Highland Connection which is based in Edinburgh will allow members even more choice when selecting flights, particularly those of shorter durations. Fly UK has opted for the tried and tested Beechcraft 1900D regional turboprop powered aircraft. These aircraft are capable of operating from short strips which make them ideal for this type of operation. Although production of these aircraft ended in 2002, they are still in widespread use today. Fly UK has acquired four B1900D’s from the European Market, all of which now sport our new Highland Connection livery.

Highland Connection aims to connect all parts of the UK to The Highlands and so in conjunction with the existing Fly UK mainstream operations to and from Edinburgh; Highland Connection will offer services to Bristol, Manchester and Norwich.

Fly UK Members can now fly to the following destinations from the main base of Edinburgh:

Aberdeen, Benbecula, Bristol, Campbletown, Inverness, Islay, Isle Of Man (Ronaldsway), Kirkwall, Manchester, Norwich, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick

Aircraft Downloads:
We have freeware aircraft packages for FS2004/FSX and a repaint for the PMDG B1900D.

Highland Navigation & The B1900D:
The B1900D does not have any form of FMS, this is a very different type of flying! The primary way of navigating using this aircraft is via the use of VOR’s and NDB’s, there is of course the Garmin GPS if you find radio navigation a little tricky. Help is at hand as the Training Academy offer a course on radio navigation for those that are interested in expanding their skills. There is also a course for the PMDG B1900D.

Flights:
Highland Connection flights will be online and bookable via the website on 18th June 2012. All flights will be able to be logged via SkyTrack. After an evaluation period of three months we will look at the possibility of adding more destinations and perhaps a further base.

Highland Connections Map

The new destinations are result of a medium schedule update at Ghana‘s first virtual airline – and based on member votings.

Golden Ghana Virtual Airlines is Ghana’s first virtual airline. It was founded Christmas 2011 and currently has 45 pilots. The VA operates scheduled passenger flights as well as cargo and vintage charter flights. It is associated with Vatsim Central Africa Division (VATCAF) and supported by the real world Aviation Club Ghana (ACG).

The GOG homepage can be found here: http://www.goldenghanavirtual.org

These plans come after bluWave expanded its presence in the Bay Area earlier this month thanks to a push from industry analysts hired by the firm in light of its purchase of four (4) Boeing 737s from the now defunct SnapJet Airlines, LCC in January.

“It’s been clear to us for some time now that our customers have been looking for us to establish a presence in the east,” said Johnathon Neilsen, bluWave’s recently hired COO. “We’re committed to fulfilling their wishes and we look forward to bringing the airline in this direction.”

President and CEO Connor Levens added that although they aimed to launch service to Texas once the official start of summer had passed, it was ironic that they were beginning operations in Texas during Independence week. “It’s funny how some things just fall into the woodwork like that,” he told reporters in Henderson. “Nonetheless, it’ll only help drive up revenue in the third quarter.”

From Phoenix to Austin:

Flight 620 Departs: 6:00 a.m. Arrives: 8:30 a.m.

From Austin to Phoenix:

Flight 625 Departs: 9:15 a.m. Arrives: 12:00 p.m.

From Denver to San Antonio:

Flight 630 Departs: 3:15 p.m. Arrives: 6:00 p.m.

From San Antonio to Dever:

Flight 635 Departs: 6:45 p.m. Arrives: 9:15 p.m.

The airline announced that it will begin selling tickets for its new routes on Sunday, June 3 at midnight. Each flight will be flown with the airline’s final, newly refurbished aircraft from SnapJet, featuring mood-lighting in the cabin, enhanced LCD monitors for in-flight entertainment, and free Wi-Fi Internet service.

Service between Phoenix-Austin and Denver-San Antonio will launch on July 2, perfectly aligned with Independence Day travel plans.

About bluWave Airlines

bluWave Airlines, Inc. was founded in the autumn of 2010 and serves thirteen  (13) destinations in seven (7) states and carries over four (4) million passengers annually (estimated). The airline holds a partnership with the Starbucks Corporation and serves the Starbucks House blend on each of its flights. Its flagship aircraft is the Boeing 737-800, each of which are equipped with winglets and the newest RNAV equipment. The airline is in no alliance and at the moment has no partnerships with other airlines in the virtual airline industry. bluWave Airlines, Inc. is not a public company.

