VA News and Announcements

Hey everyone!, If you have not seen already there was a new program released into alpha a couple months ago i have been playing around with it and have found the limited and basic features currently implemented are so much better than any I have used before, I have been part of a few other VA's in my time and this makes it simple and effective to run a realistic style VA without too much overhead stress and struggle. This makes it actually enjoyable to be a part of. Either way you can download and see for yourself if you like it or not and remember it is still only in alpha stage but looks very promising. Now.. The reason for the post is i have created an Air …

Who says Kiwi's are a flightless bird. KiwiFlight is a new charter company for our clients here in New Zealand operated by the Kneedrag Organisation. We have a few set routes around New Zealand however we encourage our pilots to charter there own routes as well. Currently we have a fleet of C172, Cirrus Vision Jets, B738, A320's and A321's. If we do not have a plane or route available please let us know and we will include it into our fleet. We do not mind if you fly into unusual airports just as long as you keep our customers safe and happy. https://vms.kneedrag.org/page/about-kiwiflight for more information about our company. Feel free to join our Discord…

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Cargo or air freight tends to be a more popular career choice for a lot of pilots, especially for those looking for more variation in routes and airports. Unlike a passenger airline pilot who will fly a lot of the same routes and airports week in and week out, cargo pilots can find themselves all over the world on random routes, based on where the freight needs to be moved. The downside means much time away from home as you are not always on a return route. Your mission is to depart from Los Angeles (KLAX) home of the largest shipping port in the United States at Long Beach and fly to Vancouver (CYVR) with any Canadian Xpress freeware or payware cargo aircraft that s…

What: “OnAir” Workshop When: Saturday, Dec 9th, 11am PT, 2pm ET, 1900 UTC Where: TeamSpeak3, connect to(ctrl-s):ts3.digitalthemepark.com or Discord Additional Info: www.digitalthemepark.com DigitalThemePark members, BrianS and CrunchyBob, will be conducting this year’s annual workshop covering the “OnAir” Airline Manager. No experience is necessary. If you have ever wanted to give this a try, have not known where to start, and enjoy a calm and relaxed environment with like-minded others … this is the place for you. There are plenty of really good videos out there on the topic, but to supplement that material, we are going to have a “live” tutorial and Q&am…

This month, we continue the World's Busiest Domestic Routes series of Challenges where we head to the United Kingdom. London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of around 8.8 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to the North Sea and has been a major settlement for nearly two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial center was founded by the Romans as Londinium and retains its medieval boundaries. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland. The modern city is located between the rivers Almond and Esk on the southern shore of t…

Columbus, Ohio— It’s a great pleasure to announce that Skybus Virtual airlines is currently seeking pilots to join the New Airline. Skybus Virtual Airlines is a professionally operated Virtual carrier Based in the U.S at John Glenn Columbus international airport in Columbus Ohio, with a secondary hub in Greensboro North Carolina. Skybus Virtual is operating just like the Original, and now defunct Skybus Airlines back in 2007-2008, except with a twist. Skybus Operated 12 A319 aircraft. SKBv will Operate brand new A320neo. We have added every route Skybus had in place plus the routes that were removed before ceasing operations. But most importantly We at…

As the days get shorter, the weather becomes cooler, and the trees have lost their leaves. The feeling of the dread of winter is starting to set for a large portion of the northern hemisphere. This month, we kick old man winter out of the way and make a run to the sunny south. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, November 25th at 21h00est (Sunday 02h00z) for our November 2023 fly-in where we depart from Tampa (KTPA) and fly to Nassau (MYNN). One lucky Canadian Xpress® pilot* will win: • Any Just Flight Product from: *Please see Fly-In PDF for contedt details and eligibility requirements. This is an open invitation …

This month, we continue the World's Busiest Domestic Routes series of Challenges where we head to the land down under, Australia. Melbourne is the capital of the Australian state of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland. Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour. The estimated population in June 2022 was 5,297,089. The city is home to approximately…

Happy Halloween and welcome to Salem Massachusetts, famous for the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s which was an effect of mass hysteria caused by political and literature rhetoric. Although the trials took place almost 100 years before Halloween was recognized, Salem has a month-long event celebrating Halloween and is known as the witch capital of the modern world. As Salem does not have its own airport, we will fly into Boston that is located 13 miles south of Salem. Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, October 28th at 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) for our October 2023 fly-in where we depart from Halifax (CYHZ) and fly to Bost…

This month, we continue the World's Busiest Domestic Routes series of Challenges. Heading south of the equator and on the other side of the world we visit New Zealand. Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about 1,440,300. Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a tempe…

About Jetfly Jetfly is the leader in shared ownership in Europe, both for business and private aviation. The fleet of 60 Pilatus aircraft is now the largest in the world. It consists of 48 PC-12s and 12 PC-24s. The PC-12 is the most popular single-engine turboprop on the market because it is capable of flying at high altitudes and can land at major international airports while serving smaller airfields. This allows Jetfly co-owners to land in destinations such as Gstaad-Saanen, Courchevel, Venice-Lido, London-Denham or St Tropez-La Môle. For distant destinations, Jetfly offers you the opportunity to fly in Pilatus' brand new super versatile jet, the PC-24. …

The Leeward Islands are the western part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the South Pacific. They lie south of the Line Islands (part of Kiribati), east of the Cooks and north of the Austral Islands (also part of French Polynesia). Their area is 404 square kilometers, and their population is over 36,000. The westernmost Leeward Islands comprise a three-atoll group: Manuae (also known as Scilly Atoll); Motu One atoll (also known as Bellinghausen), the most northerly of the Leeward Islands; and Maupihaa atoll (also known as Mopelia) to the southeast. The Leeward Islands that lie more to the east are a mainly volcanic isl…

