Location

Imogenia International Airport (IMO) is the primary transport hub for the small but wealthy island city state of Imogenia. The island of Imogenia is located centrally in the South China Sea making it a prime sea and airport hub for both regional and long distance traffic requiring a stopover. It is on the same latitude as and about 450 miles east of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and about 350 miles west of the island of Palawan, Phillipines. It is about 650 miles north of the Equator.



 
History of Imogenia

Inauguration - Independence

In 1823 the British East-India Company established a trading post on the island of Imogenia. Before this date it had been a Chinese possession, though one that had not been heavily settled or civilised. Along with Singapore the British used it as a strategic trading post along the spice routes. Gradually a strong trading community grew up and Imogou City became an important regional centre. After Japanese occupation, in the Second World War, Imogenia reverted to British rule but merged with Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak in 1963 to form the United States of Malaysia. After the founding of the United States of Malaysia Imogenia's air transport services were provided as part of the network of Malaysian Airways and this continued after the independence of Singapore in 1963, Imogenia itself in 1965, and the creation of the joint MSA (Malaysia-Singapore airlines) operation...

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Date Setting

Imogenia is set in the year 1997 because:

  • - Schabak made a wide range of models during this period that could have been realistically seen at the airport.


  • - There was an interesting range of aircraft types in service as second generation widebodies (A330, A340, 767-300 and 777) were beginning to replace first generation widebodies (A300, L1011 Tristar and DC10).


  • - Liberalisation of the Chinese market had seen a proliferation of Chinese carriers, compared to only CAAC in the 80s and consolidation in the early 2000s.

Below is a list of the Schabaks, from the official range, that in 1997 could have been realistically seen at a major Far Eastern airport.

1997 Schabaks