FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEUnited Virtual Dispatch Now Operational(Chicago, January 12, 2007) United Virtual Airlines (UVA) President and Chief Operating Officer David Klain announced today that Live Dispatch is operational for all members of UVA. Live dispatch was implemented following several months of beta testing and successful performance during the December 2007 "Home for the Holidays" Saturday Scramble. Eight Dispatchers were successfully trained, and will be providing dispatch services on a regular basis.United Virtual pilots are notified when dispatch is manned by checking the "dispatch status" indicator in the upper right hand corner of the UVA website or by noting that dispatch is logged into the UVA Teamspeak server. Members contact dispatch by either Teamspeak or UVACARS messaging.Development work also continues on United Virtual flight planning and flight release software. This, along with Live Dispatch, will allow UVA members to continue simulating real world airline operations as closely as possible.About United Virtual United Virtual Airlines (UVA) 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 hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, DC, and New York. UVA also simulates Star Alliance routes, which provide connections to 842 destinations in 152 countries worldwide. Visit UVA at www.united-virtual.com and enjoy the experience of a 1,000+ member virtual airline closely associated with its real world counterpart. Remember, It's Time to Fly!!###Jim HarnesSenior Vice PresidentUnited Virtual [email protected]

Note: The date above for the Saturday Scramble should read December 2006 vice 2007. Don't have the editing key. . .Jim Harnes