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Westwind Airlines Announces Kim Stolt Promoted to Chief Pilot

editor — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 17:31:50 +0000

It gives me great pleasure to announce to you that Kim Stolt has been promoted to Chief Pilot and EVP of Training in addition to his other duties effective September 15.

Kim flies jets for a living and is an FAA certified flight instructor. He has over 8,000 hours of flight time at WestWind. He has been involved in leadership at WestWind longer than I can remember. He is one of only a handful of pilots at WW that I consider to be qualified for this job.

This promotion has been in the works for a few months, but we wanted to give Kim some time with his family over the summer months before taking on new responsibilities.

Kim, replaces Ed Ward, Jr. who had held the position since the early days of the airline. A few months ago, Ed decided it was time to retire. Ed did a superb job for WestWind and he will be missed. He will forever be remembered as one of the pioneers of the airline.

Please help me welcome Kim as he takes us into the next chapter of the airline.

Mike Gibbs
President

“WestWind Monthly” Newsletter for November 2012 Now Online

editor — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 01:45:26 +0000

The “WestWind Monthly” newsletter is now available. Many interesting features in this month’s issue, Emergency procedures, name the plane, monthly challenge and much, much more! Find the newsletter here: http://www.flywestwind.com/monthlynewsletters/2012/October%202012.pdf

WestWind Virtual Airlines is an international online organization dedicated to promoting aviation through simulation. It offers real world pilots the opportunity to inexpensively maintain their piloting skills and provides people who are interested in aviation a chance to learn the skills that are required to pursue a career in aviation. WestWind began operations in 1996 and is one of the oldest virtual airlines in existence. It has members all over the world with management concentrations in The United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. WestWind is an all volunteer organization with a strong management core.

For more information, see our web site at http://www.flywestwind.com.

WestWind Airlines Releases First Ever Newsletter

editor — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:12:52 +0000

It is my pleasure to announce the release of the first edition of the “WestWind Monthly”. This is a new newsletter which is designed to help the WestWind pilot and the flight simulation community as a whole with knowing all that is happening within WestWind Airlines for each month. Sections include monthly stats from WestWind, all the news from the month, some aviation humor, upcoming events and contests, a spotlight on the latest screenshot competition winner, the new hires from the month, classifieds with all the available management jobs within WestWind, notes from management, and ads from our hubs. Future editions will have even more!

http://flywestwind.com/monthlynewsletters/2012/march%202012.pdf

If you have any questions or comments regarding the newsletter, please email the WestWind marketing team at westwindmarketing@live.com.

About WestWind
WestWind Virtual Airlines is an international online organization dedicated to promoting aviation through simulation. It offers real world pilots the opportunity to inexpensively maintain their piloting skills and provides people who are interested in aviation a chance to learn the skills that are required to pursue a career in aviation. WestWind began operations in 1996 and is one of the oldest virtual airlines in existence. It has members all over the world with management concentrations in The United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. WestWind is an all volunteer organization with a strong management core.

For more information, see our web site at http://www.flywestwind.com.

Russell Reed named VP of Marketing for WestWind Airlines

editor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:14:36 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Russell Reed has been named Vice President of Marketing for WestWind Virtual Airlines. The position of VP of Marketing is a new position at WestWind. Russell is a resident of Moses Lake, WA and is a real world pilot. He joined WestWind in 2006. Russell also serves as the Assistant Hub Manager for the Washington- Dulles Hub.

About WestWind Airlines
WestWind Virtual Airlines is an international online organization dedicated to promoting aviation through simulation. It offers real world pilots the opportunity to inexpensively maintain their piloting skills and provides people who are interested in aviation a chance to learn the skills that are required to pursue a career in aviation. WestWind began operations in 1996 and is one of the oldest virtual airlines in existence. It has members all over the world with management concentrations in The United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. WestWind is an all volunteer organization.

For more information, see our web site at http://www.flywestwind.com

WestWind Airlines Announces Mike Bergman Hired as EVP of Aircraft

editor — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:10:17 +0000

We are pleased to announce that Mike Bergman has been named Executive Vice President of Aircraft for WestWind Virtual Airlines. Mike is also the Executive Vice President of Information Technology at WestWind and a member of the WestWind Executive Committee and will remain in both of those roles. Mike is a resident of Fresno, California. He has been a WestWind pilot since 2007.

The position of EVP of Aircraft became vacant when Kim Stolt, a long-time member of WestWind’s Executive Committee announced his desire to refocus on the Cargo division. Kim will remain in his role as EVP of Cargo Operations and will remain on the Executive Committee.

For more information, see our web site at http://www.flywestwind.com

Westwind Airlines Celebrates 15 Years of Flying!

editor — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:02:59 +0000

This year Westwind Airlines celebrates 15 years of Virtual Flying! Since the beginning of the VA in 1996, Westwind has expanded to 23 hubs across the world, has a fleet of over 100 Custom aircraft, hosts events every month for VATSIM, Multiplayer and Offline pilots and is home to over 350 pilots! Westwind is famous for its friendliness and hospitality. No experience in VA’s is needed, all that we ask you to do is fly once a month for one hour. Theres no ACARS system so we keep the fun in flying! Between our Charter Operations, Cargo and Passenger your sure to find what your looking for. So check us out and join the family at www.flywestwind.com.