# Airline Tycoon Deluxe

> Real-time economic simulation game managing an airline company. (iPhone/iPad app by Runesoft.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airline-tycoon-deluxe/id524392453 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Runesoft](https://appshunter.io/developer/422622924)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Simulation, Strategy
- Price: $2.99 (on sale, was $5.99)
- Rating: 3.30/5 from 33 App Store ratings · 146 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 584 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-05-31
- Data updated: 2026-09-05
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airline-tycoon-deluxe/id524392453/reviews.md

## What is Airline Tycoon Deluxe?

Airline Tycoon Deluxe is a funny economy simulation proceeding in realtime and assigning you the complete responsibility for an airline. However, don’t be fooled by the funny comic style or the included jokes: A variety of tasks are requested and your competitors never miss a chance to set a trap for you in order to put a spoke in your wheel.

Your abilities are put to the test continuously playing Airline Tycoon Deluxe: Will you be able to use your aeroplanes to capacity and land some profitable charter flights? Can you establish routes for lucrative scheduled flights? Aeroplanes cost millions; will you be capable of increasing the share price and obtaining enough funds by the issuing of securities?

Can you stand up for the construction of new aeroplanes in your role as an engineer? Are you able to avoid your competitors’ deceitful attacks? Accept this unusual challenge and win virtual laurels with Airline Tycoon. The deluxe version contains 20 new airports as well as new opportunities. It is as interesting for professional tycoons as for beginners.

Features:
- Funny economy simulation in comic style
- Complete freedom of action and freedom to move within the airport facilities and more than 30 places to be visited
- Control of all parts of management: purchase of aeroplanes and their fittings, financing as well as stock market listing, planning of routes and filling order books, personnel, marketing and maintenance as well as many other details
- Easily operated construction of own aeroplanes and the opportunity to exchange these on the Internet
- Use additional security precautions against competitors’ attacks or sabotage competitors yourself

## Key features

- Real-time economic simulation
- Full airline management control
- Fleet and route planning
- Financing and stock market
- Airplane construction and customization
- Competitive sabotage and defense

## What do users think of Airline Tycoon Deluxe?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎮 Faithful recreation of classic PC game
- 🎯 Deep gameplay mechanics and content
- 😄 Entertaining and addictive gameplay
- 🏆 Full feature parity with original PC version
- 💾 Includes cheat codes from original game
- 📱 Portable access to beloved classic

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- 📱 Poor touch screen optimization
- ⌨️ References keyboard shortcuts that don't exist on iOS
- 🔋 High battery consumption and device heating
- 🎮 Unintuitive controls and navigation
- ❌ Difficult to exit menus and screens
- 📦 No item discard functionality
- 🔍 Small UI elements hard to tap accurately
- ⚙️ Unresponsive interface and lag
- 🎨 Outdated graphics not optimized for mobile
- 🔊 Audio/sound issues
- 📐 Screen alignment problems on some devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game won't advance past campaign/game mode selection screens
- Character repeatedly runs to bathroom without user input
- Screen offset 10mm to left, preventing left-side clicks
- Unable to load saved games
- Flight scheduling icon follows finger instead of placing
- Cannot exit phone/personnel office menus
- Unresponsive buttons and click detection
- Game freezes during manager meetings
- Cannot click 'yes' button when ending day
- Security room becomes inaccessible
- Speech/dialogue hangs in workshop
- Game doesn't end when all competitors eliminated in free play
- Screen orientation freezes in portrait mode
- Text selection creates unreadable red backdrop
- Accidental item selection due to imprecise touch detection
- App crashes on startup or during gameplay
- Saved games fail to load when two airlines remain

**Most requested features**

- Proper touch screen interface redesign
- Item discard/deletion system
- Improved exit buttons for all menus
- Tab key functionality for ending day
- Multiplayer mode
- Airline Tycoon 2 port to iOS
- Mouse support for iPad
- Drag and drop flight scheduling
- Adjustable game speed control
- Larger, more accessible buttons
- HD graphics update
- Improved tutorial with iOS-specific instructions
- Better zoom functionality with crosshair

## Recent user reviews (10 of 146)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/airline-tycoon-deluxe/id524392453/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Tolles Spiel / Katastrophale Steuerung

*2025-07-07*

Das Spiel habe ich seinerzeit sehr gern am PC gespielt und tue es auch heute noch. Jetzt kann ich es bei Gelegenheit sogar auf dem iPhone spielen, danke für die Umsetzung. Allerdings ist die Steuerung absolute Katastrophe. Da muss unbedingt was getan werden und ein „geht nicht“ oder ähnliches akzeptiere ich nicht. Dann fliegt das Game wieder von meinem Smartphone. Da bekomme ich sonst Tourette und Parkinson gleichzeitig. Dann spiele ich es lieber weiterhin nur auf dem PC. Vielleicht ist da Smartphone auch einfach zu klein.

