bennu,

On Behalf Of

The Most Sanctified and August Sage-Emperor of All Under Heaven,
Patriarch of House Ounas and the Ekunos Clan,
High and Mighty Lord of the Crown Council,
Supreme Protector of the Faithful,
First Citizen and Chief Consul,
Keeper of the Sacred Law,
Defender of All Beings,
Lugalu II Ounas

To Dumuzi Bennu-

Again, you are more than welcome for our help in this matter. It is a mutually beneficial agreement. The final details of this new route are provided below:

Leonis Imperial Airways Flight LN1198
Origin: Spoletium Pax Romana International Airport
Destination: Oka-Babilu Lugala II International Airport
Equipment: Airbus A330-200

Leonis Imperial Airways Flight LN1199
Origin: Oka-Babilu Lugala II International Airport
Destination: Spoletium Pax Romana International Airport
Equipment: Airbus A330-200

What is your estimated time of completion of the new airport?

Signed,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

To: Samuel J. Pepperidge, Leonis Imperial Airways
From: Dumuzi Bennu, Ministry of Communications and Transportation

Construction has already begun, and the Emperor has demanded that all funds necessary shall be made available. Therefore, I have been told by those directly managing the project that construction shall take between 9 and 12 months. I hope that this does not cause any problems.

Signed,

Dumuzi Bennu,

On Behalf Of

The Most Sanctified and August Sage-Emperor of All Under Heaven,
Patriarch of House Ounas and the Ekunos Clan,
High and Mighty Lord of the Crown Council,
First Citizen and Primes Inter Pares,
Supreme Protector of the Faithful,
Keeper of the Sacred Law,
Defender of All Beings,
Lugalu II Ounas

Daedalus Advanced Aerospace Corporation is pleased to inform you that our newest airliner, the Da-134 "Constellation Liner" (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i156/UNDComrade/Yanitaria/Planes/Da-134ConstellationLiner.png), is available for export.

It can carry 184 passengers, but other than the fact that it's a civilian airliner, it's capabilities are largely the same as the Da-34 "Constellation" (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13551470&postcount=189).

Should you be interested, we will be interested in discussing the price of the airliner.

Thank you for your offer. While we applaud the aircraft's range, we find its passenger capacity to be rather limited. Therefore, we would like to know if your company could design an airliner that would compete with the 757-200 or A321 for use on our inter-Atlantican routes. If possible, we would also prefer that the aircraft not look so much like a converted bomber, but rather more friendly and inviting. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

Thank you for your offer. While we applaud the aircraft's range, we find its passenger capacity to be rather limited. Therefore, we would like to know if your company could design an airliner that would compete with the 757-200 or A321 for use on our inter-Atlantican routes. If possible, we would also prefer that the aircraft not look so much like a converted bomber, but rather more friendly and inviting. Thank you.

Sincerely,
Samuel J. Pepperidge
CEO, Leonis Imperial Airways

OOC: I just checked the dimensions of the 757, and realized my plane is actually bigger. Consider the capacity to be more around 208 for 1 class, and 234 in 2 classes. This exceeds the 757, which in your service has the most capacity.

Also, I have included Range and Flight Radius into the write up. Before I had only included combat radius, which is the range the plane can fly, engage in combat, and return to base. This is irrelevant for airliners, so I've included the last two, which are much more impressive, and much more relevant.

IC: As to your request that the airliner not look so much like a converted bomber, we think you are mistake. The Da-34 "Constellation" is a bomber that looks like a converted airliner (OOC: According to LineArtInc). We cannot make the Da-134 look more like an airliner, because that's already what it looks like. If you want, you could paint it.

Further, there are no real aesthetic differences that we could change on this airliner, with out taking away capabilities. We have already taken out the larger radar, and left it with just a a standard sized radar, which majorly alters the way the plane looks from the ground.

Really, the only cost effective way we could also how the plane looks would be removing the refueling boom, which would mean that you'd loose in flight refueling capability.

The exceptional range of the Da-134 certainly makes it a very attractive option for the airline. Therefore, Leonis Imperial Airways would like to place an order for 5 Da-134 aircraft. However, as our company does not possess any airborne tankers, we would like our order to be produced without the refueling boom, and in a two-class configuration. Shall we discuss payment?

Yes, we would like to offer $170 million for the first five, and offer you any future purchases at the cost of $150 million per plane.

We agree to this contract. Approximately when shall we expect our first delivery?

The planes can be finished in one month, and will be delivered pending inspection. They will then be flown out to the airport that you specify.

We will send you a confirmation notice a week before they arrive.

OOC:You can go ahead and start RPing as if you have them.

An excerpt from the Spoletium Post-Intelligencer:

SPOLETIUM, 25 March 2008 (AP)--A large crowd gathered outside one of Leonis Imperial Airways' service hangars at Pax Romana International Airport for the official presentation of the first Daedalus Advanced Aerospace Corporation Da-134 Constellation Liner aircraft to be delivered to the airline.

While the new aircraft has a seating capacity of only 234 passengers, what is remarkable is its range: roughly 22,000km. This extraordinary characteristic gives the new aircraft the ability to fly to the other side of the globe, non-stop. Despite this, Samuel J. Pepperidge, CEO of Leonis, tells us that the new aircraft will fly its first flight in Leonis service on a route between Spoletium and Yanitaria City to commemorate the partnership between Daedalus and Leonis.

The airline's first order for the Da-134 was for five aircraft, at a reported 735 million croix each. Should the aircraft prove as profitable as hoped, more orders will likely follow.

The Commonwealth of West Scandia shall open its two major airports, Keltavík International and Arðær Municipal Airport, to foriegn airlines.

OOC: Actually, the seating capacity is pretty good. I think I set it as the middle ground between your Airbus and Boeing model though.

But that's an aside. I just wanted to let you know that the engines I am using are actually based on the GEnx (those are the correct caps) engine, which will be used on the 787. What that means is that they will be quieter relative to most turbofans, and very eco-friendly.

OOC: The airline decided to purchase only 5 aircraft to serve as a comparison with the 787, which it also intends to purchase.