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MetroAir Announces Los Angeles Int'l (LAX) Will Replace Ontario Hub
LOS ANGELES, CA – MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced Friday their intentions to move their West Coast hub from Ontario International Airport (KONT), to Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), 40…
MetroAir Announces New International Routes
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual has released details of how 11 refurbished Boeing 757s will be utilized in the upcoming months. MetroAir Virtual is currently set to begin receiving their 11 new…
MetroAir Virtual to Sublease One Boeing 777-300ER from Kenya Airways
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya Airways agreed to sublease a Boeing 777-300ER to MetroAir Virtual until 2018, with an option to continue the lease at the end of the term. Neither company disclosed financial…
Flight Frequency
The website has been updated to now show the frequency for all flights. In the flight information section you will see an “Operates” to denote the days a flight operates. This will list the…
Server Upgrade Completed
On Saturday MetroAir migrated it’s hosting to a newer more powerful server. The server RAM has doubled, we switched to a 64 bit architecture, and moved to using Solid State Drives. All of this means…
Mullineaux Promoted to VP of Hub Operations
Please join us in congratulating Sean Mullineaux on his new executive staff position as Vice President of Hub Operations. Sean has been a hub manager with MetroAir since July 2011 and sharing his…
Meet your new Hub Managers
In my new role as VP of Hub Operations it is my great pleasure to introduce you to the two newest hub managers joining the MetroAir staff team. Jamie Milton, a pilot with MetroAir since early 2012,…
MetroAir Announces Winter Schedule Changes
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual released today their list of schedules changes for the upcoming winter scheduling period. The list consists of over 40 route and frequency changes, including the…
MetroAir's Reveals First A319 with Sharklets
SEATTLE, WA – MetroAir has revealed the first of their 55 Airbus aircraft scheduled to be retrofitted with Sharklet winglet devices. N319MT was pulled out of Delta’s MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and…
MetroAir Announces Frequency Increases to Newark
_NEWARK, NJ – _MetroAir Virtual has announced today it will increase its number of daily flights from Newark, NJ to Chicago-O’Hare and Baltimore-Washington. Service to Chicago-O’Hare will increase…
August Pilot of the Month: Adam Trylinski
KANSAS CITY, MO – The MetroAir staff is pleased to announce August’s Pilot of the Month is Adam Trylinski! Adam originally joined MetroAir in 2009, took a leave of absence, and was rehired in July.…
Oktoberfest Charter from Kansas City!
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir has announced a partnership with Kensington Tours to charter an Airbus A330-200 aircraft from Kansas City to Frankfurt and Munich for three weeks beginning on September 18,…
We're Hiring a Hub Manager!
Shortly, there will be a vacancy at one of our hubs. So, MetroAir is seeking candidates to make the leap into the amazing world of Virtual Airline management. Do you think you have what it takes? Now…
MetroAir Expands LAX Operation Following Strong Second Quarter
LOS ANGELES, CA – Piggybacking on a favorable reception at LAX from customers and investors, MetroAir announced it will begin nonstop service to eight new destinations and place additional…
Management Reshuffle
_KANSAS CITY, MO – _The MetroAir executive board has been reshuffled today following the departure of Derrick Medlin from his role as Chief Personnel Officer. Derrick has held this position since…
MetroAir signs deal with Airbus for Six A330-300 Aircraft
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir’s Chief Operating Officer, William Hogarth announced today that the airline has signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus for six new A330-300 aircraft. The US airline…
MetroAir signs deal with Airbus for Eight A330-300 Aircraft
_KANSAS CITY, MO – _MetroAir’s Chief Operating Officer, William Hogarth announced today that the airline has signed a Letter of Intent with Airbus for six new A330-300 aircraft. The US airline…
New Weekly Feature: Aircraft Swaps
In the real world, airlines occasionally swap a regularly scheduled aircraft for either maintenance or demand reasons. Starting this week, we are going to try and model these scheduling abnormalities…
MetroAir Adds Seasonal Flights to Hawaii from West Coast
PORTLAND, OR – MetroAir Virtual Airlines has added two new routes between Hawaii and the West Coast for the remainder of the summer tourist season. Starting Tuesday July 22nd, MetroAir will fly once…
MetroAir Suspends Tel Aviv Flights Indefinitely
BALTIMORE, MD – Reports of a rocket strike and/or rocket debris in the vicinity of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International Airport has prompted MetroAir officials to suspend service to Tel Aviv…