NOTE: This document is fictional. There is no real-world airline known as bluWave Airlines and there is no real-world affiliation with the Starbucks Corp

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year on behalf of all our management and pilots!

fly Ocean has announced the launch of three new routes to Asia as well as two new routes to Australia. With the new winter schedule 2011/2012, which is valid since October 19, does fly Ocean offer new daily services to New Delhi, Singapore and Melbourne. New Delhi is fly Ocean’s first destination in India and is served with A330-300 and B777-300ER series aircraft. Singapore, yet just served from Madrid, will now additionally be served from fly Ocean’s new major hub in Barcelona/El Prat. The service to Melbourne is the longest flight of fly Ocean and will be flown via Santiago de Chile, using B777-300ER. The flight out of Madrid is intend to continue to Melbourne using the same aircraft, whereas passengers coming from Barcelona need to change the aircraft. For passengers, traveling in First- or Business Class does fly Ocean provide a lounge access in Santiago de Chile as well as Melbourne.

With the arrival of another four A330-300, fly Ocean will also launch services from Barcelona to Hong Kong and Bangkok.

Other Schedule News

fly Ocean recently completed its airline reframing program and integrated its subsidiary CityConnex into fly Ocean. fly Ocean CityConnex operates now a fleet of two Fokker 70 aircraft as well as four A319-100 and is in charge of feeder flights from Spanish regional airports to fly Ocean intercontinental hubs in Barcelona and Madrid. The Fokker 70 aircraft will leave the fleet by the end of this year and will be replaced by ATR72-212 turboprop aircraft.

New Hub in Miami

As part of the expansion program, fly Ocean has opened its first oversea hub in Miami. The airline based at first a single A330-200 in Miami, which will operate mainly connection flights for passengers on flights from Barcelona and Madrid to Caracas and Quito. As soon as fly Ocean receives more slots at Miami, the airline will base additionally three A321-200 series aircraft. In the medium term, fly Ocean plans to operate additional flights from Miami to San Juan, Bogota and Lima.

For more information, visit www.fly-ocean.net

Ankara will be connected with Munich on 4 daily rotations with Airbus A321. Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country’s second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of 938 meters (3,077 ft) and as of 2008 the city had a population of 4,500,000. Esenboga International Airport, located in the north-east of the city, is the main airport of Ankara. In 2009, ESB served around 6 million passengers, 4 million of which were domestic passengers. Esenboga International Airport was awarded as the best airport in Europe by ACI Europe in 2009.

Belgrade is to be connected with Frankfurt on 4 daily rotations with Boeing 737-500. Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. The city lies at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. With a population of around 1.7 million it is one of the largest cities in Southeastern Europe. Its name in Serbian translates to “White city”. Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is Serbia’s busiest airport. Named after Nikola Tesla, the airport is situated 12 km (7.5 mi) west, of central Belgrade, in the Municipality of Surcin, surrounded by Syrmia’s fertile lowlands. Passengers on the right hand side of planes descending from the east have a view of downtown Belgrade, especially the districts of Cukarica and Novi Beograd. In the past, when weather conditions were poor, aircraft were diverted to Nis Constantine the Great International Airport, which is 230 km (143 mi) south. However, since late 2005 a CAT IIIb ILS system has been introduced and aircraft can land and depart in the heaviest of fog, which in past years led to the airport’s closure in late December and early January.

Bologna will be connected with Frankfurt on 4 daily totations with Boeing 737-300. Home to the oldest university, University of Bologna, founded in 1088, Bologna is one of the most developed cities in Italy. Bologna often ranks as one of the top cities, in terms of quality of life in Italy. This is due to its strong industrial tradition, its wide range of highly-developed social services, and its physical location at the crossing-point of the most important highways and railways in the country. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, and it has a rich history, art, cuisine, music and culture, and was made 2000′s European Capital of Culture. Bologna is home to Guglielmo Marconi International Airport, expanded in 2004 by extending the runway to accommodate larger aircraft. It is the tenth busiest Italian airport for passenger traffic (over than 4 million/year in 2007) and is an intercontinental gateway. It is approximately 6 km (3.75 miles) northwest the town center in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, about 200 km (125 miles) south-east of Milan. The airport is named after Bologna native Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate.

Gothenburg will be connected with Frankfurt on 4 daily rotations with Boeing 737-300. It is the second-largest city in Sweden (after Stockholm). Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 512,754, with 510,491 in the urban area and total of 926,654 inhabitants in the metropolitan area. Gothenburg is home to many students, as the city includes both the University of Gothenburg and Chalmers University of Technology. Volvo Cars was founded in Gothenburg in 1927. The city is a major centre in Sweden for sports and home to the celebrated IFK Goteborg football team and the Frolunda Indians ice hockey team among others. Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport is an international airport serving  Gothenburg. With 4.3 million passengers in 2006 it is Sweden’s second-largest airport (after Stockholm-Arlanda).

Izmir is to be connected with Munich on 4 daily rotations with Airbus A320. It is Turkey’s third most populous city and the country’s second largest port city after Ä°stanbul. It is located along the outlying waters of the Gulf of Ä°zmir on the eastern shoreline of the Aegean Sea. Its port is Turkey’s primary port for exports in terms of the freight handled. The city hosts an international arts festival during June and July, and the Ä°zmir International Fair, one of the city’s many fair and exhibition events, is held in the beginning of September every year. Adnan Menderes International Airport is an airport serving Ä°zmir and is named after former Turkish prime minister. It is located 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the city.

