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Read all about it: May Hub Competition!
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 number of points, and the hub with the most points at…
Summer Schedule Changes Announced, Effective May 1
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual released today the upcoming changes to their flight schedules for the months of May and June. The beginning of month marks the end of all seasonal winter flights,…
MetroAir Announces A330-300 Delivery Details, First Destinations
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir has announced today the first routes on which the Airbus A330-300 will be deployed. MetroAir is currently scheduled to receive eight A330-300 aircraft, the larger variant…
Summer Charters: MetroAir Partners with IslandAir for Inter-Hawai’i Flights
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir has announced today a long-term agreement with IslandAir of Hawaii to provide additional inter-island air service. MetroAir and IslandAir plan to operate Bombardier Dash 8…
MetroAir Statement on April 1st Boeing 787-8 Order
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual executives set out today to correct confusion about yesterday’s announcement of their purchase of 5 Boeing 787-s, with an additional lease of 10 air frames. “There…
MetroAir Virtual, Boeing Announce Order for 5 787-8 Dreamliners
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual Airlines and Boeing [NYSE:BA] today announced an order for 5 787-8 Dreamliners, valued at $1.09 billion at list prices, the second largest ever Boeing order for the…
Investor Relations: MetroAir Virtual Airlines Releases 2014 Finances, Posts Record $336 Million Profit
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual Airlines’ parent company, Stratosphere Group Inc. reported today a full year 2014 net income of $336.4 million, and increase of 850 percent year over year. Total…
MetroAir Releases Upcoming Schedule Changes
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir officials released today a list of upcoming scheduled flight changes which will become effective on March 1st. The list of flight changes shows over 20 new routes as peak…
MetroAir Ramps Up Pacific Northwest Presence, Plans Five New Routes
PORTLAND, OR – MetroAir Virtual Airlines continues to bolster its focus city in Portland, announcing plans today for five new routes, four of which begin regional service in the Pacific Northwest.…
February Pilot of the Month: Grant Williams
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual Airlines is pleased to announce Grant Williams as February Pilot of the Month! First Officer Williams has only been a pilot at MetroAir for a month, but he has been…
MetroAir Ending Direct Flights from Baltimore-Washington to Ecuador and Guyana
BALTIMORE, MD – MetroAir Virtual will end direct flights from Baltimore-Washington to Guayaquil, Ecuador and Georgetown, Guyana, with February 28th being the last day for the route. MetroAir Virtual…
MetroAir Acquires 4 Daily JFK Slot Pairs From United Airlines
NEW YORK, NY – MetroAir Virtual announced today it has acquired 4 daily slot pairs at JFK from United Airlines, which is discontinuing their regional service to Washington-Dulles. The terms of the…
Major Gate Realignments Announced for Kansas City, Baltimore, and Ontario
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced today their plans to realign gates at the Kansas City and Baltimore hubs, as well at Ontario upon the resumption of service. “We’ve worked out…
We're Hiring a new Director of Charter Operations
At the end of December 2014 the Operations Department said goodbye to Anthony Gilmer, who left his position in Operations after two years of service to the Airline. All the executives and staff would…
MetroAir Announces First Schedule Changes of 2015, Official LAX Switch Date
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir Virtual Airlines is pleased to announce the first scheduled operations changes of 2015, as well as a change in the operations schedule of the airline. In the new year,…
MetroAir Grows at London-Heathrow, Begins Nonstop Service from Ft. Lauderdale
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – MetroAir Virtual executives proudly announced today plans to begin nonstop service to London-Heathrow from Ft. Lauderdale. The airline plans to operate the flight once daily…
MetroAir Announces Expanded Service from San Jose, CA
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced expanded service from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, CA. The expanded service will see flights to San Jose from…
November Pilot of the Month: Matthew Kramer
KANSAS CITY, MO – The MetroAir Staff is excited to announce Matthew Kramer as the MetroAir November Pilot of the Month! Matthew originally joined with MetroAir in 2006 and flew out of the Detroit…
MetroAir Announces Scheduled Service to Birmingham, England
CHICAGO, IL – In conjunction with the start of the MetroAir’s codeshare with Fly UK Virtual Airways, MetroAir Virtual will begin daily scheduled service to Birmingham on December 1st from its East…
MetroAir Virtual Airlines and Fly UK Virtual Airways Announce Historic Partnership
KANSAS CITY, MO - MetroAir Virtual Airlines and Fly UK Virtual Airways announced today a historic codeshare arrangement. Beginning December 1st, 2014, pilots of each airline will have the opportunity…