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Fly America HQ, Boston, MA - CEO Joseph Shaw announced today that the board of vFly America Corporation has agreed on a starting fleet as well as the starting destinations. All flights will be out of Boston's Logan International Airport. The fleet is going to be comprised of the following aircraft:1 ATR 42-5001 Embraer ERJ145XR1 Boeing 737-6004 Boeing 737-700WL2 Boeing 737-900ER1 Boeing 767-300ER1 Boeing 747-400Total Aircraft: 11The aircraft are all leased from various sources and have a total down payment of $17.83 million. Fly America will utilize these aircraft on 24 different routes offering 251 flights per week to various destinations throughout the world. Here is a list provided that details the destinations Fly America will be serving from Boston:Destinations:White Plains, NYRutland, VTBuffalo, NYMartha's Vineyard, MAAugusta, MECleveland, OH (Burke Lakefront Airport)Akron/Canton, OH (Akron-Canton Regional Airport)Myrtle Beach, SCNew York, NY (New York LaGuardia Airport)Washington D.C. (Washington Reagan National Airport)Sarasota, FLDaytona Beach, FLWest Palm Beach, FLOrlando, FLDenver, COChicago, IL (Chicago Midway Airport)New Orleans, LALas Vegas, NVSt. MaartenKingstonRomeLondonTokyoSao PauloShaw also announced the beta version of the website has opened. Please note the site is very incomplete and we are not accepting applications at this time. We are working to get the website looking the way we want it and operating the way we want it to as quickly as possible. Virtual Fly America AirwaysA Preview of our livery on the Boeing 737-600:Copyright 2012 vFly America Corporation

brownshoe, we are currently working on creating a demo site for all to view before we get set up on a permanent high quality host. We will be using phpvms as our managment system due to its ability to be heavily modified and customized. As for ACARS we are still debating between the many options available and will make an announcement when we have decided. Our CEO also called a press conference yesterday to provide some more information:Boston, MA - CEO Joseph Shaw held a press conference yesterday providing some new information. "It has come to the attention of the board of Fly America Corporation that we may have had our eyes set on too big of a startup operation. It therefore has been decided to cancel our purchase of all aircraft that had been previously stated. The board will take a look at instead using Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 aircraft which are more efficient. I would also like to announce that Fly America Virtual Airways will be targeting the low cost vacation and pleasure market as well as business market by operating domestic flights to popular vacation destinations, as well as international flights. We are dedicated to starting with a relatively small route network that utilises routes underserved by other airlines. I will release more information in the coming weeks on our fleet decisions as well as route information. The board has also decided that due to the current state of the economy it is not wise to pump $1.2 billion into a startup airline. Although we have not decided on an exact amount of capital, it will be less than the originally stated number."

Boston, MA - vFly America Corporation owner and Chairman Joseph Shaw announced today the official start of Fly America Virtual Airways as a brand of Fly America Corporation. Shaw had this to say, "I am happy to announce the founding of a new virtual airline owned by my holdings company. This virtual airline will be funded by $1.2 billion which has come from my own private wealth as well as the sale of the fleet of a previous failed venture. This amount of funding will make Fly America Virtual Airways the most well funded startup airline in history. This has allowed us the opportunity to begin with a strong fleet as well as route structure." The following information was provided in the press release:Startup Capital: $1.2 billionStartup fleet:16 Boeing 717-200HGW obtained at a cost of $54.4 million8 Mcdonnell/Douglas MD-81 obtained at a cost of $16.8 million24 Mcdonnell/Douglas MD-82 obtained at a cost of $54.708 million13 Mcdonnell/Douglas MD-83 obtained at a cost of $47.385 million25 Mcdonnell/Douglas MD-87 obtained at a cost of $61.5 million20 Boeing 767-300ER obtained at a cost of $243 million14 Boeing 767-400ER obtained at a cost of $242.8 million6 Boeing 777-200ER obtained at a cost of $917.8 million4 Boeing 777-200LR obtained at a cost of $730.0 million10 Boeing 747-400 obtained at a cost of $370.0 millionTotal Fleet size: 140 (all used aircraft)Total Fleet Cost: $2.5036 billionTotal Paid on Fleet: $259.793 millionMore details about the aircraft and livery will be coming. Fly America Corporation has also building a new HQ building at a cost of $1 billion, $300 million of which will come from the Fly America Virtual Airways funding as Fly America Virtual Airways HQ will be housed in the new building, which will be a 55 story tower located in downtown Boston. More information will be coming in the next few months. Please see below for an estimated timeline for the startup:March 1: Begin receiving aircraft and repainting/reconfiguring themApril 1: Some aircraft are ready for serviceApril 9: Target first flight date (subject to change)Comments are welcome and will be addressed by management as quickly as possible. Thank you.

Hi. I have come up with an idea for a virtual airline group/alliance. Here are some details:Current Name: StratoSky Virtual Airline Group (Name can be changed; I am open to suggestions)Current Status: Not operational; trying to recruit interested VAsMain Idea: The main idea is to create a sort of alliance between VAs that is beneficial to them. VAs would be allowed to come and go as they please. Some of the advantages would be: - Complimenting each others route structures - Allow pilots to transfer to another member VA and keep all of their flight hours - Have events on networks like VATSIM and IVAO.Other Details: The group would be run by a board of directors comprised of the CEOs of the member VAs. I would act as the chairman. The job of the chairman is simply to organize the meetings/keep the meetings on topic. (Its not a powerful position). The board would vote on all decisions regarding the group. If you have any questions please contact me at: [email protected] or post a comment here or you can PM me. Thanks.Also, we are very open to all sorts of suggestions. If you have any suggestions please feel free to post them or contact me about them using any of the methods above. Thank you.