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Fleet Rumors
Yesterday an article appeared in the Seattle Herald. Executives from MetroAir have not made any comments to corroborate the rumors that MetroAir was interested in the aircraft.
Temporary Website Outage
This morning we had a temporary outage of the website, forums, blog and acars due to a DNS transfer of our domain. Our server has not changed so you shouldn’t be inconvenienced for too long.
MetroAir Interested in Brazil Flights
Romulus, MI – January 12, 2009 – Today MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced its interest and intent to compete for the right to serve Brazil. On Friday, the DOT announced new routes would be available…
Change in CAT Ratings
Effective immediately, a change in CAT ratings has been implemented. The new ratings can be found in the pilot handbook. There is a “grandfather clause” allowing pilots hired before today to begin…
MetroAir Q3 Donations Statement
After several web hosting issues during 2006, the decision was made to switch all of MetroAirs online material to our own dedicated server. The switch was made during the fall of 2007 giving…
Tom Collins Awarded with MetroAir Service Award
In recognition of Mr. Collins outstanding commitment, dedication and contributions, MetroAir is pleased to award him the MetroAir Service Award. Please congratulate Tom on receiving this coveted…
What can green do for you?
MetroAir’s pilots interact mostly with their Hub Manager and occasionally with the Human Resources Manager. The executive staff is often a little more elusive. Pilot’s don’t see them as much and…
MetroAir Announces Operational Revisions
MetroAir Announces Plans Romulus, MI December 20, 2008 – Today at a press conference, COO of MetroAir, Mr. Kim Gesch announced plans to equip their remaining 757-200 aircraft based in Ontario with…
Anaheim Ducks Livery Cancelled
The A319 Anaheim Ducks livery has been removed from MetroAir’s projects. The livery was originally created by Tim Krajcar who has moved on to a role within VATSIM in previous months. It was created…
BEHIND THE SCENES: Hub Management w/Joseph Sutkowi
Today we continue our behind the scenes look at MetroAir�"s daily operations with a glimpse of my duties as Washington Hub Manager. There are two primary components to my job, approving PiREPs and…
Operations Coordinator
MetroAir Virtual is pleased to announce that Zak Winnick has been selected to join the staff in the Operations Coordinator position. Zak is bringing a high level of drive and experience to the…
Behind the Scenes: Human Resources Department w/ Alex Newton
The MetroAir staff would love to offer an inside view on how MetroAir Virtual operates on a daily basis. The first of a many part series gives a glimpse of what Alex Newton, the Human Resources…
MetroAir Q2 Donations Statement
After several web hosting issues during 2006, the decison was made to switch all of MetroAir’s online material to our own dedicated server. The switch was made during the fall of 2007 giving…
Featured Flights Shelved
As some of you have noticed lately, there have been no feature flights posted in recent weeks. Unfortunately it was not a successful venture and very few pilots took part. With such a low turnout,…
MetroAir AI Returns!
After what feels like ages, MetroAir is releasing an AI package again. The aircraft have just come out of the paint shop, the schedules have just been reviewed for completeness and the parking…
Featured Flights September 5-11
Start up your flight simulator, power up MetroAir ACARS and get in the sky. The following flights are eligible for the featured flight bonus from September 5 to September 11. There are some shorter…
Featured Flights Aug. 29 - Sep. 4
Start up your flight simulator, power up MetroAir ACARS and get in the sky. The following flights are eligible for the featured flight bonus from August 29 to September 4. There are some shorter…
Quiz #5
Looks like a tie between ONT and IAD at this point. Congrats to Jon for another correct answer. Who was the first Hub Manager of KDTW? Who was the last Hub Manager of KDTW? This one is a little…
Quiz 4
Its nice to see Dulles finally get one! Jon Lamb got it! Here goes. - On what date will Metro celebrate its 3rd birthday?
Quiz 3
Good job Terrence! Thats 2 for Ontario so far! Come on guys lets get some more people involved. Here is question number 3. - What are the assigned gates for Ontario and Dulles?