Airline Tycoon: Evolution is an airline management simulation in which the player runs a carrier competing against three AI rivals: Tina Cortez of Sunshine Airways, Siggi Sorglos of Falcon Lines, Igor Tuppolevsky of Phoenix Travel, and Mario Zucchero of Honey Airlines. Success requires keeping aircraft in good condition, buying planes from either the expensive Airplane Agency or the cheaper museum-inventory dealer Mr. Schlauberger, managing personnel, scheduling routes, buying fuel, attending airport manager meetings — and, if the opportunity presents itself, sabotaging a competitor.