What: France “Wine and Cheese” Weekend Achievement Flights When: Saturdays, Starting August 26th, 8 am PT, 11 am ET, 1500 UTC Where: TeamSpeak3, connect to(ctrl-s):ts3.digitalthemepark.com or Discord Additional Info: www.digitalthemepark.com *** Earn your next DigitalThemePark achievement badge! *** As the continuation of our Discover-Europe series, join us for group flights in Microsoft Flight Simulator, P3D, FSX, or X-Plane exploring the France area. For this set of achievement flights, we have created 37 wonderful legs to explore this region. You will want to fly your favorite low and slow aircraft. For more information and topics covered, please vis…

This month, we continue the World's Busiest Domestic Routes series of Challenges, crossing the pond as we head to Europe and the country of Spain. Located in the Western Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of Spain, the Madrid to Palma route saw 1,140,759 passengers in 2021 (most current data), making it the busiest European domestic route. Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. Palm…

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Phoenix is Arizona's state capital and the most populous city in that state with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital in the country. The Phoenix metropolitan area is known as the Valley of the Sun, which in turn is part of the Salt River Valley. Summertime sees temperatures in Phoenix rise so high, some aircraft types are unable to takeoff as the outside air temperature requires an engine performance derating larger than the aircraft capabilities. Telluride is a town the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel R…

Hi everyone! With the release of the Aviation Lads promo video of our VA, we are finally ready to expand our "marketing" from the Central Europe to the rest of the world. Meet SW Virtual. vAMSYS based Virtual Airline which was launched in 2021, and which has quickly become one of the largest Virtual Airlines in the Central Europe, with our peak of 64 PIREPs per day. We are both IVAO and VATSIM Partner VA. SW Virtual is simulating a major charter airline in the Central Europe, Smartwings. And well... without writing too many paragraphs of text, we will let our promo video to say the rest :-) SW Virtual Promo You can check us out on our website! …

A2B FlightSim is a friendly Discord community dedicated to FS2004, FSX, FSX Steam Edition, P3Dv1-5 and MSFS2020, with near future plans to build A2B SkyLink virtual airline. We offer a mature and friendly community, and our members can fly the aircraft, airline, livery, route and time they wish to fly, no restrictions. We host group flights and events at least 3-4 times per week (one of which is long haul), and you are free to share your flight YouTube videos or Twitch streams in our server. We feature a VATSIM division as well as an Off-Network / Casual division where you can fly casually, solo or with friends. We also feature an ATC team for those who wish to pro…

What are the busiest Domestic Air Routes around the world? Well, we are about to find out, as this month we continue the World's Busiest Domestic Routes series of Challenges. Up until 2020, the most popular route in the United States was New York to Los Angeles. However, in 2022 the most popular route was Las Vegas to Los Angeles where there was an average of 352 flights a week between these 2 airports with a total seat count of 325,000 paid seats. Las Vegas is the 25th most populous city in the United States and is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. Los Angel…

Hey Pilots, you probably knew me from Virtual Cargo International I founded, back in 2018, or from THOPAT in 2016 when shader presets were still great 😉 As Virtual Cargo International was and is such a success, I want to go one step further and created my first pax airline which I want to introduce. Welcome to Virtual EWG! A Eurowings, Eurowings Discover and airBaltic virtual airline. Founded by Charly Teapoint back in May 2015, now relaunched by me in August 2023. If you love to fly passengers in europe and around the world, like the new A320 Neo, the fabulous new A220 from airBaltic or the classic A319/A320/A321 and finally the fashion of the B738 Max, …

Hello everyone, We are pleased to announce that a brand-new virtual airline conglomerate is currently in their development. goGB is a virtual airline conglomerate launching in late-2023. We’re based in the United Kingdom, with passenger and cargo operations stretching to global destinations. These divisions are branded as goGB and goGB Cargo. These are the two divisions that will operate at launch. We are now in a position to welcome applications for members across our community to join goGB's staff teams. At the time of writing, we are currently recruiting for two Division Managers (one for goGB and one for goGB Cargo) as well as a Group Aircraft Manager to join th…

What are the busiest Domestic Air Routes around the world? Well, we are about to find out, as this month we start the World’s Busiest Domestic Routes series of Challenges. Starting at home here in Canada with the route between Calgary & Vancouver being the busiest route with nearly 19,000 flights in 2019. Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is the largest city in Alberta and the largest metro area within the three Prairie Provinces region. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver is a major city…

What: Belgium “Waffle” Weekend Achievement Flights When: Saturdays, Starting June 17th, 8 am PT, 11 am ET, 1500 UTC Where: TeamSpeak3, connect to(ctrl-s):ts3.digitalthemepark.com or Discord Additional Info: www.digitalthemepark.com *** Earn your next DigitalThemePark achievement badge! *** I could have picked a better title for this series, but it stuck like syrup on waffles. As the continuation of our Discover-Europe series, join us for group flights in Microsoft Flight Simulator, P3D, FSX, or X-Plane exploring the Belgium area. For this set of achievement flights, we have created 9 wonderful legs to explore this region. You will want to fly your …

Calgary International is an international airport that serves the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately 17 kilometers northeast of downtown and covers an area of 20.82 square kilometers. With 14.5 million passengers in 2022 and 124,108 aircraft movements in 2021, Calgary International is the busiest airport in Alberta and the fourth busiest in Canada by passenger traffic. The region's petroleum and tourism industries (and its proximity to Banff National Park) have helped foster growth at the airport, which has nonstop flights to an array of destinations in North and Central America, Europe, and Asia. Calgary serves as the headquarters and primary h…