all airlines go bankrupt simultaneously, then all airlines would also lose. Events Historical events The simulation includes numerous historical events, including: Summer Olympic Games accurate up to Sydney 2000. (Note, the 1976 Summer Olympics were in Montreal, although the game has them in Toronto as Montreal is not in the game. However, some events of these games were held in Toronto, and in other cities throughout Eastern Canada.) The downfall of colonialism The secession of Singapore from Malaysia The Rise of Fidel Castro (1959) Suez Crisis Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War An international oil crisis (1973) Iran–Iraq War Operation Desert Storm Perestroika Destruction of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany Fall of the Soviet Union Return of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China Growth of the European Union Hypothetical events The simulation also includes hypothetical events, including: After 2000, the Summer Olympics start occurring in random selection of the game's major cities. Ukraine joining the European Union at JUL 1998. Belarus joining the European Union at JAN 1999. Switzerland joining the European Union at JUL 2003. Russia joining the European Union at OCT 2005. Civil war by random cities and random times (Although in the game, they often occur in Lima, Peru, which had a civil war in real time) The introduction and quick obsolescence of commercial supersonic aircraft (2007–2016) Global oil crisis in the mid-late 2010s The nations of the world asking the airlines for money to find alternatives to fossil fuels Volcanic eruption in New Zealand Floods in Thailand and Vancouver, Canada (both events corresponding with global climate change) Earthquake in Sao Paulo Major players in the game Eastern Bloc From the beginning of the game until 1986, the Eastern Bloc countries are stuck with tense relations with Western Europe, North America, and countries in the British Commonwealth. In particular, their worst-possible relationship with the United States, United Kingdom, and Japan means airlines located in the Eastern Bloc cannot buy from the big American planemakers of the time, Boeing, Lockheed, and McDonnell-Douglas. However, they have normal-excellent relations with African countries, Middle Eastern countries, countries in Central America, South America, and some Asian countries. Furthermore, relations with France are decent enough that Eastern Bloc companies can buy from countries based there like Airbus and Sud Aviation, though at a markup. Airplanes from Eastern Bloc countries are, in general, represented as undersized and inefficient