JAL Virtual To Launch New Website
Founded March 2007 and based in Tokyo, JAL Virtual decided to rebuild their existing website. The new website will meet W3C’s web standards, which makes the website more user friendly.
A company spokesman says, “Our current website does not meet W3 web 2.0 standards, plus we found out the current website is not very user friendly so we build our new website to put simplicity first and softer and more lively colors.”
A launch date for the new website has not yet been announced, although a demo is available. The current website is available at jalvirtual.org
Virgin America Commences Operations
Virgin America Virtual Airlines officially opened its doors. The founders, Melinda and Lloyd, started this airline together with a vision of bringing a fresh VA to the West Coast. Continue reading
Atlantic International Virtual Delays Opening
Technical set-backs have forced Atlantic International to postpone its opening, airline officials reported today. March 1, 2009 will be the new opening date for AIV operations.
Executive staff apologizes for the late launch of the organization although they feel that the negative set-back of these technical issues have brought the organization further in advances. Visit aivirtual.org for more information.
Oasis Virtual Airlines Reopens
Oasis Virtual Airlines has reopened their doors with a new look and great new features. Oasis has spent the last several months in its quest to getting back to basics. According to an airline official, the airline is focusing on providing its pilots a reliable, convenient location to meet most of their virtual aviation needs.
FLY2 to receive 7 new aircraft
Fly UK announced today it has purchased seven new Boeing 737-700 aircraft for its FLY2 low costs flights subsidiary.
Each month an aircraft will be flown from Seattle to the UK by one of FlyUK’s pilots. A number of the new aircraft will feature special liveries which include Irish Magic, Hed Kandi and Visit Scotland logojets. Continue reading
Bringing The Bus Back To Columbus
November 2008, Skybus VA announced a deal with Airbus to buy 65 of its Airbus A319 aircraft. The order carried an estimated retail price of $3.7 billion. Once again, February 2009, the ‘Bus’ will be back in Columbus, as the former start-up budget carrier “Skybus Airlines” will commence service, after ceasing operations April 5, 2008. Continue reading
UPS Virtual To Expand In The Philippines, Seeking Pilots
UPS Virtual, an airline with over 500 pilots is expanding heavily in Asia. Its Asian Hub is based in Angeles City in the Philippines, from where UPS has daily routes to destinations in Philippines, Australia, China, Malaysia, India, and anywhere between.