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Revision as of 23:15, 2 August 2014
A virtual airline (VA) is a dedicated hobby organization that uses flight simulation to model the operations of an airline. Virtual airlines generally have a presence on the internet, similar to a real airline. There are over 100 virtual airlines of significance currently active in the internet (supporting a number of flightsims), with thousands of participants involved at any one time each using different simulator platforms.
Purpose
Virtual airlines were started to give a sense of purpose to activities conducted within a flight simulator. This basic premise has evolved over time, along with available technology, to provide increasing levels of immersion but always with the same core purpose. When combined with increasingly powerful personal computers, advancing flight simulation software, and communications networks, virtual airlines are often able to provide compelling, realistic, experiences similar to operations inside a real airline. Virtual airlines also provide an avenue for members to gain access to additional content, such as aircraft and scenery, for use with their simulator. The appeal varies; for younger members, virtual airlines provide a sandbox environment where they can experience the corporate environment of commercial business in the airline industry, without the risk of financial loss. These organizations also provide an outlet for those who are interested in aviation but unable to fly themselves in real life due to financial, health, or other reasons.
Most of all, its one step closer to enthusiasts feeling more involved in an airline environment and share their interests with others.
Virtual Airlines also benefit the flight simulator community by providing valuable services such as ATC, events, and general help and knowledge.
Common elements
There are several elements that are common across many virtual airlines:
- A website as the focal point of the community
- Internet forum where discussion and social interaction can occur
- Customized livery that users can download together with aircraft and install in their flight simulator
- Route schedules for members to fly in their simulators
- Multiplayer events, often on a game network such as VATSIM or IVAO
- Less common elements include:
- An Online database for recording and reporting flights and membership statistics
- Dedicated game server hosting to provide private areas for members to complete flights
- Award, rank and recognition systems
- Voice over Internet Protocol servers for members to communicate freely by voice
Virtual airlines
Air Europe Virtual |
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| | Main hub |
EDDK |
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| Established |
May 2013 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
We are looking for pilots |
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| History |
We opened this airline in May 2013 on the 8th. We fly in Europe and the USA. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
A300
A320-family (A318, A319, A320, A321)
737
A340-600
777-200ER
777-300ER |
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| Callsign format |
AEVxxx |
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| Website | |
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| Forum | |
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Air Lanaudière - NorskAir |
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| | Main hub |
CYUL |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Hubs |
- CYUL (ALQ, ALE)
- CSK3 (ALE)
- CSM5 (ALE)
- CYMX (ALX)
- ENGM (ALX, NKA)
- ENBR (NKH)
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| Fleet |
Cessna Caravan
ATR72-500
Embraer E-170LR
Embraer E-190LR
Airbus A318
Airbus A319
Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 787-8 |
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| Callsign format |
ALQxxxx
ALExxxx
ALXxxxx
NKAxxxx
NKHxxxx |
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| Website | |
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BRT Virtual Airlines |
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| | Main hub |
UKBB |
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| Established |
Nov 2010 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| History |
Founded in Nov 2010, BRT has strived to achieve excellence in flying in FlightGear, and to create a quality community in flightsims. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
737-300 (8)
747-800i (4)
777-200ER (17)
787-800 (8; all grounded)
E190-200 (22)
DHC6-300 (5)
A340-600HGW (5) |
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| Has ATC |
Yes, FGCom / FlightGear |
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| Callsign format |
BRT<pilot> |
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| Website | |
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Central Canadian Airlines |
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| Main hub |
CYXE |
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| Established |
February 1st 2014 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Starting out in a nice way |
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| History |
We have been founded on February 1st 2014 and hoping to expand, we are also on a code share with NorthSky, as they are using our site too. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
B1900D
A320NEO
787-800 |
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| Callsign format |
CCAxxxx |
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| Website | |
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Century Airlines |
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| | Main hub |
SKBO |
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| Established |
March 2012 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| History |
Century Airlines was born on March 25, 2012 from an idea to change the system used by the virtual airlines in FlightGear and allow virtual pilots to have more freedom when flying. The airline began with a diffusion through FG community forums (not official), then it began a gradual expansion of a new system for pilots and their way of flying in a virtual airline. On January 25, 2013 Century Airlines got more than 500 reported flights from its virtual pilots. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
Airbus A330-243 (2)
Airbus A340-600 (2)
Airbus A321-231 (2)
Airbus A320-214 (5)
Airbus A319-111 (4)
Airbus A318-111 (4)
