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Anyone got any tips on owning a Virtual Airline? Our airline is AAV & we are the biggest AAV on Instagram. Our airline has a CEO (me), co-CEO, Airline Operations Manager & Human Resources Manager. We have a website & 11 pilots, excluding me, the co-CEO, AOM, and the Human Resources manager. If this is in the wrong forum, ignore that. I need tips on owning a Virtual Airline. Thanks.

After months of hard work and preparation, we are pleased to announce that Asia Virtual Alliance is now open to the public. We are a Virtual Airline with 15000+ passenger and cargo schedules around the world, an active staff group and we boast a friendly atmosphere for both new and veteran pilots alike. We will be offering schedules for most major Asian carriers as well as some other international carriers. Already included in our network is Cathay Pacific, Malaysian Airlines, British Airways, American, and QANTAS. Soon we will be introducing charter flights, so you can fly between any airports in the world. Also we intend to hold regular events. Feel free to come and check out our website and/or have a chat with our friendly staff Kind Regards, Peter Benson - Media Director Asia Virtual Alliance. website: www.asiavirtualalliance.com teamspeak: ts.asiavirtualalliance.com discord: http://discord.gg/kcaDzuQ

Hello everyone, my name is abush635 and I am the Co-Owner of JavaAir. We are a small airline with big ambitions. We plan to take on routes mostly in Asia, Europe, and North America. Java Air is an FSX virtual airline that is mainly based in Indonesia, but we do focused mostly on Asia, Europe and North America. We have started our business since June 2015 and we are looking forward for you to join our airline. Website:http://javaair.webs.com

Hello everyone, sadly Keukenhof Airways staff application has closed, but we will notify you when there is a new staff rank. For now Keukenhof Airways will wait until its launch date at January 23rd 2016. Regards, David Rooseno Chief Operations Officer P.S. For more info, contact us at e-mail address removed@gmail.com

X-Line Virtual Aviation is a new virtual airline for X-Plane pilots. Currently we have 21 planes in our fleet, and offer 800+ routes across the whole world. We also allow charter flights, so everyone can fly their favorite aircraft on their favorite route. We use the new VAM software, including the SIM ACARS. This gives us the oppertunity to log the complete flight, including all kinds of extras, like landingspeed, lights on/off, taxispeed, etc. As soon as PMDG releases their DC6 for X-Plane, we will add it to our fleet, along with some historic routes. We are working on a shared-cockpit function. Check out our new website and join this nice new VA: www.xlinerva.com Kind regards, Johan Wijnands CEO

We are planning to launch a new Virtual Airline in the Caribbean. At this moment we are brainstorming on what the community wants. The community is YOU. So come over to our forum and share your thoughts. Registration to the forum is free and not an application for the VA. Some points we are discussing about: - What should be the name of the VA - Which ACARS system should we use - Which software for the website - Which aircrafts should be in the fleet - Should we use a ranking and/or financial module - And many other questions that will rises So join the conversation to build a VA, for the community and by the community.

We are actively seeking pilots to join our roster! If you are interested please visit us at www.afrvirtuel.net!

