diff --git a/app/Contracts/Repository.php b/app/Contracts/Repository.php
index 288b44a7..191f6f40 100644
--- a/app/Contracts/Repository.php
+++ b/app/Contracts/Repository.php
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ namespace App\Contracts;
 use Illuminate\Validation\Validator;
 use Prettus\Repository\Eloquent\BaseRepository;
 
+/**
+ * @mixin \Prettus\Repository\Eloquent\BaseRepository
+ */
 abstract class Repository extends BaseRepository
 {
     /**
diff --git a/app/Database/seeds/settings.yml b/app/Database/seeds/settings.yml
index 606bc67b..6b8b2f5a 100644
--- a/app/Database/seeds/settings.yml
+++ b/app/Database/seeds/settings.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
   options: ''
   type: text
   description: 'Enter your Google Analytics Tracking ID'
+- key: units.currency
+  name: 'Currency'
+  group: units
+  value: USD
+  type: select
+  description: 'The currency to use'
 - key: units.distance
   name: 'Distance Units'
   group: units
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AirlinesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AirlinesController.php
index 4ebe22f0..afbc6104 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AirlinesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AirlinesController.php
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class AirlinesController extends Controller
     public function store(CreateAirlineRequest $request)
     {
         $input = $request->all();
-        $airlines = $this->airlineRepo->create($input);
+        $this->airlineSvc->createAirline($input);
 
         Flash::success('Airlines saved successfully.');
         return redirect(route('admin.airlines.index'));
diff --git a/app/Repositories/AirlineRepository.php b/app/Repositories/AirlineRepository.php
index 896a8123..16c7bb1a 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/AirlineRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/AirlineRepository.php
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ use App\Models\Airline;
 use Prettus\Repository\Contracts\CacheableInterface;
 use Prettus\Repository\Traits\CacheableRepository;
 
+/**
+ * @mixin \App\Models\Airline
+ */
 class AirlineRepository extends Repository implements CacheableInterface
 {
     use CacheableRepository;
diff --git a/app/Services/AirlineService.php b/app/Services/AirlineService.php
index 56c5ad08..11264de1 100644
--- a/app/Services/AirlineService.php
+++ b/app/Services/AirlineService.php
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@ class AirlineService extends Service
         $this->subfleetRepo = $subfleetRepo;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a new airline, and initialize the journal
+     *
+     * @param array $attr
+     *
+     * @return \App\Models\Airline
+     */
+    public function createAirline(array $attr): Airline
+    {
+        $airline = $this->airlineRepo->create($attr);
+        $airline->initJournal(setting('units.currency'));
+
+        return $airline;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Can the airline be deleted? Check if there are flights, etc associated with it
      *
diff --git a/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php b/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php
index e8fd10f7..6a27fc8f 100644
--- a/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php
+++ b/modules/Installer/Http/Controllers/InstallerController.php
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
 namespace Modules\Installer\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Contracts\Controller;
-use App\Models\User;
-use App\Repositories\AirlineRepository;
+use App\Services\AirlineService;
 use App\Services\AnalyticsService;
 use App\Services\Installer\DatabaseService;
 use App\Services\Installer\InstallerService;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ use Modules\Installer\Services\RequirementsService;
 
 class InstallerController extends Controller
 {
-    private $airlineRepo;
+    private $airlineSvc;
     private $analyticsSvc;
     private $dbSvc;
     private $envSvc;
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ class InstallerController extends Controller
     /**
      * InstallerController constructor.
      *
-     * @param AirlineRepository   $airlineRepo
+     * @param AirlineService      $airlineSvc
      * @param AnalyticsService    $analyticsSvc
      * @param DatabaseService     $dbService
      * @param ConfigService       $envService
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class InstallerController extends Controller
      * @param UserService         $userService
      */
     public function __construct(
-        AirlineRepository $airlineRepo,
+        AirlineService $airlineRepo,
         AnalyticsService $analyticsSvc,
         DatabaseService $dbService,
         ConfigService $envService,
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ class InstallerController extends Controller
             'country' => $request->get('airline_country'),
         ];
 
-        $airline = $this->airlineRepo->create($attrs);
+        $airline = $this->airlineSvc->create($attrs);
 
         /**
          * Create the user, and associate to the airline