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August Hub Spoke
Washington: This month in Washington there is a “Coming Home Theme”. - Every flight a pilot flies with it’s hub, Washington as the destination, you will receive double MetroMiles. _Kansas City &…
New changes to the Mentorship Program
Effective August 1st, we have updated the Mentor Program with a few changes, in hopes of making it easier for new pilots to settle into our airline as quick and smoothly as possible. The Mentor…
Announcement regarding July & August Pilot of the Month
Due to many of our pilots being out of town for the summer months, we will be skipping the Pilot of the Month award for July and August 2011. We will resume the award again in September.
Route Expansion for Summer 2011
Kansas City, MO – Earlier today Kansas City based Metro Air Virtual Airlines announced a massive route expansion across its network, just in time for Summer 2011. The expansion includes 110 new…
Pilot of the Month July 2011
Metro Air is proud to announce that the pilot of the month for July 2011 is Washington’s Michael Sarver. Michael first joined Metro back in December 2006 and since then he has amassed 168 pireps and…
New Director of Aircraft Operations
Metro Air are pleased to announce that Alex Norgaard has been chosen to be the Next Director of Aircraft Operations. After several weeks of discussion and decision making Alex finally accepted the…
June Hub Spoke
Kansas City June is about trying new things and flying new aircraft! We want to make sure everyone tries flights in new aircraft to make sure they experience all that Metro has to offer! This month,…
June Pilot of The Month!
MetroAir Virtual Airlines would like to congratulate June’s Pilot of The Month. This pilot flys enough to make this his day job. Thus contributing greatly to the hub competitions. Congratulations to…
End of Life for ACARS 1.0
Starting June 15, 2011, MetroAir will no longer support any version of ACARS in the 1.0 family. The only version that will be supported on and after June 15th is v1.1, which can be downloaded from My…
We're Hiring: Director of Aircraft Operations
Earlier this week, Mr. Josh Button resigned from his duties as Director of Aircraft Operations leaving a vacancy in the Operations Department. Thinking about joining MetroAir staff? Have you been…
Changes to ACARS PiRep Policies and Rewards
Effective June 1st, PiReps submitted without the aid of ACARS for the flight will no longer earn MetroMiles. Please note that partial ACARS PiReps will still earn MetroMiles. MetroAir ACARS has been…
E170 Begins Scheduled Service
After months of planning and organising the day everyone has been waiting for has finally come! From 18th May 2011 the Allegius/MetroAir E170 begins scheduled service from Washington and other east…
Caribbean Airlines announces strategic partnership with Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual
Kansas City, MO (AP) — May 14, 2011; 00:00 GMT – Beginning May 15, 2011, Caribbean Airlines will enhance its scheduled flights to provide more flights to more Caribbean destinations through a…
MetroAir in Partnership with Disney Cruise Lines
Kansas City, MO – Earlier today Kansas City based MetroAirVirtual Airlines announced that it was teaming up with Florida based Disney Cruise Lines during the summer of 2011. MetroAir will be offering…
MetroAir announces more details of E170 Launch
Kansas City, MO – May 8, 2011 – MetroAir announced today it had selected the starting cities slated to receive service of it’s new fleet of Embraer E170 regional jets. The jets, owned and operated by…
May Pilot of the Month!
MetroAir Virtual Airlines is excited to award the May Pilot of the Month to a dedicated member. This member joined, completed the mentorship program and went on to dedicate his time to making our…
Dissinger hired as Fleet Director
Please join me in welcoming Matt Dissinger as our newest staff member. He has resurrected the title of fleet director. While the title is new, the responsibilities have shifted; He will be helping us…
MetroAir releases additional information on Boeing Deal.
Kansas City, Mo [April 4th, 2011] – After a weekend of rampant speculation a spokesperson for Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual released a short statement regarding rumors surrounding the airline…
MetroAir announces landmark deal with Boeing Aircraft Co.
Kansas City, Mo [April 1st, 2011] – Executives at Kansas City based MetroAir Virtual Airlines late last night issued notice of a pending aircraft deal to be signed April 1st. At 12:01 AM Metro…
April Pilot of The Month
Metro Air is proud to announce Tony Cannon as the Pilot of the Month for April 2011. Tony was hired in December 2010 and has quickly climbed the ranks. Tony successfully completed the Mentor program,…