Airwego is a UK based Virtual Airline originally formed in 2000. Our schedules see Airwego aircraft fly to destinations in both the UK and Europe from bases at Humberside and Bristol Airports. By some standards we are a small virtual airline in terms of the number of aircraft we operate and the number of destinations we fly to but...we are big in experience terms with a management team with over thirty years of Flight Simulation & Virtual Airline experience! Over this time we have come to appreciate that there are many types of virtual aviator of varying skills levels, time available to dedicate to the hobby and a infinite number of hardware and software combinations. However they all have one thing on common and that is to enjoy the hobby and have fun!. ...and fun we have had in our past... Airwego opened for virtual operations in March 2000. Planning and designing the virtual airline had started a few months earlier. While the name “Airwego” may sound strange at first it came about during a late night conversation between Ian and Richard. After several hours of brain-storming on several topics the subject of the what to call the new virtual airline came around. There we several suggestions from Lionwing Airways, Air Chester until Ian’s quizzed his daughter on the topic and the reply came back “Here we go" which very quickly morphed into Airwego! With this important piece of the planning in place a website and fleet livery could be designed! In 2000 web designing technology was far less sophisticated than it was to become. Automated flight reporting, fancy gizmo’s showing who was on-line or on-line voice communications…no…none of that. A counter showing how many visits to the page was pretty much the top of the tree in terms of website design! A early version of the website and the infamous 737 - "Purple Ronnie". But gizmo’s and fancy websites don’t make a virtual airline…the pilots do! So with a management team of three and a handful of pilots, who had left the global “we fly every aircraft ever made aren't we grand” airline, to stick with Richard, Ian & Bernie Airwego opened it’s doors and took off on a grand adventure in the virtual skies! The original policy of Airwego was to be a relatively simple operation with a sensible aircraft fleet and interesting list of destinations. Manchester Airport was the principle base but flights also operated from Liverpool and Humberside Airport. Destinations in the UK and Europe featured using Boeing B737’s, Airbus A320 & ATR42’s but with the expansion of the management team to include the legendary Steve “it wasn't me” Chase and Danny “where’s the runway” Cleavely the resources were in place to make Airwego more dynamic and unique. Steve’s passion was helicopter’s. With a day job as a helicopter engineer at Humberside airport he was in a very envious position which gave him a great insight into the daily operations of a airport and more importantly one that service the gas and oil fields located in the North Sea. With this in mind Steve was tasked with creating a scenery package for Humberside and also with replicating helicopter operations in the virtual world for the benefit of those virtual aviators who wanted their wings to rotate! Steve duly delivered a superb scenery for the airport and a virtual rotary operation that was supported with excellent repaints, detailed missions & schedules and program of constant development. Can you guess what we called it….VertiGo! The 2002 version of Steve's Humberside Scenery. An early version of the VertiGo logo. By early 2001 the management team of Airwego was settled with Richard taking the role of CEO (so pompous) Ian looking after the Aircraft Fleet (also assisted by a young creative chap called Adam), Danny dealing with new recruits and publishing press releases, Steve running VertiGo and a very smart fellow by the name of Chris Dale looking after Flight Operations. Alongside the introduction of VertiGo the fixed wing operations of Airwego also moved forward over the next couple of years with the introduction of long haul flights (and the 747), a special holiday charter livery called Sunspots, AWG Shuttle flying out of Humberside to small UK regional airports, a small Caribbean “retro” operation that flew the DC3, DC8 & Twin Otters and for a short period of time a small cargo division called..AirWeCarGo! The divisions of AirweGo. Despite the expanding operations the management team always kept the pilots point of view in mind when making any decisions with these decisions often taken at the Annual General Meeting – the AGM. The AGM was the opportunity for the management to meet up somewhere in the UK for a weekend and spend several hours of a Saturday afternoon discussing Airwego and deciding on what was working and what was not. A lot of progress was made in these meetings usually motivated by the fact that a night out had been planned on the back of it which would involve a meal and a few drinks. The following day would involve a aviation focused activity with notable tours around Humberside Airport, a few hours at Duxford Air Museum and aircraft spotting at Birmingham Airport. Times change and Airwego did. More depth was added to the operation with ready made flight-plans available, the Airwego Schedules recreated in Flight Simulator as AI traffic, the livery was updated, some automation of the daily flight reports and also personnel changes. Derek Jones joined the team after Danny moved on after several years of loyal service as did Richard with the expansion of his family. Ian assumed the reins of Airwego and continued to guide it very professionally for several years but the demands of the virtual aviator changed and newer, slicker virtual airlines appeared that slowly eroded away at the pilot bases of long established virtual airlines. Tragedy struck when Steve passed away which inevitably saw the closure of VertiGo. Airwego carried on until 2013 when through a combination of events the management team could no longer sustain the operation. Danny & Richard had remained friends after leaving Airwego and flew together with several virtual airlines but never quite felt the old magic. A conversation and the discovery that Brian Mason (ex Airwego pilot and now operator of Channel Express Virtual Airline) and preserved what remained of Airwego from 2013 sparked a idea that perhaps Airwego could be restarted with Danny & Richard at the helm. Brian was very supportive of the idea and assisted with repainting aircraft and using his contacts in development of the website. In the background Danny & Richard began to prepare for launching Airwego in the Autumn of 2014. So here we are. We have tasked ourselves with making being part of a Airwego as fun and enjoyable as possible! Please visit our website, Facebook or Twitter pages for more information. www.airwego.org.uk https://www.facebook.com/airwegouk https://twitter.com/Airwego Thanks for reading!

