On 3rd February, after 66 years of operations, the Hungarian national airline has ceased flying. :(

Cheer up everyone! At least Hungary is still in the game!

Hi Daniel.As the creator of this thread I will post it where I jolly well please.I fly FS2004, many simmers fly FS2004 and many simmers fly Malev in many different liveries and aircraft, not to mention AI discussed already above. My post IS relevant, topical and of interest to this bunch of enthusiasts.

What part of flight simulator (version FS2004) don't you understand?Appliance is a good name for you I think.Daniel

Aww man this sucks! Especially for the flag-carrier of Hungary!Sad!A lot of airlines are dying!! Spainair, just last week, also ceased operations!

With the EU's new carbon tax on flights Malev is just the start of the Dominoes..........Europe is in very bad shape right now.

I don't think this is being driven by the carbon tax...this is the direct result of crippling levels of debt. At some point the debt pyramid collapses under its own weight. And there are a lot more carriers all over the world circling the drain for the same reason.

I don't think this is being driven by the carbon tax...this is the direct result of crippling levels of debt. At some point the debt pyramid collapses under its own weight. And there are a lot more carriers all over the world circling the drain for the same reason.

Quite true Bob. But the carbon tax will make things worse. Australia is even now starting to feel the pain of self destruction of extra taxes here. Qantas is adding $$$ to its fares to cover the tax.For countries in crippling levels of debt the last you need is more taxes! Ouch!!Europe has enjoyed a huge tourism industry for years now, but how can they keep their heads above water by charging tourists more? The tourists are already poor and the more they take in tax the less there is in earning potential for business which provides taxes. Cutting taxes as Reagan did in the Eighties actually brought record tax income for the US Government AND made the US economy BOOM. The last time that happened was in the twenties. The roaring twenties.Just my 'economic' opinion.Daniel

As the creator of this thread I will post it where I jolly well please.

"...and I won't bother to check if there's already a post in Hangar chat on the same subject either". The moderators have had to waste time moving it to Hangar Chat.

Hi Daniel.As the creator of this thread I will post it where I jolly well please.I fly FS2004, many simmers fly FS2004 and many simmers fly Malev in many different liveries and aircraft, not to mention AI discussed already above. My post IS relevant, topical and of interest to this bunch of enthusiasts.

Well it is now in Hangar Chat. Must not have been so relevant to your simulator of choice after all.Daniel

Hi Daniel.As the creator of this thread I will post it where I jolly well please.

No you won't. With that attitude, you won't be posting anywhere in these forums. Post topics in their appropriate categories or don't post at all.

I heard about it - a very sad day! I flew to Budapest with malev last summer and absolutely loved it. Ample space for my feet, nice sandwiches, nice service... Really sad. But, in my simulated world the year will always be 2010, so malev will keep flying in my computer :)

I was listening to National Public Radio a couple of weeks back, and they were talking about people having big problems with their home mortgages in Hungary. The problem is that mortgages are typically not in the Hungarian currency of the forint, but rather in Swiss Francs. You can see why banks want the kind of stability this provides, but it's very hard on Hungarian consumers when their mortgages go up by what looks like (quickly glances at graph) over a 20% jump in the past year.If Malev's debt was also in Swiss Francs while their income was in forints, then yeah, that's a problem.