Vortex Virtual Launch Event!
Vortex Virtual Airlines will be hosting its official launch event throughout the month of June. Come join us in a month of excitement, challenging flying and massive prizes! Every week we will be giving away 2 prizes to 2 lucky pilots! One prize will be given to a pilot who flies during our themed week and the 2nd given to a pilot who joins us in our Group Flight!
Our first group flights will take place on the 4th and 5th of June. The first flight will take place at 1800Z on Saturday 4th of June leaving Dublin (EIDW) for Knock (EIKN). Our second flight will also Continue reading
Moncton FIR Confederation Bridge Crossing
The Confederation Bridge is an 8 mile bridge connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick and mainland Canada.
Moncton/Gander FIR invite all pilots to join them on Saturday, May 28th between 19h00edt (23h00z) & 23h00edt (03h00z) on the VATSIM network for a crossing of the Bridge. Charlottetown Airport (CYYG), Moncton (CYQM), as well as Fredericton (CYFC) will all be staffed, so come fly in and out of these airports and have a great night!
Canadian Xpress May Fly-In: Tahiti
Tahiti is the world’s definition of paradise. Legends describe Tahiti-Nui and Tahiti-Iti as a great fish that swam away from the sacred waters of Havai’i, now known as the lagoon shared by Raiatea and Taha’a. Canadian Xpress® would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday May 21st, 2011 at 21h00edt (01h00z) and grasp a piece of this Pacific jewel in our May 2011 Fly-In.
Departing from Rarotonga (NCRG) in the Cook Islands we will head east crossing some interesting Atolls to beautiful Tahiti Nui (NAAA) in Faaa.
This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend Continue reading
Vortex Virtual Airlines Launches!
Sick of the old “fly these routes” or “fly this route” attitude with the other virtual airlines? Here at Vortex, we strive to be the always changing, always inventive virtual airline. Not only do we have your standard Passenger and Cargo Divisions, we also have a Flying Club, Corporate Divison, Special Operations Division, Subsidiary Divisions such as Irish Seaplanes, Vortex Alaska and many more! You are free to fly whatever route whenever you want, as long as you abide by a few simple rules. Vortex features many extra utilities to help make your flying experience much more fun, such as: a custom ACARS system, FSPassengers Flight Logging, a Teamspeak server, and much much more! Join us today at www.vortexvirtual.com!”
Platinum Airways’ Destination of the Week Series Goes on Safari
Platinum Airways, the very virtual Open Skies airline, has revealed its upcoming Destination of the Week theme. For four successive weeks, its pilots will be spotting the Big Five on an African Safari.
Platinum Airways’ Destination of the Week (DOTW) theme has proven to be very popular among its pilots and the upcoming theme will be no different. After having explored the world’s highest altitude commercial airports with a regular service, the Open Skies pilots will have a break. They will go on an African Safari. On the agenda are four gateways to some of Africa’s most stunning game reserves: Skukuza (FASZ) in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, Maun (FBMN) near the Okavango in Botswana, Kilimanjaro (HTKJ) near Tanzania’s Nogorongoro and Serengeti Parks and finally Livingstone airport (FLLI) on the Zambian side of the famous Victoria Falls and near Chobe Lodge. As Southern Continue reading
Korean Air Virtual Now Open!
SEOUL – Korean Air Virtual has announced that today is the official start of business operations. Coming from real world pilots and professional staff members, Korean Air Virtual strives to be one of the most unique Virtual Airlines in the industry. “We hope to make gains that allow us to soar with the best in the industry,” says CEO Jonathan Lamb. “Planning has been an integral part of this virtual airline and we constantly strive to improve daily.”
Korean Air Virtual (KAL) was founded in early 2011. Deciding that there was not a virtual airline that properly represented Korean Air, the project was agreed upon by all founding staff. Following the agreement to start working on the virtual airline, Korean Air Virtual was put through its paces. With dedication, a custom PHP/CSS website was formed and a custom ACARS program is currently being designed. Lots of hard work was done to bring this virtual airline to life.
“We feel that we have created a truly unique virtual Continue reading
Phoenix Virtual Airways Celebrates Anniversary In Grand Style
NEW YORK, New York – It was Easter weekend, 2010, when Phoenix Virtual Airways (PVA) first took to the air in its current form. To celebrate one year of continuous operations, PVA has increased the number of airlines served to over 275, updated the website, and released significant updates to its proprietary ACARS.
“A year ago we started with 7 airlines and 27 pilots,” said Jeffrey Kobus, EVP of Airline Development, in a statement. “Since then we have added over 250 more airlines and PVA’s Military Air Reserve Force. Our pilots have recorded over 10,000 flight hours and our highest time pilot has over 1,000 hours.”
Michael Moro, CEO, stated, “It has been an amazing first year for PVA by any measure. The pilot community here is second to none and we look forward to many more years.”
PVA started with 5 major passenger airlines based in Continue reading
