Confederation Air

Confederation Air is the flag carrier of Aslana and Praeteria. It was founded in 1961 under North Aslanian Air Lines.

History
Confederation Air was founded under the North Aslana Aviation Development Act of 1958, taking effect in 1959. The act pushed for the creation of 2 hub airports, an overhaul of the North Aslanian Air Force, and a flag carrier airline. Randy Palsham, assistant director of the North Aslanian Aviation Bureau, was appointed as new CEO of North Aslana Air Lines, the former name of Confederation Air.

In 1961, Randy placed an order of 15 707-120 aircraft from Boeing. That same year, New Pacifica International Airport opened in October of 1962, with Terminal 1 designated as the international terminal and Terminal 2 designated as the domestic terminal, and two runways for plane use.

The aircraft were ready for service by November of 1961, just in time for the Christmas travel season. During that time, the airline reached max capacity in just one week and another 15 Boeing 707-120 aircraft were ordered, arriving and ready for service by next December. The travel season had given North Aslana Air Lines a great boost in sales, helping start the airline's growth.

Just a few months later, in April 1963, the North Aslanian government was overthrown in a coup d'etat. Hakmion, the new military dictator, initially ordered a total dissolution of the airline and the founding of a new airline, the Aslana National Air Company, however his advisors convinced him to keep the airline in its current state.

North Aslana Air Lines experienced a sharp decline in passengers after the coup d'etat, but the military government maintained funding to the airline in hopes of passenger travel increasing again. This was a turning point in the airline, as it would have been dissolved due to bankruptcy if not for the military government's funding.

The airline performed considerably well over the next decade. In 1970, the airline purchased 4 747-100 aircraft. The next year, the purchased 2 more of the same aircraft and 4 747-200 aircraft.

In 1973, the oil crisis hit. As the airline began to fail, they filed a bailout with the North Aslanian government. The bailout was denied and the airline nearly filed for Aslanian Chapter 3 bankruptcy (United States equivalent of Chapter 7 bankruptcy) when Praeterian National Air Lines stepped in to assist. They had also been failing, but less than North Aslanian Air Lines. They merged on January 11, 1975, combining their fleets and being renamed North Aslanian - Praeterian Air System (NAPAS). Through the remainder of the 1970s, they managed to pull themselves out of bankruptcy. In 1977, their order of Airbus A300B4 aircraft arrived, marking their first twinjet wide body aircraft.

In 1980, the airline ordered 20 Douglas DC-10-30 aircraft. They outfitted the new aircraft and their existing long-range aircraft with first class. The very next year, the airline ordered 15 more DC-10-30 aircraft. The airline had been growing in recent years, becoming a dominating force in the industry. NAPAS was renamed Confederation Air in 1987.

1988 saw the shoot-down of Confederation Cargo Air Flight 97 from New Pacifica to Hong Kong. Both pilots died on explosion. Soon later, Confederation Air made international headlines as the victim in the situation, which was mostly true, as the flight was flying over North Aslanian territory and South Aslana shot it down regardless. However, recent studies into the incident highlight the

Confederation air continued to operate flights after the incident, even during the high tension before the war. The airline continued operation for two years until 1990. where after a close call with a South Aslanian F-14 Tomcat, the airline grounded operations in North Aslana, continuing operations in Praeteria.

1997 saw the creation of Aslana Asia Airlines (AAA) and Praeteria Asia Airlines (PAA) to retain Confederation Air's traffic rights in the People's Republic of China while maintaining flights to Taipei, Taiwan. AAA and PAA both operated 4 Airbus A330-300 aircraft each. Both airlines had nearly identical liveries. AAA and PAA had the letter painted onto the tail on a diagonal pattern. AAA had a yellow diagonal stripe across the fuselage while PAA had a blue diagonal stripe across the fuselage. Both airlines were dissolved in 2016.

September 11, 2001 saw the diversion of Confederation Air Flight 51 from Honolulu to New Pacifica was diverted to Guam during the WTC attacks. The route was suspended for 2 months and reinstated for the holiday season.

In 2005, Confederation Air announced their acceptance into SkyTeam after a failed application to Star Alliance. The airline unveiled their new SkyTeam livery the same year in addition to their current aircraft.

Confederation Air released their 50th year anniversary plans in 2011. Their entire non-SkyTeam fleet was repainted in a special 50th anniversary livery, the construction of Terminal 3 for Velstra International Airport exclusively for Confederation Air, and a new metro line from Velstra to the airport painted in the airline colors. The anniversary livery was removed in 2013 and replaced with the original livery.

Accidents and Incidents

 * 11 June 1981: Flight 113, an Airbus A300B4 flying from New Pacifica to Aklaea International Airport flew into South Aslanian territory. Two South Aslanian MiG-25 Foxbat interceptors were sortied and intercepted the aircraft. The aircraft was led out of South Aslanian airspace.