Braniff Virtual simulates the operations of Braniff from the 1950's through the demise of the airline in 1982. If you have an interest in classic aircraft, classic navigation techniques, or the real world Braniff, we would be delighted for the opportunity to get to know you. We enjoy a friendly atmosphere, automated ACARS support, and we are a member of vaCentral. We offer scheduled online VATSIM events as well as offline/online tour events that give you the opportunity to earn extra hours for your logbook. The aircraft that we support are DC-4, Dc-6, DC-8, Dc-9, B727, B707, B737-200, B747, Concorde, BAC 111 and the A320. Contact Chris at christopher.lee@braniffvirtual.org or jsettles@braniffvirtual.org for more information or visit our website to register http://braniffvirtual.org/

Hello there my fellow flight-simmers! I'm messaging you all to announce the grand opening of Monarch Virtual Airlines! We've currently got just under 10 Pilots, but are expanding by the hour! We have a custom PIREP system for all our Pilots, you can choose whether to track your flight online or just do some private flying and update your hours by uploading PIREPS (With proof you've flown them of course!), communicate with hub managers and senior staff and participate in monthly flying events (Read further on to see what Events are coming up!) and browse through a modern fleet of Airliners, flying the same real world operations that Monarch does to date! You can see our website at http://www.mon-va.co.uk/en/, and if you require more information, just send a message to me via pm, comment below or contact us on the site! Right... Lets get down to the events! European Fly-Off This is an event that we're currently hosting through the upcoming months that Monarch Virtual will stand. Pilots will fly from their selected hub (Manchester, Luton, Gatwick, East Midlands), and will fly across the UK, to Europe and back to their hubs. The first Pilot to complete the full circuit (Each hub) will receive a special prize! So, what are you waiting for? Join us today and become a part of a fast expanding virtual airline today! http://www.mon-va.co.uk/en/ See you soon! Ryan

Now Open! SparkJet Virtual open for business! FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SparkJet Virtual is now accepting application for Crew Members that meet the minimum qualifications. "It is a great day for SparkJet Virtual and the customers in all of the different cities we serve" said CEO Zeke Elias prior to boarding SPK151 from Albuquerque, NM to Fort Lauderdale, FL operated by a Boeing 737-800. SparkJet has many expansion plans and hopes to become the most realistic and recognized virtual airline in the industry through it's state-of-the-art dispatch center, simulated financials and prior knowledge of the industry. SparkJet is currently also working on VATSIM Certification and becoming an Authorized Training Organization and should have the program available for it's crew members in a matter of weeks. If you're interested in learning more about SparkJet and becoming a crew member go to http://www.spark-jet.com and click on Careers, your SparkJet future awaits you! ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Media Contact: 505-623-5654 media@spark-jet.com About SparkJet: SparkJet Virtual Airline (ICAO: SPK, IATA: SK, Call-Sign: Spark) operates as an FAA part 121 scheduled air carrier serving leisure and business destinations out of our Fort Lauderdale International Airport (ICAO: KFLL) and Albuquerque International Airport (ICAO: KABQ) hubs along with on-demand charter services throughout the globe. SparkJet currently operates a fleet of 35 aircraft consisting of BAe Jetstream 41, Aerospatiale ATR72-500, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 767-300ER, Airbus A320 and Airbus A330-200. SparkJet conducts its flying solely on the VATSIM network and uses a state of the art automated PIREP system, real-world finance reporting, flight operation center and dispatch services. SparkJet Virtual Airline trades in the vNYSE as SPKV and reports all financial activity on its website. SparkJet is managed by individuals with real world experience in the aviation industry and community.

