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MetroAir announces new destinations from Phoenix, AZ
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced expanded service from Phoenix beginning Aug. 1 during a press conference at their headquarters today. The new service from…
Managing Your Speed Below 10,000 ft. - Jets
Here are a few tips to help keep your speed from exceeding 250kts while operating the jet fleet at or below 10,000 ft. The tips are segmented into departure and arrival procedures. Departure (We…
Welcome Rob Strain
As some of you may have noticed around the site, teamspeak or the forums that Rob S has been promoted to the position of Fleet Director. Rob began in his new position at the beginning of the month…
July Pilot of the Month
July Pilot of the Month! Hired on April 15, 2012, this pilot has already proven his mettle among his peers. He quickly jumped into the forums with both feet, making himself known around the water…
Hopping to Heathrow for 2012
Kansas City MO – Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced today at a press conference in London, United Kingdom to announce the airlines plans for the 2012 Olympic s and their future…
Wonderful World of Training
Round 2 of the Training Blog brings up many different yet exciting possibilities. Ever thought about a training base? How about learning the way of a real world pilot, their knowledge base and what…
We're Hiring: Fleet Director
Matt Dissinger has been our Fleet Director for a little over a year now and since joining the staff has proved to be a vital member of the operations team. Some of his achievements include updating…
What we've known and said all along....
In recent weeks, we on the staff have been posting here in the blog. I am not much of a writer at all. Some of my colleagues here at MetroAir offered a great deal of help to me in getting my thoughts…
Fun in the Sun: What Goes Into Planning the Summer Charters
A lot goes in to planning where to send our charter planes for the summer. While everyone was still busy flying our passengers for their ski vacations, the operations team was busy brainstorming for…
June Pilot of the Month is....
MetroAir would like to congratulate June’s Pilot of the Month, Baltimore’s own Ronald Beitzel! Ronald joined MetroAir back in November 2011 and in 6 months he has already racked up over 260 hrs and…
Blurring the Lines: A Professional Virtual Airline
For as long as I can remember, MetroAir’s tagline has been “Realistic. Innovative. Professional”. Not only has it been a tagline, but has served a concise mission statement for the executive team.…
Backpacking in Europe
Kansas City MO – Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines has today announced that beginning June 1st they will be going into partnership with Reykjavik based, Iceland Express to provide two A320…
Celebrating Ft. Lauderdale in Style
Fort Lauderdale and the entire South Florida metropolitan area is one of the most diverse regions in the United States. Much like Miami, Fort Lauderdale boasts a number of entertainment venues for…
Retired Aircraft Liveries
NOTAM: Effective June 1st, the following liveries will no longer be available for download or usage. - Washington Redskins Q200 This aircraft has been sold quite a while ago and the registration is…
May POTM
Please join me in congratulating Sean Wheelington on being May’s Pilot of the Month! Before Sean went on leave to take up assignment in the military, he could always be found on Teamspeak rapping…
Hawaiian Island Hopping
Kansas City MO – Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines today announced that it will be operating a long term charter with Island Air, based in Hawaii. The airline plans to operate two…
What is the Mentor Program?
Most pilots here at MetroAir have heard of the mentor Program. But, a lot of you guys might not know what the Mentor Program is and what it is about. Well I am here to tell you what it Is all about…
MetroAir announces partnership with Royal Caribbean International
Kansas City MO – Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines today announced that following the success of last year’s cruise charter with Disney Cruise Line we are pleased to reveal that we will be…
Comradery in the Airline
Above the badges, promotions and title’s associated with being in an airline is the comradery we have enjoying this airline together. As a hub manager I have the task of ensuring the hub run’s as…
April Fools. Fooled ya!
It has been a yearly tradition for the last few years to issue an April Fools news item. Like some of the web giants out there, we thought it would be a little fun for our pilots. All of us remember…