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EVENT: MetroAir Hub Crawl
Join us in kicking off the Boston hub launch with the MetroAir Hub Crawl! This is a two day, action packed, online event that will cross the country in any MetroAir aircraft of your choice! On May…
MetroAir Publishes First Summer Schedules
KANSAS CITY, MO – MetroAir has published its May schedule changes today, which show the large shift of flights from Baltimore to Boston following the announcement of their exit from their D.C. area…
MetroAir to Lease Four Boeing 737s from Fly UK
BOSTON, MA – MetroAir Virtual Airlines has said it plans to lease four Boeing 737 aircraft from codeshare partner Fly UK on a six month term. The airline expects to improve its operational…
MetroAir Announces Plans for a Boston Hub
BOSTON, MA – MetroAir’s future in Boston has been solidified today with the announcement of a new long term lease agreement signed between the airline and Massachusetts Port Authority. Beginning June…
10 Years Ago...
A little more than 10 years ago on a cold Michigan morning, our founder Mark McCoy had a crazy idea to build a new virtual airline that was focused on realism. The plan was to start the airline off…
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…