April was a busy month for vUnited Airlines, we have surpassed any of our expectations for growth predictions or activity. A big thank you to our partners, your efforts and offers have been the foundation for the connections which are essential to a well run VA. In addition, this community would not be possible without the help of our pilots and staff. Words cannot summarize the success of the virtual airline, but we will try to anyway. Here are the statistics since we opened six weeks ago:
YTD
Pilots: 184
PIREPS: 709
Timetable Flights: 24024
Most Popular Aircraft: A320
Top Domicile: Cleveland (208.7 Hours)
Daily Statistics
New Pilots: ~5 per day
PIREPS: ~20-30 per day
vUnited also boasts a wide array of awards and recognitions for our outstanding staff and crew. Although our Recognitions Ceremony was canceled this month, we would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the following for April 2013:
MVP: Joe Cote UAL0002
Leadership: Jonathan Lamb
Domicile of the Month: Newark (EWR)
Destination of the Month: Phoenix (PHX)
Featured Aircraft: Airbus A320
In other news, vUnited is still accepting applications for many staff positions. Please inquire the "Staff Application" page for more information regarding those positions!
vUAL has also begun its transition to v2.0 which will feature a new ACARS followed shortly there after by a newly-designed website. v2.0 will be more user-oriented with simple design and easy to navigate pages. The ACARS and Website have been in Beta testing for the past week and will go live in the coming month. Stay tuned for more!
With the coming of the new site, vUAL is launching a campaign program to all new pilots from now until 1 JUN 2013. All new pilots will receive 1000 vUAL Reward Points and 200 FREE transfer hours. Pilots who have already registered can receive 200 hours towards their rank if they so wish (email
[email protected]).
There is much more to go into detail on, but we would just go on and on for hours! vUnited has a very positive outlook on the forseeable future and we hope that you are here to experience it with us! Blue Skies!
