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ACARS 1.1 Released!
ACARS v1.1 has been released for all pilots to use. Get it in My Downloads from your Pilot Control Panel. Check out the change list at http://tinyurl.com/46okcu4
MetroAir announces closure of Crew Bases.
Kansas City, MO – Earlier today Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced that it was closing two crew bases located in Jacksonville, Florida and Chicago, Illinois. The crew bases were…
Embraer announces order from US Based Allegius Airlines
Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil – Early this morning executives at the Brazil based aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, announced that they had signed an agreement with the Allegius Corportation for an…
MetroAir Announces Annual Profit for 2010
KANSAS CITY, Feb 20, 2011 /AP/ MetroAir Virtual Airlines and parent company Stratosphere Group, Inc. today reported its results for 2010: On the eve of our 5th anniversary, 2010 proved to be…
We're Hiring: Director of Aircraft Operations
After a few short months as Director of Aircraft Operations, I’m pleased to announce that Mr. William Hogarth has been promoted to Director of Scheduled Operations. With an increased workload…
Ask the Staff
Back in December during the 12 Days of MetroAir, we asked you guys to come up with 1 question of something you’ve always wondered about MetroAir. We got a number of great questions! We’re finally…
Sharing our latest Staff Meeting
Every month, staff meet on teamspeak to review how we have been doing in the last month and set strategies, agendas and goals for the month’s ahead. For archiving and being able to share with staff…
NOTAM: KMCI Hub Manager Changes
From the Desk of Lindle J. Romero : It is with great sadness that I announce that Derrick Medlin has tendered his resignation as hub manager to the executives. Derrick has been not only a hub manager…
MetroAir Virtual University now Open!!!
January 1, 2011. After weeks of preparation, Metro Air Virtual is proud to announce the opening of Metro Air Virtual University. This program has been developed in order to aid in the education of…
January Pilot of the Month
Metro Air is proud to announce that the first Pilot of the Month for 2011 is Sean Mullineaux! Sean has been with MetroAir since November of 2009. Since then, he has quickly learned the ropes of…
Launching Non-stop Service to Rome and Montevideo
Kansas City, MO – Dec 29, 2010 – MetroAir Virtual has announced it is launching non-stop daily service between Washington Dulles and Rome, Italy; Also announced is a new route between Fort…
MetroAir Supporter Benefits
When MetroAir began accepting donations a few years back to help offset the technology costs (server hosting, domain registration and backups), supporters at the Business ($20) and First Class…
MetroAir Skins: Teamspeak and Google Chrome
We also have a couple of skins for Google Chrome and Teamspeak 3 for you to try out. You can grab both skins in Pilot Downloads.  A teamspeak 3 skin…
MetroAir expands pacific operations
Kansas City, MO – December 19, 2010 – Kansas City based airline MetroAir Virtual today announced it had reached an agreement with the Chinese government and effective as of Monday December 20th would…
MetroAir offering vacation flights to select Mexico and Caribbean destinations
Kansas City, MO (AP) � December 17, 2010; 00:00 GMT Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines in partnership with Apple Vacations has announced the launch of new exclusive vacation flights…
Exciting things happening in HR with Training
With the dawn of the new year approaching, the staff at Metro Air continue to search for nuances that will help retain new pilots and provide a rewarding experience for them. Consequently, 2 programs…
MetroAir moving to Concourse A at KMCI.
Kansas City MO, Dec 11, 2010 – Today MetroAir announced that it will not be renewing a gate leasing agreement with the Kansas City Airport Authority and Southwest Airlines and instead be moving its…
The Twelve Days of MetroAir
Are you in the holiday spirit? MetroAir is! Starting December 12th MetroAir will be giving things away for a total of 12 days. All pilots will be able to get special liveries such as the Yokoso…
November and December Pilot of the Month Announced!
Metro Air is proud to announce the November pilot of the month Peter Thaller! Since his hiring in October 2006 Peter has become Metro’s flight hour king with over 2500 hours, nope not 250, but 2500.…
Anaheim Ducks Livery
After two years in the making, MetroAir released it’s Anaheim Ducks Livery today. The original design was by Tim Krajcar on the iFDG model and has been updated and improved by Cody Wilson, MetroAir’s…