### 4/5 — Wie das Computer Spiel 👍🏾

*2025-01-02*

Die Steuerung ist etwas schwer auf dein Handy. Ein Controller Support wäre sehr gut !!

### 3/5 — Original transcribed, but buggy

*2024-12-26*

My main issue with this game is how to discard unwanted items, due to there being no use for them. For example: the oil can, or glowing/black coal. It just takes up room in the inventory and there is no way to discard, making it hard to gather other collectible items when you need them as there’s no space. 

Something helpful for those saying there is no way to exit screens - you need to do a 2-finger tap to go back/exit.

### 5/5 — Highly underrated game! Don’t understand the hate…

*2024-07-09, version 1.30.0*

One problem though, sometimes the game goes too fast. Other than that, excellent!

### 1/5 — Don’t buy it

*2024-05-16*

It is terrible.
They just dropped the PC version as a mobile game and would be good if worked.  The screen is too small, you can barely navigate through.

### 4/5 — Immernoch ein schönes Spiel!

*2023-10-16*

Hab jetzt knapp zwei Jahre gewartet, aber das Game wurde leider nicht günstiger als 6,99€. Hab’s mir jetzt trotzdem mal gegönnt.

Steuerung ist ok, geht besser, geht schlechter - jedenfalls nicht unspielbar.

Was mich etwas stört ist, dass dieses deutsche Spiel nur auf Englisch ist. Da mein iPhone englisch als Systemsprache verwendet, ist jede App erstmal auf Englisch eingestellt. Normalerweise kann man das bei Bedarf unter Einstellungen > EntsprechendeApp ändern..

Leider taucht die App weder unter iOS noch unter iPadOS in meinen Einstellungen auf. Hat zufällig noch jemand dieses Problem, oder die Entwickler eine Idee?

### 4/5 — Sprache: Deutsch fehlt.

*2023-09-13*

Warum kann ich die Sprache nicht auf Deutsch stellen?

### 1/5 — Unusable - 0 stars as I couldn’t even start a game

*2022-12-24, version 1.27*

The UI is very glitchy and it is unresponsive on my iPhone 13 PRO. 

The game used to be great on PC; and it looks like the original game has been modified for iOS, but the results are less than ideal. 

Requested a refurb within minutes of purchase.

### 2/5 — Not the greatest on iPad

*2022-10-15, version 1.27*

The game has everything the original had, but it is still missing major functions like, throwing away items, and much more. Very often, the screen sometimes does not adjust properly to the iPad when using an keyboard, requires to close the app and re open it.

### 4/5 — Glitchy and some bugs but playable

*2022-09-07, version 1.27*

I’ve played this since it was first wrote for windows 98, I think?  My only complaints are the tapping and viewing information is flawed and can cause unintended things moving or selected.  Otherwise, the game plays pretty well.

My other complaint is in free play, the game doesn’t seem to end once all competitors are eliminated.  I don’t recall that happening on the original windows version.  Once you’re the last standing airline, the game should end.

## Frequently asked questions about Airline Tycoon Deluxe

### What is Airline Tycoon Deluxe?

Airline Tycoon Deluxe is a real-time economic simulation game where you are responsible for managing all aspects of an airline. You will make decisions about purchasing aircraft, planning routes, managing finances, and dealing with competitors.

### What are the key features of Airline Tycoon Deluxe?

Key features include a funny, comic-style economic simulation, complete freedom of action within airport facilities, control over all management aspects (purchasing, financing, route planning, marketing, maintenance), building and exchanging custom airplanes, and engaging in competitive attacks or defenses.

### How much does Airline Tycoon Deluxe cost?

Airline Tycoon Deluxe is a paid application. The description does not mention any in-app purchases or advertisements, indicating a one-time purchase for the full game.

### Who is Airline Tycoon Deluxe for?

This game is designed for both professional tycoons and beginners interested in economic simulations. It offers a challenging yet accessible experience for anyone who enjoys strategic business management games.

### What makes the Deluxe version special?

The Deluxe version of Airline Tycoon includes 20 new airports and additional new opportunities, expanding the gameplay experience beyond the original version. This offers more content and strategic possibilities for players.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.30.0 — 2023-09-29

- smaller enhancements

### 1.29 — 2023-02-07

- zoom function improved

### 1.27 — 2022-05-04

- smaller fixes and improvements

### 1.26 — 2015-09-30

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- bug fixes

### 1.25 — 2015-09-15

- bug fixes

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