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MetroAir Announces Allegius ERJ-145 Acquisition
BOSTON, MA – MetroAir has announced today plans to acquire 10 Embraer ERJ-145LR aircraft to be operated by their regional subsidiary Allegius. The 10 ERJ-145’s will enter service under MetroConnect…
Sean Doyle Hired as Allegius Fleet Director
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir is pleased to announced the addition of Sean Doyle to the MetroAir Operations Team. Sean will assume the role of Allegius Fleet Director, whose responsibilities include the…
December Pilot of the Month: Yarek Voyda
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual Airlines is pleased to announce Yarek Voyda as December’s Pilot of the Month! Senior Captain Voyda joined the airline in August of 2015 and has been flying steadily…
MetroAir Announces Service to Sydney, Australia
LOS ANGELES, CA – MetroAir and city officials announced Friday morning the beginning of nonstop service between Los Angeles and Sydney, marking the first ever scheduled MetroAir service to the…
Website v3 Preview
We wanted to give you a quick idea of what you’ll be seeing soon since the the release of the new website is fast approaching. We plan on providing some more in-depth information on some of the new…
Holiday Giveback: 12 Days of MetroAir!
MetroAir is getting in the holiday spirit with the 12 Days of MetroAir! From now until January 1st, we’re giving all pilots a gift to show our appreciation! - Free Charter Requests- All charter…
MetroAir Subleases Two Additional Boeing 777-300ERs
NAIROBI, KENYA – MetroAir Virtual Airlines has come to an agreement to lease Kenya Airways’ 2 remaining Boeing 777-300ER aircraft for a period of 24 months with an option to purchase. Kenya Airways…
MetroAir Virtual Airlines Announces New Website
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir is pleased to announced that work on a new website is near completion and will be rolled out in January. The current website design, which has been is use for over 5 years,…
November Pilot of the Month: Sean Doyle
KANSAS CITY, MO – The MetroAir staff is pleased to announced Sean Doyle as the MetroAir Virtual November Pilot of the Month! ATP Captain Doyle joined MetroAir in September and has been an unstoppable…
Russia Downturn Prompts Service Reduction
BALTIMORE, MD – MetroAir will be reducing direct service frequency between Baltimore and Moscow, effective November 16. Due to a weakened Ruble and a lagging Russian economy, load factors on flights…
November Hub Competition: Featured Flights ONLY
The November Hub Competition starts tonight at 0000Z! The competition is fairly simple and basic. Basically, the hub that flies more, wins. Each ACARS flight flown by a pilot earns their hub a base…
Winter Schedule Changes Announced
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir has today release a full and detailed list of all schedule changes to take place for the months of November and December. All changes are effective November 1st.
MetroAir Virtual to Fly ALCS Champions during World Series
KANSAS CITY, MO — This morning, MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced that they have signed a limited charter agreement with Major League Baseball’s American League champions, the Kansas City Royals.…
October Pilot of the Month: Jonathan Lynch
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual is pleased to announced Jonathan Lynch as the October recipient of the Pilot of the Month award! In his three months at the airline, Jonathan has quickly become a…
MetroAir Utilizes Fifth Freedom Rights in Southeast Asia
HONG KONG – MetroAir has announced today intentions to begin nonstop service from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, and Jakarta. Flights to Singapore will operate daily, which flights to Kuala…
MetroAir Expands Allegius Operations in Boston
BOSTON, MA – MetroAir has announced today an expansion of regional flights throughout the Northeast Corridor. Beginning November 1st, MetroAir will begin non stop service from Boston to Albany,…
State of the Union - Charter Operations
A couple of months ago, I was approached by the Executive team, and was asked if I’d like to transition from my position as the Director of Scheduled Operations and become the Director of Charter…
EVENT: Welcome to Fall! Aspen Fly-In | October 4th, 6pm EST
What better way to welcome the dropping temperatures and changing colors than to fly into one of MetroAir’s most popular and beautiful destinations! Join us on Sunday October 4th at 6pm EST (3pm PST,…
First 787 Route Published
KANSAS CITY, MO – More news about MetroAir’s newest aircraft is coming to the surface with just 6 months until their first delivery is expected. “The first revenue flight for the new Boeing 787 will…
EVENT: Classified Department of State Charter
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MetroAir Virtual Airlines has been contracted by the United States Department of State to provide air carrier services on Sunday, September 6th. However, due to the timing and…