Lots of big changes recently in the land of FSEconomy. The 727-100/200 and the concept of pilot for hire using them was recently added. I would love to see more AVSIMmers come on over and check out FSE. Instead of simply jumping in a cockpit and flying wherever, or doing the same old FSX, FS9, XP missions over and over, you can fly with an objective. Stop on by the forums and request a player account. You'd be surprised at how much 'fun' it can be. The community is very welcoming to new players. It's not a race, it's not a competition. Mention you saw this post, drop me a PM (Private message) in the forums there, maybe I can help you out. http://www.fseforums.com/ Thanks, WolfFlight

Though our airline's primary goal is to carry passengers and goods on a regular basis, we will always step in where virtual help is needed. As we speak, there are two hurricanes that are spinning around in the Atlantic Ocean could affect the island of Bermuda. With every passing second, Hurricane Leslie is growing in power. As a destination of our airline, it is part of our responsibility to help ferry passengers and cargo supplies for rebuilding. Wright Airlines is offering pilots a substancial bonus for completing as many flights as possible in a few days. For your charity work, each flight back and forth between the mainland and Bermuda will award you with a $25,000 pilot bonus for each flight completed! You can now fly to Bermuda from Charlotte/Douglas using the following aircraft: A380-800 MD-11 MD-11F 707-300 747-400C 757-200 767-300 For the latest information on the Hurricanes, please use this fantastic aviation resource. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ If you are interested in joining our airline to help out with these flights, please visit our site today! www.wrightairlines.org

VAC - Virtual Air Canada releases V4 website. Visit us at www.vacanada.org [Montreal, Canada] On Friday July 6, 2012, VAC - Virtual Air Canada had the pleasure of releasing the latest version 4 of its brand new website. With new technology implemented, our pilots experience the most realistic operations to date. Our core philosophy is realism and professionalism. Members have access to a highly automated, accurate and easy to use flight planning/bidding system, VACARS tracking program and many more. VAC is also the first virtual airline in Canada in fulfilling our commitment to languages by offering a bilingual website (official languages of Canada in English/French) to our members language of choice. Established in 1998, Virtual Air Canada is a worldwide virtual airline community of real world pilots, flight simulator pilots and aviation enthusiasts who want more realism added to their flights by utilizing Microsoft's Flight Simulator 2004 and Flight Simulator X. The virtual airline mirrors its daily operations on real world schedules, routes and flights. Comprised of volunteer staff who operate and manage the not-for-profit organization, VAC is Canada's largest operating and leading virtual airline, and awarded the Top10 virtual airline in the world. Through our partnership with VATSIM (Virtual Air Traffic Simulation Network) and VATCAN (Virtual Air Traffic Canada), VAC members can experience a more advanced level environment of online flying with other virtual pilots around the world where real world procedures apply. Online flying is encouraged for our pilots as a majority of flights are flown connected to the VATSIM network. VAC is Canada's national virtual airline carrier since April 1998. VAC provides virtual scheduled services to more then 21 Canadian, 30 American, 54 in Asia, the Middle East, Australia, the Caribbean, Mexico and South American cities. VAC operates more than 1300 virtual flights per day around the globe. Expansion in Canadian and foreign destinations are anticipated to add more selection and flexibility for our virtual pilots. VAC is headquartered in Montreal with primary operations out of Toronto, Canada. Virtual pilots are based in one of four bases - Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. With over 2000 active virtual pilots around the world, VAC is a fully automated virtual airline. We are proud of our programs and services offered to our member pilots. They range from our very convenient and easy access programs, to a variety of automated services as well as our fine selection of high quality fleet models and liveries. Our performance standards of our members are high but our virtual pilots can count on superior member services from our staff during their virtual career with us. A unique program developed at VAC is known as the Pilot Mentor Program. The mentors are a select few of highly qualified and verified members who hold a valid pilot's license, from private pilots to commercial pilots. These members have volunteered their mentoring services in our pilot forums by providing assistance and guidance to member questions. However they do not provide live instructional training on flights. Visit us today at www.vacanada.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Atlantic Skies Celebrates 20 Years of Virtual Flight Salt Lake City, Utah, December 29, 2012 – Atlantic Skies, the oldest continuously operational virtual airline on the internet, will celebrate its 20th anniversary on January 4th, 2013. It was on that date in 1993 that Andrew Phillips flew the first route for something he called “Atlantic Skies Airlines”. Atlantic Skies pushed the Virtual Airline envelope by introducing the first automated web-based pilot reporting system (AAMS - 1999). This was followed by the first automated, desktop ACARS system (AACARS - 2002) that integrated with Flight Simulator using FSUIPC to report directly to the corporate server. For over two decades this virtual airline has evolved and forced changes in the industry, and has continued to fly with extraordinary success. Though many have come and gone, this is one VA that will be around for another twenty years - if past history has anything to do with it. Contact: Patrick Riley priley@live.ca http://www.atlanticskies.com ###

