United Virtual and Virtual Air Canada Announce Partners...

[Jim Harnes 13]

CHICAGO/MONTREAL, November 5, 2005 -- United Virtual Airlines and Virtual Air Canada today announced a partnership to fully integrate operations in the ongoing Saturday afternoon VATSIM group event, The Saturday Scramble. Combined, the two virtual airlines count more than 1,000 pilots. This brings a very large base of potential participants to an online event.The Scramble starts with departures from several airports in the current Air Canada and United Airlines schedules. All converge on the same destination, arriving at the scheduled times. This provides a steady flow of traffic during the arrival period, and closely simulates real world airline operations. Participating pilots may also choose to depart from the destination airport.The Saturday Scramble was developed in response to survey data demonstrating that, given the choice, the majority of UVA and VCA members prefer Saturday's for group flights.Members of other VATSIM-based virtual airlines are welcome to join in The Scramble. Follow your company procedures for flying and filing your flight. Check here for Scramble details: www.united-virtual.com/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=26&MMN_position=24:24 About Virtual Air Canada:Virtual Air Canada is a community of flight simulator pilots who want more realism added to their flights. The virtual airline tries to simulate reality as closely as possible, and therefore strives to simulate actually working for an airline. Virtual Air Canada is a 100% non-profit organization and is currently Canada's leading virtual airline. Founded in April 1998, Virtual Air Canada has been in Canada's virtual skies for more than 7 years. Virtual Air Canada has a long and deep history within the virtual airline community, and many of today's virtual airline executives began their career at Virtual Air Canada. Virtual Air Canada has been nominated for many awards over the years including Best Airline, Best Fleet, Best Website, Best Executive and Best Pilot.We offer pilots the chance to really experience flying for a real world airline. If you live on the approach path to your local airport, there is nothing like landing that 767 in flight simulator while looking out the window seeing the real flight land at the exact same time. Now that's putting yourself in the pilots seat! Visit Virtual Air Canada at www.vacanada.org or the Virtual Air Canada Online Division (Webflyers) at www.vacanada.webflyers.org. About United Virtual: United Virtual Airlines offers flight simulation enthusiasts the opportunity to simulate United, United Express, TED, Star Alliance and code share real world schedules consisting of more than 5,400 flights a day on a route network which spans the globe.These flights are to and from more than 360 domestic and international destinations from crew Domiciles located in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Washington, DC and New York. Visit UVA at www.united-virtual.com and enjoy the experience of a 500-member virtual airline closely associated with its real world counterpart. Remember, It's Time to Fly!!###Saturday Scramble Schedule: Nov 19thBostonNov 26thVancouverDecember 3rdDetroit / WindsorDecember 10th Calgary / EdmontonDecember 17thWashington DC (KIAD / KDCA)December 24thMilwaukee / O'HareDecember 31MontrealJim HarnesSenior Vice President, Corporate CommunuicationsUnited Virtual AirlinesVHQCCUAL006