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September Pilot of the Month
MetroAir is proud to announce the Pilot of the Month for September, 2010. Since his hire date on July 5th, 2008 he has amassed over 300 PiReps and 505 PiRep hours. He was recently promoted to the…
MetroAir Virtual Chosen as Charter Partner for NML 2010 Season
Kansas City, MO MetroAir Virtual Airlines once again successfully won the bid to charter the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs of the National Madden League. All charter operations for The…
August Pilot of the Month Announced!
MetroAir is proud to announce the Pilot of the Month for August, 2010. Since his hire date on July 2nd, 2010 he has amassed over 180 PiRep hours. He recieved two promotions within his first two…
Staff Changes at Ontario
Since the resignation of CFO Matt Reichelderfer earlier this Summer, our Ontario Hub Manager, Steve Watson has shown a great interest in learning more about how MetroAir operates on a daily basis. He…
Pilot of the Month July 2010: Mike Adamo
Each month, the MetroAir staff members get together to discuss the pilots that have stepped up above and beyond the requirements to be a MetroAir pilot. The pilot chosen for July truly promotes the…
Updated MetroAir AI Released
An updated version of the MetroAir AI is now available for download in Pilot Downloads. The newest version includes schedules as of June 2010 and includes all aircraft in the MetroAir fleet as of…
MetroAir Announces A New Mentorship Program!
Kansas City MO- MetroAir announces the roll-out a new program to enhance the initial experience of new pilots at the airline. With the recent aquisition of Cirrus and the huge influx of new pilots at…
MetroAir Teamspeak 3 Beta Testing Commences
MetroAir is starting a beta test that is open to all MetroAir Pilots to try the newest Teamspeak 3 client. Due to considerable changes in the authentication system, MetroAir needed to ensure that all…
From the desk of the CEO
There is never a dull moment around the halls of MetroAir Virtual. In the past month we have seen a number of changes, new pilots and new offerings to the airline. I wanted to take a few minutes to…
MetroAir Dispatch Released
Need help with your fuel planning? MetroAir Pilot Diego Pedraglio, a commercial Airbus pilot for a South American carrier, has created MetroAir’s first Dispatch/Fuel Planner. The Dispatch is a…
MetroAir Announce Acquisition of Cirrus Air
Kansas City, MO Earlier today, MetroAir Virtual Airlines and Cirrus Air held a joint press conference at Cirrus headquarters in Chicago. The boards of both airlines � which operate more than 600…
MetroAir expanding with additional aircraft
Detroit, MI June 28, 2010 Today, on the heels of its annual shareholder meeting, MetroAir announced that a finalized agreement had been reached with Empora Airlines to acquire 16 Airbus A330-200…
MetroAir Virtual moving HQ and opening new hub
Romulus, MI (AP) – At the annual shareholder meeting held earlier today, MetroAir Virtual announced a major change to their corporate airline. “While we sit here in Detroit today, it is bittersweet…
MetroAir to Provide Charter Services for Scientists Studying BP Oil Spill
With two months having past since the explosion that caused the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, experts are still trying to mitigate the effects of oil and �Star balls⬝ washing ashore.…
Referring Friends and Pilots to MetroAir
One of the ways of earning MetroMiles is by referring your friends and other virtual pilots you know to MetroAir. Our pilots are MetroAir’s biggest source of advertising whether you fly on VATSIM,…
Devin Caliri hired as Director of Charter Operations
MetroAir is pleased to announce the addition of Devin Caliri to the Management team in the role or Director of Charter Operations. In his new role, Devin wil be responsible for the coordination of…
Emerald Charter: National Guard from Fort Stewart to Indy500
This Memorial Day weekend, MetroAir Virtual honors our military by taking some of our National Guard stationed at Fort Stewart in Georgia to the Indianapolis 500. These charter flights are classified…
Introducing MetroMiles
MetroAir Virtual has launched MetroMilesâ„¢, a new program for pilots. Captain Antti Karjalainen submitted the name MetroMilesâ„¢ and was officially adopted after an airline vote last week. Like a…
Hiring: Director of Charter Operations
MetroAir is going to be entering a new unchartered area…Charter Operations. With that news, our Operations department needs help to define this new role. If you consider yourself creative and always…
MetroAir Forums Restored!
The forums are currently down due to an unforeseen database issue. We hope to restore access soon. The forums were restored.