Hello there, Cathay Pacific Virtual was created for fun, professionalism, and realism, all at the same time. We are the only active virtual airline that simulates the operations of the real-world Cathay Pacific, our philosophy is to ensure realism, as much as is possible within the confines of Flight Simulator. Cathay Pacific Virtual has a strong online presence with the VAFinancials and GameSpy networks and strives to achieve results in performance across the board. Cathay Pacific Virtual only in its first week of operation has already made the Top 150 of airlines on VAFinancials.com. The pilots at Cathay Pacific Virtual share a common passion for flying and the incentive in experiencing the concept of flying to as real as it gets. At Cathay Pacific Virtual we welcome all new pilots or members whether you’re a professional pilot or just starting out. Not a problem! We will help assist you in your development in Cathay Pacific Virtual. Cathay Pacific Virtual offers its members: pilot training, a dedicated server, VAFS (Virtual Airline Financials System) and Teamspeak 3, just to name a few. Cathay also has a professional line of staff with a strong foundation of experience and real-world experience to help you out when you join; they can help you with any aspect related to the virtual airline! We assure you lots of fun and excitement during your membership with Cathay Pacific Virtual Airways! Visit our website: www.cathaypacificvirtual.com Drop by and say hello on our teamspeak! This is our address: ts78.light-speed.com:9703 See you in the skies, --- Max Chief Pilot Chief Executive Officer Webmaster www.cathaypacificvirtual.com Located at: Hong Kong International Airport | Cathay Pacific Virtual Headquarters Email: ceo@cathaypacificvirtual.com

Looking for CEO to head regional virtual airline. Requirements: 1. One year minimum or more of virtual airline experience administration experience 2. Self motivated 3. Minimum of 10 hours of available time per week Interview will be conducted via email or we have other options available. If interested please email Austin A. at alexander109@gmail.com for an application

Eclipse Virtual launched this weekend. www.eclipsevirtual.com We are striving to set ourselves apart from other VAs in the following ways; We are a start up airline, our first aircraft is the Cessna C208B caravan. Only through our pilots flying do we generate revenue to buy new aircraft types and expand. On our Board of Directors we have RL pilots with careers in civilian and military flying on hand to offer advice and complete training flights using the shared cockpit feature. Our pilots can subscribe to our charter service. This feature allows the pilot to specify how often and the average duration of flights, we then generate flights to fulfil those criteria outside our scheduled route database. This ensures a new challenge and a different route each time you fly. We understand that there are many well established VAs out there and the choice can be overwhelming, but we have created Eclipse building on our own experiences of flying for those airlines. We know we offer a more involved experience that will constantly give you new, varied challenges. Join today at www.eclipsevirtual.com.

Hello Everyone,My name is Eduardo and I'm building a Virtual Airlines based in USA. So I already have an ideia about the hub, destinations and the fleet. I start to building the website, If someone want to help me be my guest.please contact me on atlanticstarairways@gmail.comPicture the paint that I've done.

FedEx Virtual Airlines Opening Employment opportunities available June 15th, 2012: FedEx Virtual Airlines announced today that they will be beginning operations: effective immediately. Along with this opening comes a variety of employment opportunities. Please read below to find out more information. Mission Statement : FedEx Virtual Airlines provides a professional and fun environment that aims at constantly attracting and retaining a diverse group of individuals within the flight simulation community. We do this by continuously making strides to offer the best possible experience to our members. Employment Opportunities : At this time FedEx Virtual Airlines is searching for dedicated individuals to fill crew member vacancies. FedEx Virtual Airlines consists of a diverse group of flight simulator enthusiasts. Boasting an expansive fleet and destinations across the globe, there is something for everyone. Please visit http://fdxvirtual.net/ for more information. Along with the current crew member vacancies FedEx Virtual Airlines is looking for dedicated individuals to join the FedEx VA corporate offices. Various corporate staff positions are available and applications are currently being accepted. To learn more about the current staff vacancies visit http://fdxvirtual.ne...ntent=new_staff.

