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KANSAS CITY, MO. – MetroAir today announced the launch of its upcoming seasonal summer service focused on the Pacific region. Following the success of least summer’s venture with Island Air of Hawaii, MetroAir announced the return of this partnership for the Summer 2013 season. Two of our Q400 aircraft have been specially outfitted for the trip to the islands of…
In the last part, we talked a little bit about the events of a recent hack and how we took actions to mitigate it and restore our content. This article is going to go more into the positives of the incident; specifically we’ll delve into what we learned and how we changed our actions. Backups Since the incident regular backups…
KANSAS CITY, MO. – MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced today that from May 1st there will be a full new set of schedules in operation at their FLL focus city. These changes are part of there ongoing efforts to bring pilots the best possible service and realism. For many months it has been common knowledge amongst the ops team that they…
By now most of you know that last weekend MetroAir endured a debilitating attack to the website that lasted a little under 48 hours. Much was learned during the assailment and has helped to reinforce some of our data policies. Join us as we walk through the events of the attack and how the staff mitigated it in part one….
After having acquired Cirrus Air a number of years ago and leaving the brand dormant, the executives at MetroAir Virtual have opted to bring back Cirrus Air. MetroAir’s iconic green liveries will be replaced with the blue tints of Cirrus. While the MetroAir website has already started it’s transition, it is expected that the transition will take much of the year…
CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH WEATHER FLYING Since March is a hub contest month and many of you will be flying more, challenge yourself with some instrument weather conditions. On your flight sim, dial up some low ceilings and visibility. For starters, I would recommend a 1000 foot ceiling (overcast) and 2 mile visibility. Set the ceiling to be 1000 feet above…
March’s Pilot of the Month joined MetroAir Virtual in December of 2011 and has racked up over 2,000 hours in Metro Green. He is regularly a top contributor to the Ontario Hub and carries the Ontario Hub on its back during Hub Competition months. He can be found on Teamspeak many nights chatting it up with fellow pilots. I’d like…
MetroAir has announced some exciting changes in the past few weeks. Among those were the shift in the Executive offices, the announcement of the return of the Boeing 757 and an exciting new screenshot competition. No need to stop making big announcements now! We recently posted the opening for a new Kansas City Hub Manager. There was a strong field…
It seems like only yesterday that MetroAir was a young startup virtual airline. In November of 2005 it was just an idea. The brainchild of founder Mark McCoy, CEO from November of 2005 until July of 2006. On January 14, 2006, MetroAir officially launches revenue operations as a small regional airline, based out of Detroit-Wayne County (KDTW), utilizing B737-219ADV and…
MetroAir Virtual Airlines has announced the addition of ad-hoc charter service from Baltimore to St. Maarten beginning today. In order to meet the increased demand to the Caribbean during the Carnival and spring break seasons, MetroAir is offering direct Airbus A330 service to St. Maarten from Baltimore, in addition to the scheduled A320 service from Baltimore and E170 service from…