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| ===Atlas Virtual Airlines talks and hearings begin=== | | ===Atlas Virtual Airlines talks and hearings begin=== |
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| Well, folks, the talk of the Multiplayer forums for the past month or two (and not all of it's been nice!) has been revolving around the new, "super-VA" of FlightGear: Atlas Virtual Airlines. Intended to solve the increasing issue of underpopulation throughout the FlightGear Virtual Airline world, Atlas Virtual Airlines (AVA) has merged almost all active/idle VAs into one, drastically lowering the number of Virtual Airlines. AVA is now well into the planning stage, and many important aspects of the airline have been decided; the original hub, for instance, will be Frankfurt au Main (EDDF). Talks have now moved off-forum to a secret location due to numerous attacks and incidents on the public forums. Currently, AVA is being led by three co-leaders: SkyWlf77, Armchair Ace, and Kyokoyrama, with support from other pilots such as MD-TERP, ACE007, and ChocBoy. If Atlas Virtual Airlines is successful, the VA community will likely be left with only three Virtual Airlines (as of March 24th, 2010): AVA, TransGear Airways, and Star Alliance. The latter two have been largely successful and are not required to join AVA. | | Well, folks, the talk of the Multiplayer forums for the past month or two has been revolving around the new, "super-VA" of FlightGear: Atlas Virtual Airlines. Intended to solve the increasing issue of underpopulation throughout the FlightGear Virtual Airline world, Atlas Virtual Airlines (AVA) has merged almost all active/idle VAs into one, drastically lowering the number of Virtual Airlines. AVA is now well into the planning stage, and many important aspects of the airline have been decided; the original hub, for instance, will be Frankfurt am Main (EDDF). Talks have now moved off-forum to a different location, but discussion still takes place occassionally on-forum. Another huge step was made in the purchasing of a domain, atlasvirtualairlines.com, which will be worked on in the coming months. |
| Despite the relatively quick takeoff of the VA, plans have been slowed by opposing views of a universal airline. Critics like Wookierabbit argue that "AVA will eliminate free market competition and pilots' choice, giving the few airlines left uncontested authority to not shape to pilots' demands. Counter-critics of this continue to attest that the FlightGear Virtual Airlines are living on borrowed time, meaning that a merging solution must be passed. Either way, months of work have been put into AVA, and the airline is nearing its opening.
| | If AVA is successful, the VA community will likely be left with three VAs: TransGear Airways, Star Alliance, and Atlas Virtual Airlines. |
| | The project is currently being overseen by SkyWlf77, Armchair Ace, and Kyokorama. |
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| A sneak preview of the current livery for (if chosen) the Beechcraft B1900d: | | A sneak preview of the current livery for (if chosen) the Beechcraft B1900d: |