Introducing UKVirtual Airlines
“We would like to welcome pilots young and old and any location to join a established Virtual Airline based in the United Kingdom. What we have to offer is thirty three airlines with a combined schedule base of over four thousand flights, a charter mode, and limited rules to offer pilots the freedom to fly where they want, when they wan’t and in whichever aircraft they wan’t.
At UKVirtual we have no entrance exam, no monthly flight restrictions or restrictive online rules, we just encourage members to fly together as a community, attending regular events including Friday night props hops, Dangerous approaches, or Sunday night city hops. These events are mainly held on VATSIM, where we are a registered airline under the callsign “Union” .
With links to UK2000, VATSIM, Vroute, FS2Crew and Aerosoft, UKVirtual has alot more to offer than just a simple flight from A to B, however if you are a pilot looking for that simple flight, then UKVirtual might be the airline for you.
For more information visit the website www.ukvirtual.co.uk , or email “ryan@ukvirtual.co.uk” for any queries you may have before joining the community at UKVirtual.
Canadian Xpress November Fly-In – Remembering Those
Normally at Canadian Xpress we avoid simulating real world events so that we stay neutral on current events in the world. However, we think this month’s fly-in is a subject that everyone can relate to no matter what your background.
November 11th is Remembrance Day in Canada, the UK and all the commonwealth nations. In the United States it’s called Veterans Day. Regardless of the name, the meaning is the same. It’s a day to Continue reading
Canadian Xpress November 2014 Challenge – World Tour Leg IV
Canadian Xpress® is celebrating its 5th year of operations. Part of our celebrations is the launch of our Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, along with a tour/challenge that will run over the course of the next year using our new aircraft which is available to all pilots regardless of rank but only for the tour/challenge.
This month’s challenge is the fourth leg of our 5 Year Anniversary World Tour that takes Continue reading
American Flight Airways adds aircraft to Canadian Division
Detroit, MI Rolled out in front of media, airport workers and airline staff, American Flight Airways introduces two new aircraft to its fleet last month under their Canadian division livery.
The first of the two planes is the Dash 8-Q400 will be installed on routes throughout Canada as well as connection hops between the US and Canada. Featuring a new interior design, these Q400′s are some of the most comfortable in the business. More Q400′s are on order to be added to AFA’s express fleet. This aircraft comes in freeware form for FS9 and Continue reading
FlyUK Moves to Winter Schedules
The nights are drawing to a close quicker and those log fires are being lit but fun doesn’t have to end when the sun goes down… Come and fly one of Fly UK’s new Winter destinations!
We have made a variety of changes within Fly UK and some of them are listed below:
- All of our E190′s have now retired from our fleet.
- The ATR 72-500′s have also been retired from our fleet.
- The Boeing 757-200′s have been retired from Mainstream and is now primarily used within Fly2 (Low Cost) with two of this type going into our Charter schedules.
- Introducing the A321-231 into our fleet here at Fly UK has now become a reality. Why not fly from Heathrow (EGLL) or Manchester (EGCC) on one of our brand new routes? Makes for an exciting journey.
A whole host of destinations are now available to Continue reading
Platinum Airways sings Happy Birthday to Us
On 10 November 2009, Platinum Airways, the very virtual Open Skies airline, registered its website domain, www.platinumairways.org. Happy Birthday to Us, the new Destination of the Week series, visits Platinum Airways’ five unique features and five hubs.
Devising, implementing and maintaining a virtual airline is not as easy as many would think. There are literally hundreds of VAs that vie for the attention of flight simmers around the globe. For a VA to be successful, it needs to position itself carefully and to keep on reinventing itself. Happy Birthday to Us will take you through Platinum Airways’ planning and implementation phases from scratch, when its founders defined the airline’s positioning, right up to its final major policy addition, to add online flying to its default offline offering. Other subjects that will be visited, include the DOTW series the airline has hosted over the past years and Cargo and Military flights. Happy Birthday to Us will visit the airline’s five hubs: KDFW, CYVR, YPPH, EBBR and KEWR.
As usual, DOTW offers charts to be downloaded and links to scenery files. A selection of YouTube videos usually contains flight deck and ground views with landings and departures. Continue reading
MetroAir Announces New International Routes
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual has released details of how 11 refurbished Boeing 757s will be utilized in the upcoming months. MetroAir Virtual is currently set to begin receiving their 11 new Boeing 757s starting November 1st at a rate of one per week. Initial plans are to deploy the 757-200 aircraft on some existing routes which warrant equipment increases as well as on routes which frequently see weight restrictions due.
MetroAir’s nonstop service to Santiago, Chile from Fort Lauderdale will be downgraded from an Airbus A330-200 to a Boeing 757-200, while Fort Lauderdale to Brasilia, Brazil and Baltimore to Manaus, Brazil will be increased to a Boeing 757-200 from Airbus A319s. Additionally, Chicago to Dublin, Ireland will receive an extra 3x weekly service on a Boeing 757-200, on top of the current daily 757 service.
In line with continuing international expansion over the past year, MetroAir has announced four new routes. MetroAir will begin nonstop service to Zurich and Warsaw from Chicago-O’Hare, as well as nonstop service to London-Heathrow from Boston and MetroAir’s Midwest hub, Kansas City. Flights from Chicago to Zurich and Warsaw, as well as Boston and Kansas City to London-Heathrow, will be operated on Continue reading