Milan was already served by Lufthansa Virtual, but Linate airport will be connected, too. Lufthansa Virtual will commence flights from Frankfurt to Linate on 4 daily rotations with Boeing 737-300. Milan is a city in Italy and the capital of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1,315,000, while the urban area is the largest in Italy and the fifth largest in the European Union with a population of 4,345,000. An international and cosmopolitan city, 15% of Milan’s population is foreign born. The city remains one of Europe’s main transportation and industrial hubs, and Milan is the EU’s 10th most important centre for business and finance with its economy being the world’s 26th richest by purchasing power. The Linate Airport, which is near the city limits, is mainly used for domestic and short-haul international flights, with over 9 million passengers in 2007.

Oslo will be connected with Frankfurt (Boeing 737-500) and Munich (Airbus A319) on 4 daily rotations. Oslo is the capital and largest city in Norway. It is the cultural, scientific, economic and governmental centre of Norway. The city is also a hub of Norwegian trade, banking, industry and shipping. It is an important centre for maritime industries and maritime trade in Europe. Oslo is considered a global city and for several years, it has been listed as one of the most expensive cities in the world along with such other global capitals as Zurich, Geneva, Copenhagen, Paris, and Tokyo. In 2009, however, Oslo regained its status as the world’s most expensive city. Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the main airport serving Oslo. It acts as the main domestic hub and international airport for Norway, and the second-busiest airport in the Nordic countries. A hub for Scandinavian Airlines and Norwegian Air Shuttle, and a focus city for Wideroe, it is connected to 25 domestic, 27 European and 5 intercontinental destinations. More than 19 million passengers traveled through Oslo Airport in 2010, of which 8.6 million were domestic – making Gardermoen the sixth-busiest domestic airport in Europe.

Samara will be connected with Frankfurt on 4 daily rotations with an Airbus A319. Samara is one of the largest cities in Russia. The metropolitan area constitutes the population of more than 3 million people. Formerly a closed city, Samara is now a large and important social, political, economic, industrial and cultural center of European Russia, which in May 2007 played host to the European Union—Russia Summit. Kurumoch International Airport handles flights throughout Russia, Central Asia and to Frankfurt and Prague.

Venice is to be connected with Frankfurt on 4 daily rotations with Airbus A320. Venice is a city in northern Italy known both for tourism and for industry, and is the capital of the region Veneto, with a population of about 272,000. The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Venice is served by the Marco Polo International Airport named in honor of its famous citizen. The airport is on the mainland and was rebuilt away from the coast; however, the water taxis or Alilaguna waterbuses to Venice are only a seven-minute walk from the terminals. A modern terminal, opened in 2002 but already close to its full capacity, hosts all scheduled and charter flights, including some long-haul flights to the Middle East and North America.

Lufthansa Virtual Team
www.dlhva.com

VVA announces future non-stop service to:

• Albuquerque, NM
• Birmingham, AL
• Denver, CO
• Kansas City, MO
• Las Vegas, NV
• Washington DC

Today VVA also released their new route map.  Click HERE to see it!

Virtual ValuJet Airlines Inc. is also hiring for a Chief Information
Officer to handle website affairs and oversee PHPVMS integration. Anyone interested, please contact Mike Crane at mcrane@flyvva.org

We are due to start new summer destinations from Luton, Glasgow, Liverpool and Aberdeen to: Madeira, Geneva, Corfu, Crete, Malaga, Tenerife, and many more.

We are also in the process of publishing our first Magazine, ‘Altitude’. It will have many monthly articles such as Monthly Flight ‘From The Cockpit’, Previous Month Statistics, Screenshots, and all the latest FlyZap news in detail. We are looking forward to the finishing of the program to unveil the ‘all new’ FlyZAP Virtual Airlines.

Iain Robb
CEO-FlyZap Virtual Airlines
www.flyzapva.webs.com
“Fly High, Fly Fast, FlyZap!”

All of these new destinations are smaller airports close to the bigger cities. New destinations include Punta Gorda (Ft Myers), Gulfport Biloxy (New Orleans), Milwaukee (Chicago) and Newburgh (New York City).

In addition to opening new routes, the airline has also decided to lease one aircraft for every three new routes.

Justin Caughenbaugh, Chief Executive of Skybus, said: “We’re excited to add Milwaukee, Newburgh and others to our list of great destinations.”

“And we’re excited to offer our passengers in these markets our unique combination of nonstop flights, less-congested airports and outrageously low fares.”

For more information, visit www.skybusva.com