Virtual Alaska Airlines to replace MD80′s
On 28th of August 2008, Alaska Airlines officially ceased operations of all MD80′s as they are officially retired and are being replaced by 737-800′s and other 737s. To reflect the real world operations of ASA, Virtual Alaska Airlines at Bourne Aviation will also discontinue the aircraft. Continue reading
Eskimo VA revealed
A deal has been reached between two high profile VATSIM members regarding the development of an “Eskimo VA”. The project has been under lock and key for a couple of weeks however, some information has been provided from an unknown senior staff member.
“Eskimo VA will model the real world operations of Alaska Airlines. At this point in time we have not publicly released a timetable for development.” stated the senior staff member. Eskimo VA is predicted to become a Seattle-based carrier that collectively serves more than 70 destinations in the Western U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
We will follow this airline closely and publish more news about this new airline as it comes available.
FS Airpark looking for developers
FS Airpark is a new site for virtual pilots, particularly virtual airline pilots. Like a real airpark, FS Airpark is designed to be your home on the web. Pilots can get “paid” to fly for any virtual airline, or start their own within FS Airpark’s realistic economic environment. Pilots can also use their virtual money to buy airplanes, homes, FBOs, and more. Continue reading
Bourne Aviation adds 2 more airlines to its alliance
Bourne Aviation announced today two more airlines have been added to the group, bringing the total number of airlines to sixteen.
Both Virtual South African Airways and Virtual Scandinavian Airlines have been added and will be simulating the operations of their real-world counterparts.
Flock-Air reaches VAFS top ten
Four months old Flock- Air has reached Virtual Airlines Financials Systems (VAFS) top ten based on number of flight hours for last month, leaving behind more than 400 airlines.