CRJ-700 (9)
787-8 (3)
747-8i (3)
777F (5)
777-200ER (5)
777-200LR (4)
CRJ-200 (1)
Citation X (1)
DHC8-Q300 (3) |
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| Has ATC |
FGCom, RaidCall, Mumble |
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| Callsign format |
CAxxxxx |
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| Website | |
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| Forum | |
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Charter Aviation |
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| Main hub |
EGLL |
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| Established |
November 2013 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| History |
Charter Aviation is a virtual charter service airline. Any aircraft, any route, anytime. Any aircraft you can sim, any route you want to take it, anytime you want to fly. We're the guys who get the aircraft where they need to be. |
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| Hubs |
- CYEG - Edmonton
- CYOW - Ottawa
- CYVR - Vancouver
- EDDB - Berlin
- EGLL - Heathrow
- EIDW - Dublin
- FAJS - Oliver Reginald Tambo
- KBOS - Boston Logan
- KSFO - San Francisco
- LFPO - Paris Orly
- LYBE - Belgrade Nikola Tesla
- PHNL - Honolulu
- RJAN - Niijima
- SBGR - Guarulhos Sao Paulo Brazil
- UUDD - Domodedovo Moscow
- YSSY - Sydney
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| Fleet |
Any and all aircraft |
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| Has ATC |
Only if you want |
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| Callsign format |
CHTxxxx |
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| Website | |
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Fly FlightGear Virtual Airline - FFVA |
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| | Main hub |
EHAM |
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| Established |
February 2014 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Looking for Charter Pilots, International Pilots, ATC, HUB Pilots |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
Citation Bravo
Airbus A320
Airbus A321
Airbus A380
More coming soon... |
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| Callsign format |
FVA-xxxx |
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| Website | |
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Global Virtual Airlines |
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| | Main hub |
EDDF |
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| Established |
April 2010 (as Atlas Virtual Airlines) |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
737-300
737-900
747-8i
777-200ER
787-8
B1900D
CRJ700LR
DHC6-300
DHC8-400Q
Il-96-400
MD-81 |
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| Has ATC |
YES, FGCom |
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| Callsign format |
GVAxxxx |
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| Website | |
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| Forum | |
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Merlion Virtual Airlines |
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| | Main hub |
WSSS (MIA/MCA) |
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| Established |
November 2010 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Hubs |
- WSSS (MIA Hub)
- KLAX (MIA Hub)
- EGKK (MIA Hub)
- ELLX (MCA Hub)
- KMEM (MCA Hub)
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| Fleet | |
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| Callsign format |
MIAxxxx (Merlion Intl.), MCAxxxx (Merlion CARGO) |
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| Website | |
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| Forum |
A part of the website. |
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Middle East Virtual Airlines (MEA) |
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| Main hub |
Beirut Rafic Al Hariri (OLBA) |
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| Established |
August 2, 2014 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
We are looking for pilots |
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| History |
Established August 2, 2014. Starting Hub: Beirut Rafic Al Hariri |
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| Callsign format |
MEAxxx |
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| Website |
flymea.wix.com/fly-mea |
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MLD Virtual Airlines |
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| Main hub |
EGLL |
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| Established |
May 2014 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
We are looking for pilots |
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| History |
We opened this airline in May 2014 we fly in Europe an america. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
A320 A321
757
777-200ER
777-300ER |
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| Callsign format |
EIxxx |
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| Website | |
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NorthSky Airlines |
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| Main hub |
PANC |
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| Established |
February 2014 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| History |
Founded in February 2014, after a lengthy planning process. Codesharing with Central Canadian Airlines. |
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| Fleet |
- x2 CRJ-1000ER
- x4 DHC-6-300
- x1 C172P
- x1 PA-18
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| Has ATC |
No |
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| Callsign format |
NSYxxxx |
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| Website | |
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Pan Am Virtual |
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| Main hub |
KJFK |
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| Established |
May 2014 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
We are looking for pilots |
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| History |
We opened this airline in May 2014 We fly worldwide and we have partners on every continent who make connection flights to our hubs we call them Pan Am Shuttle |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
Airbus A320neo
Bombardier CRJ-200
Airbus A330-300
Bombardier CRJ-700
Airbus A350-900
Bombardier CS300
Airbus A380-800
Boeing 737MAX
Cessna C172
Boeing 747-8i
Cessna Citation X
Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 777-300ER
EurocopterEC130
Boeing 787-8
EurocopterEC135
Boeing 787-9 |
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| Callsign format |
PAAxxx |
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| Website | |
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Swanair |
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| | Main hub |
ENVA, Trondheim Vaernes, Norway |
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| Established |
November 2013 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| History |
Swanair is a small virtual airline, mainly flying on Flightgear Flight-Simulator. It offers prestige flights all over the world. Singapore, New York, or much more ! Swanair operates all kind of aircraft, 777, A330, A320, 787, 747..., connects the whole globe and lavish its pilots. You always dreamt to sit in First class isn't it ? So, Join us ! It'll change the way you fly forever. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
Beechcraft B1900D
Boeing 737-900ER
Boeing 747-8i
Boeing 772
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Airbus A322
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A332
Airbus A333
Airbus A380 ! |
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| Callsign format |
SWNxxx |
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| Website | |
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Union Airways Virtual |
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| | Main hub |
LQBK Banja Luka |
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| Established |
May 2013 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| History |
The Union Airways virtual is one of the newest virtual airlines in FlightGear. After a few closures and re-openings, the airline is now stable and active. Different and unique, Union Airways is the airline which emerged out of the need for a different virtual airline. Our airline is aiming to be one of the most exciting, modern and enthusiastic virtual airlines in FlightGear. Union Airways is the only FlightGear based virtual Airline in the Balkans ,which is our primary operational area,with flights to EU Countries,Mediterranean,Russia,Middle East and much more.
- DHC-8 400
- Boeing 737-800NG
- Boeing 737-900NG
- Boeing 767-300ER
- Airbus A330-200
- Boeing 777-200ER
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| Callsign format |
UAVxxx |
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| Website | |
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Virtual Pakistan International Airline |
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| Main hub |
OPKC,OPLA,OPRN |
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| Established |
May 2013,(Reestablished May 2014) |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Reestablished |
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| History |
Originally founded in May 2013 on the 11th and reopened on the 5th May 2014 We hope to bring realism to the airline and community. We hope that this'll turn into a good airline in the future. |
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| Hubs | |
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| Fleet |
A310-300
A320NEO
ATR72-500
777-200ER
777-200LR |
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| Callsign format |
PIAxxx |
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| Website | |
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| Forum |
Soon be added onto the website |
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Virtual Airline alliances
SkyTeam Virtual Alliance |
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| Established |
June 20. 2013. |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Website | |
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| Forum | |
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Virtual Star Alliance (VSA) |
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| Established |
April 26, 2009. |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Website | |
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Virtual Air Forces
The European Air Force |
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| | Main hub |
Ramstein AFB (ETAR) |
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| Established |
June 2011 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Fleet | |
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| Callsign format |
EAFxxx, LCG-XXX |
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| Website | |
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| Forum |
On our group. |
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Helldiver Squadron Offensive Tactical Force |
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Düsseldorf Mönchengladbach Airport (EDLN) |
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| Established |
January 2013 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Active |
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| Fleet | |
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| Has ATC |
Has ATC |
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| Callsign format | |
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| Website | |
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| Forum |
In Development, Visit Our Site |
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International Air Force |
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| Established |
Comming soon |
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Airline details |
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| Has ATC |
Yes, Provided by fgvao |
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| Callsign format |
(any ideas i have none) |
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Royal Canadian Air Force |
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| | Main hub |
CYTR CFB Trenton |
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| Established |
November 11 |
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Airline details |
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| Status |
Operational but needs to hire more Pilots |
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| Hubs |
CYMJ, CYQQ |
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| Callsign format |
RCAFXXX |
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| Website | |
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| Forum |
Coming Soon |
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