Ottoman Virtual joins Aeolus Alliance
It is with great pleasure that the management of Aeolus Alliance can today announce its new partner airline Ottoman Virtual. It is great news for both parties allowing Ottoman to share the benefits of being part of a tightly nit community where all the airlines help each other out. The CEO Taner Ertekin said “We are glad that we can be partner of this great alliance, as others just aren’t suited for us. The partnership shall bring great new opportunities for both parties”. What we can say for sure is that we will look forward to working with ottoman and all the benefits of knowledge they can bring to the alliance. Ottoman and Aeolus will look forward to the partnership and a smooth probation period.
Check Aeolus online @ aeolusalliance.com
freshJet Opens Staff Positions
Low-cost airline freshJet is seeking new staff members as part of a re-development. The following roles are available:
- Operations Manager
- Training Director
Role descriptions and further information can be found here.
Flight deck recruitment also remains open for our Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft.
freshJet is a low-cost airline operating Airbus A319, A320 and A330 aircraft from hubs in Belfast, Glasgow and Manchester to a variety of destinations across Europe and the USA. Currently undergoing a major development programme, freshJet will expand it’s European and long-haul operations in 2014 and increase fleet size by 3-5 aircraft. As part of the development project, a new website will be released in December 2013 with both new and upgraded features, offering an innovative experience for crew and staff alike.
Website: www.freshjetvirtual.com
Email: info@freshjetvirtual.com
Twitter: @freshJetvirtual
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/freshJet/584750908249570
Invictajet Eyes Stansted Takeover
A recent increase in activity at Invictajet – coupled with the closure of Ryanair Virtual – has assisted the airline in introducing new services from the London airport.
The anglo-slovak carrier – with bases already at London Luton and Bratislava International – have announced their intention to begin operations from Stansted, in the hope of capitalising on the closure of a popular and active VA that was previously based at the airport. Initially, only a single leased Boeing 737-800 will operate to a number of winter ski and winter sun destinations until at least march next year, when further talks will take place with the airport authority.
A press release by the airline confirmed :
We want to assist passengers that have been effected by the closure of the busiest VA at Stansted.
With fantastic transport links and more than suitable ground services in place, this seemed like the perfect chance to begin operations and ensure the continuation of previous services throughout Europe as well as introduce some of our own destinations.
It is expected the airline will now begin a vigorous recruitment drive, seeking type rated pilots with Continue reading
SparkJet Announces Kanata
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – SparkJet today unveiled its new Canadian operation, marking a milestone in the quest of Albuquerque’s hometown airline to serve all of the Americas. Special introductory routes are available beginning today at spark-jet.com and through travel agents. Along with details of the initial destinations it will fly to beginning in December 2013, the name of Canada’s newest airline – SparkKanata – was announced after management released preliminary details to the core pilot group and media earlier this week.
“With the introduction today of Kanata, SparkJet enters Canadas’s growing market on a truly competitive basis,” said Zeke Elias, SparkJet’s Chief Executive Officer, at a news conference in Albuquerque to unveil the new airline. “SparkKanata will leverage the strengths of our extensive, high quality network and operational expertise along with interline agreements with regional airlines all over Canada in order to offer Canadians great value for their travel.” He continued, “The name Kanata comes from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word kanata, meaning “village” or “settlement”. We want to be the airline Canadian’s can depend on to keep them safe and efficient.”
Elias concluded, “With travel time at a premium, SparkKanata will combine affordable fares, great service and choice destinations with those benefits offered by SparkJet that are valued most by travellers. We look forward to giving them a warm welcome onboard SparkKanata, Canada’s newest affordable, modern airline.”
Virtual United Airlines Press Release for November 2013
CHICAGO, IL – vUnited is in the final stretch of 2013 and we want to thank you for staying with us in the first operating year of the virtual community. It has been a busy fall for the virtual airline as we have launched several new programs including: weekly fly-in’s, charters, vUnited Executive Platinum, and our Go Forward Plan 2014. Let’s get started!
Our community appears to still be growing as we now have ~250 ACTIVE pilots and ~40 PIREPS per day. Just as a reminder this marks the half-way point to our 500 pilot cap so join now before we have to close the registration! We will also be launching a new recruitment campaign which will likely double transferable hours and a starting balance of 10,000+ vUnited Reward Points!
Our events department has been busy at work planning both major and minor events for our members. vUnited pilots can enjoy a wide range of weekly fly-in’s over the VATSIM network. The next major event for vUnited is Christmas in Chicago (December 15, 2013). Even if you are not a pilot, we invite you to come join us at O’Hare Airport that day for a chance to win several prizes from our generous partners. Sponsors will include: REX Game Studios, Aerosoft, Majestic Simulations, BluePrint Simulations & more!
Want the flexibility of creating your own charter flights and equally rewarding points program? With our Executive Platinum Rewards program, you can ‘purchase’ your own flights through our pilot shop. Say you want to fly your new PMDG 777 from two city pairs not in Continue reading
SmartJet Virtual: Ready To Soar High!
SmartJet Virtual now has our re-paints in and our website is about 80% completed, we are still however as always allowing new pilots to register and fly with us at the moment. Currently our pilot center is the only thing that is really still under construction, along with the creation of our flight tracking system, so for now all SmartJet pilots must file manual PIREPS via the flysmartjet.net pilot center, however we hope to have our PHPVMS site, including our flight tracking software up and running by January 2014, however we cannot say for sure. We would like to say thanks to all the pilots already registered with us here at SmartJet Virtual, and would like to encourage anyone who is not a pilot with SmartJet to please give us a try!
Check out SmartJet Virtual online @ http://www.flysmartjet.net/
Platinum Airways Goes Whale Surfing
Platinum Airways, the very virtual Open Skies airline, will be in the southern hemisphere in November on a whale watching tour. Destination of the Week will visit four major whale watching locations that include some surf.
Platinum Airways’ November DOTW theme usually takes us to scenic autumn destinations in the northern hemisphere. This year will be different, as we’ll be focusing our attention on spring in the southern hemisphere. This is the time of year when whale watching is at its best down south. So with the sliders at maximum, we’ll be visiting four locations that have earned their reputation as great whale watching spots.
The series kicks off at George (FAGG), a small airport on South Africa’s Garden Route along the Cape coast and not too far from the village of Hermanus, where Southern Right whales can be watched from shore. Destination number two is Hobart (YMHB) on Tasmania, and Southern Right and Humpback whales are likely to be viewed there. From Hobart, we’ll travel to Brazil’s Salvador (SBSV) in Bahia state, a top location for Continue reading
