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Kansas City, KS– October 28, 2010: Today MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced that flights from the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, CA will be shifted to Ontario International Airport. With the shift of flights to Ontario, the Burbank station will be closed. “Consolidation was expected with the acquisition of Cirrus and will ultimately make the airline more profitable. The entire staff…
This news is a bit past due; You may have noticed that there have been a few names floating around in the forums lately with new staff signatures. Mike Adamo has joined as MetroAir’s Director of Charter Operations. Mike has hit the floor running and has already added an Emerald Charter Flight. If you haven’t had a chance to see,…
 Kansas City, MO (AP) – October 23, 2010; 5:29p.m. Over the next month, Kansas City based Metro Air Virtual Airlines is proud to begin providing flights for mining companies who were integral in the successful rescue of the 33 trapped Chilean gold and copper miners. The miners were rescued last October 13th after spending ten weeks trapped nearly one half mile underground….
Kansas City, KS– October 20, 2010: On the heels of a recent expansion announcement, MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced today that they will continue their expansion of regional service from Kansas City International Airport. The planned expansion will link Kansas City to Sioux Falls, IA, Wichita, KS and Moline, IL using Dash 8 Q200 aircraft. Additionally, MetroAir indicated that the initial phase of the integration…
Late last week, Yuri Kuit tendered his resignation as the Director of Media and Marketing. Mr. Kuit joined MetroAir as a pilot in January of 2008; Two years later in January of 2008 he took on the role of Director of Media and Marketing. He was responsible for developing PR campaigns and ensuring the MetroAir brand was known throughout the…
Kansas City, KS– October 17, 2010: MetroAir Virtual Airlines announced today that they will expand regional service from Kansas City International Airport. The planned expansion will link Kansas City to Minneapolis, MN, Little Rock, AR, St. Louis, MO, Louisville, KY and Madison, WI with Q400 service. “Linking these new destinations to Kansas City will provide a lower cost alternative for travelers and stimulate economic growth…
The month of September was a fierce competition between the hubs for bragging rights. One pilot had only one thing in mind. Victory for his hub! He was hired on July 18, 2010, and has logged 384.3 hours. During the hub September competition, he led all pilots in all hubs with an astonishing 78 PiReps filed and 164.3 hours in…
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 highest rank at MetroAir, ATP Captain. He has been a MetroAir beta team member and is often welcoming new pilots to all the…
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 NML will be utilizing the A321 aircraft. Charter flights will depart the team’s home city prior to their away games. Return flights to the team’s home city will…
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 weeks. And, as of this posting, he has just achieved his fourth promotion to the pilot rank of Senior Captain. You can find his…