UVA Upgrades ACARS!

United Virtual Upgrades ACARS!(Chicago, September 17, 2006) United Virtual Airlines is pleased to annouce a significant upgrade with the release of version 2.0 of our ACARS system.The upgraded system features automated PIREP submission directly to the UVA servers, real-time weather data, airplane-to-airplane and airplane-to-ground messaging. Pilots manually reserve a flight in the UVA Pilot Center and then the automated PIREP submission does the rest. No more login to the Pilot Center at the end of the flight!Using ACARS, whether online or offline, tracks flight times, fuel use and simplifies PIREPS, all of which reduce pilot workload. ACARS contact with live dispatch also enables UVA members to simulate real airline operations more closely, including during the popular group event, The Saturday Scramble.About United Virtual:United Virtual Airlines offers flight simulation enthusiasts the opportunity to simulate United, United Express and TED real world schedules consisting of more than 3,700 flights a day on a route network that spans the globe. These flights are to and from more than 210 domestic and international destinations from Domiciles in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Washington, DC, and New York. The real world United is a founding member of Star Alliance, and United Virtual simulates Star Alliance flights contained in the United schedule, thereby greatly expanding member's flight choices.Visit UVA at www.united-virtual.com and enjoy the experience of a 800-member virtual airline closely associated with its real world counterpart.Remember, It's Time to Fly!!####Jim HarnesSenior Vice President, Corporate CommunicationsUnited Virtual AirlinesVHQCCUAL004