VATSIM Event: Friday Night Ops – Never Dull at Dulles Feb 10, 2012
Bring in the heavies for the Feb. 10 FNO at ZDC’s Washington Dulles International Airport. Visitors from all over the country and the world will be flying into the Washington DC area for National Black History month and Frederick Douglass’ 193 birthday celebration. Help them get here safely and on time.
Day: February 10th, 2012
Time: 1900-2300 local, 0000-0400z
Place: KIAD
Preferred Arrivals:
From the North & East:
HYPER3
DELRO2
LEGGO2
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LAUSA Air Looking For Aircraft Painter
As the London 2012 Olympics approaches Lausa Air is looking for a high quality aircraft painter. We will pay $25 per aircraft.
Please respond to flight.ops@lausa.co.uk
Eastern Airlines Virtual Ranks #1 In VAFS Power Rankings
Eastern Airlines Virtual ranks #1 in VAFS Power Rankings on average Ratings, flights, and flight hours!
See rankings and data here: http://www.vafinancials.com/v5/profiles.php
We have a large selection of aircraft for your flying pleasure. No time in rank structure; you fly all of our aircraft.
Eastern Airlines Virtual has these other fantastic benefits:
- Over 10 HUBS in the USA and Europe
- Many great destinations
- New and classic Paint Schemes
- Large and varied fleet
- 13 years of continuous successful operations
- Great and knowledgeable management team
- Fun filled family-orientated VA
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Lynx Airways Worldwide Sky Blue Radio VA Of The Year
On Sunday January 22nd, Sky Blue Radio was honored to select Lynx Airways Worldwide as the first recipient of the Sky Blue Radio VA of the Year. “Lynx Airways Worldwide has been in existence for almost 20 years and exemplifies the spirit of community that Sky Blue Radio wishes to celebrate.” said station manager Jeff “JT” Turner.
Entries from 17 other virtual airlines made the selection difficult. The judges panel consisting of Sky Blue Radio staff and listeners brought a list of who they felt represented community. Each list was comprised of their selections and was varied, but Lynx was on everyone’s list of finalists.
On hearing of their selection Ivan Rivas, CEO of Lynx said, “I am very honored by your selection of Lynx Airways Worldwide as VA of the Year.” As Sky Blue Radio’s VA of the Year, Lynx will become a large part of the Sky Blue Radio family throughout the coming year.
Sky Blue Radio wishes to thank all those VA’s that submitted entries to the contest and to those VA’s that promoted their organization on the Sky Blue Radio airwaves. It was such a huge success that Sky Blue Radio will be offering anther VA Days weekend sooner rather than waiting until next year. Please keep your eyes peeled for another VA Days weekend in the coming months.
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Fly Africa Virtual Expands Routes and Fleet
Fly Africa Virtual has acquired new aircraft, namely the Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 747-800 to cover long haul routes with destinations such as St.Martens and Mauritius.
We have also expanded our route network for the North African base to now include the following destinations :
Faro – Portugal
Alatalya – Turkey
Kos – Greece
Monastir – Tunisia
Madeira – Portugal
Ibiza - Spain
Athens – Greece
Madrid – Spain
Lissabon – Portugal
Venice – Italy
Menorca – Spain
Mallorca – Spain
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Virtual WestJet Airlines Seeking Programmer for ACARS Project
Virtual WestJet Airlines is seeking a highly skilled programmer to join our team to assist us in building a customized ACARS solution.
Virtual WestJet is a group of dedicated WestJet enthusiasts who enjoy flying with the aid of Microsoft Flight Simulator. Traditionally, we take pride in simulating reality, as best we can, to emulate the real world operations of WestJet Airlines. Our scope is to help our members by offering an experience that captures the essence of WestJet Airlines. Virtual WestJet aims to replicate not only the operations of WestJet Airlines but also the inspiring culture that provides a foundation for its company.
Minimum requirements are:
- Knowledge of C#, .NET, Visual Studio 2008 or 2010
- Experience with SQL Server 2005 or 2008
Additional desired skills are:
- PHP
- IIS
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- be a self-starter, and Continue reading
Ohio Express Aquires Aircraft
Columbus, OH— On January 28, 2012 at 8:00pm, Ohio Express airlines acquired a Beechcraft 1900D for $1.3 million from LUSA Airlines.” with the purchase of this aircraft we will be able to lower our monthly aircraft leases, and continue to generate revenue “ says CEO Justin Caughenbaugh. The New purchase price for the Beechcraft is $3.7 million and the monthly lease was $9,318. The new aircraft is located in Nevada is schedule to arrive home at Port Columbus by Tuesday January 31, after making several stops thought it’s trip so the pilots can fuel up, get a bite to and rest!
Other News in the VA
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