I used to fly for http://flyuk.aero and before that http://bavirtual.co.uk. Due to reasons to do with little time, I ended up leaving ba then last year I left flyuk. My preferred of the two is definitely BA, however, it's now impossible for me to join back -- long waiting lists, etc etc. I want a VA you can apply for a get a place QUICKLY. What I love about both the VAs is that they're both really professional (check out their sites). I've seen a few vas online, but they aren't realistic enough. I want a va with its own acars system (for recording flights), that is professional. All these vas I've found so far are awful. if i can't find another va, then i'll probably apply to flyuk again. so any suggestions? Thanks

Join our exciting virtual airline - Pacific Airways. We offer a fun, realistic and family-like environment. The entire flight system is fully automated - no need to request a flight. Fly what you want when you want. From cargo, to passenger operations to prop aircraft to float planes - we have it all! One of the best parts of our virtual airline is our active presence in the online world. Every week 15 to 20 of our pilots show up at our events: Friday Night Operations, Hub Tuesday Hub and VATSIM Sunday. I guarantee you will love flying with us - join us now: http://www.pacificairways.net. Our official promotional video produced by the media team: Please post your questions here and we will get back to you as quickly as we can.

Dear Pilots, I would like to introduce you to Ryanair Virtual Airlines. We are one of the fastest growing virtual airlines to date, with professionalism and realism as the cornerstone of our operations. Do you feel you’ve reached a dead end with your flight simulation experience? Do you feel as if you’ve exhausted the use of your 737-800? Joining Ryanair Virtual can alleviate these issues, as we have faithfully recreated the real world operations of Ryanair. Fly out of one of Ryanair’s European bases to all manner of destinations which we have mirrored in our route database. Sick and tired of straight in ILS approaches? Our flights to and from secondary airports offer non-precision approaches such as NDB’s, VOR’s and even the occasional circle to land! There is no better place to hone your flight simulation skills. Realism Using PMDG’s NGX or Ifly’s 737-800, fly the line with us. Using real world sources we have created configuration files for each of these aircraft so they have the equipment and displays that Ryanair’s fleet have. Our Flight Academy has all the documents you need to start, including SOP manual, flight crew training manual, quick reference handbook, fuel policy, checklists and winter operations manual. Crew Centre Access several areas through the crew centre, including your profile and logbook, company operations and staff contacts. You will also be kept up to date on all the latest NOTAMs. Visit your profile where you can submit a base transfer request, check your flight income and hours, view your awards and certificates and keep up to date on your rank progress. View your flight map to see all of your flights and plan your next destination. Our custom ACARS system and Flight Briefing centre makes flying with us easy and rewarding. Our flight booking system reflects the real world movements of the aircraft by tail number around Europe. When you book your flight, head over to the Flight Briefing where you will be presented with everything you need to dispatch, including a printable operational flight plan, a route planner, weather and NOTAMs. Community At Ryanair Virtual, we believe the community is the heart and soul of any virtual airline. We have a dedicated crew forum where you can introduce yourself to us, talk about aviation, ask questions about the 737-800, post screenshots and videos, or talk about anything you like! We have within our membership flight simmers of all experience levels, two real world 737-800 pilots and, a real Ryanair cabin crew member! Our strong presence on the Vatsim and IVAO online networks are growing every day, and you can be a part of it! This is an example of the average traffic on a weekday: Staff We have a professional, approachable and dedicated staff team handling daily operations at Ryanair Virtual. They are always contactable in the forums or via email should you have any issues at all. Included in the staff members are a real Ryanair 737-800 pilot as well as very experienced online fliers. They will get you going in no time! Destinations Below are but a few examples of where our route network can take you: Barcelona Budapest Farihegy Corfu Genoa Sestri Gran Canaria Katowice Kos Krakow Balice Leipzig Halle Munchen Memmingen Salzburg Vilnius So if you wish to take your flight simulator experience to the next level, apply today. We are at the top of the pile when it comes to realism and experience and can offer you a long and enjoyable career with us where the learning opportunities are second to none. There is no better source of information than real world experience, and that is what we have. Thanks for reading, and on behalf of the entire team, I look forward to seeing you on board with us. http://www.virtualryanair.com/

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.