TexAir Looking for Pilots & Staff

[Darryl Roach]

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A lot has been added and improved upon at TexAir since my last post. I'd like to welcome everyone to come by and see our great website, and welcome any pilots looking for that great virtual job to stop by and apply. We are also in need of Hub Directors for three of our hubs (DEN, LAS, PDX). Here are a few of the things that have been going on around TexAir.

World Class Flight Schedule
We have a world class flight schedule, which means we cover not only the Lone Star state, but a vast majority of the United States, much of North America, and many destinations across the world. Our divisions include TexAir, Texpress!, TexAir Cargo, and TicketAir. Many of our similar routes have been dropped by other carriers due to the ailing economy, but not us. We still fly to the big metropolis and that little airport tucked away in the mountains.

Experience-Based Ranks & Aircraft
Because of our large flight schedule, it gives our pilots many different flight options at every level of our roster ranking system. For newer pilots, we have many puddle-jumps in our turboprops and regional jets from and to our hubs as well as small regional airports and just locations of interest. For the more experienced pilots, we have a diverse, modern fleet of Boeing aircraft to fly those long hauls, hub-to-hub, or maybe that small strip in the Caribbean. Ranks are based on experience as represented by total flight hours.

Modern Fleet
Our fleet consists of turboprops like the Embraer 120 to the large jumbo jets like the Boeing 747. Although the regional fleet contains brands more fitting to their needs, TexAir's mainline has always been 100% Boeing products, and fleet development has no plan to change that. Presently, we are in the process of refitting our TicketAir Boeing 737-800s to provide an excellent economy class carrier service to and from large sports areas (see more below). We're also trading in our Dash 8-200s for bigger and better Dash 8-400s. In a few months, we will begin to retire our older MD-83s and replace them with Boeing 717-200s. Some of the MD-83s will be sold, others will be stripped for cargo service. We like to keep our fleet modern and updated, and who knows, we may order some Boeing 787s in a few months.

TicketAir Becomes a Low-Fare Carrier
Previously, TicketAir was a charter division of TexAir aimed to provide luxury travel for professional and college sports teams. Because most sports teams already have air carrier contracts and partially due to the economy, the directors at TexAir decided to reform the division to provide low-fare economy service to travelers going to and from major sports destinations in the USA. Presently the Boeing 737-800s have been grounded for refitting to include much more seating and less luxury. Unlike the TexAir mainline fleet, these aircraft will not have the entertainment and service features included on other aircraft due to their focus on economy travel. TicketAir flights will be operated entirely by TexAir pilots, and will be principally based out of Houston, TX. Service is expected to begin in a few short weeks.
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(Stock photo of a TicketAir B738)

Three Ways to Pirep
As has been mentioned before, TexAir allows ease of use with three different types of pirep recording. For VATSIM-only pilots, we have a manual submission form. We also allow flight exports from FS Acars and FS Passengers users.

Pilot Benefits
Presently TexAir offers a very nice pay system based on pilot ranks for virtual earnings. In the future, pilots will be able to spend virtual earnings on virtual and possibly even real prizes. So, the more a TexAir pilot flies and makes, the better (sounds real enough). We also have some nice benefits and rules as we only require one flight a month to stay active and virtual prizes on the message forum. That's right, we have a screenshot contest for virtual money every month. There's also double pay available for those who take part in VATUSA's Friday Night Ops.

Those are just a few of the things that have been going on around TexAir. We'd like to see more activity on the human side of things though, so stop on by some time and help us get back on the map for good. Thanks, and I hope to see y'all real soon!

http://www.texairvirtual.com

[Aaron Rynearson]

As TexAir Events Coordinator, I'd like to quickly mention another benefit to pilots that we've created. Pilots flying to/from each week's FNO featured field (flown online only, during FNO time) will get DOUBLE credit for the flight.

In the event that no flight exists that would qualify, special event flights are created, so every TexAir pilot has the chance to participate in the awesomeness that is FNO and receive double credit for doing so!