ZKC: You appear to be turning southbound, do you have the airport in sight?
Pilot: Negative, but we have it on TCAS.

ZKC: Change to advisory approved. Good day.
Pilot: We can not seem to get a hold of anyone on 122.8

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Altimus Aviation, Inc. is pleased to announce the lease of our first Cessna Citation X. With financial backing and increasing international demand Altimus Aviation will fill the gap with this aircraft. "The tail number will be N750CM. This aircraft allows us to reach markets in both South America and Europe. With our current Citation II for domestic operations the Citation X will be a great addition" stated the President of Operations Chris McGee. With the recent appointment of Liam Duffy to the chief pilot position Altimus Aviation is slated to open applications to the public in the coming weeks. You can follow Altimus Aviation, Inc. on Twitter at Twitter.com/altimusaviation or visit their website at http://www.altimusaviation.com

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They were on early this morning. Maybe no one could make it this week?

It's not meant to be a substitute or a training stepping stone for the real thing no matter how hard we want it.

This is Brain's opinion, not a VATSIM rule or regulation. It can be and is a substitute for many VATSIM controllers. It's also a training stepping stone into not only an ATC career but dispatcher or pilot. Some of us like realism other like arcade. This is the best part of the diversity of VATUSA.

I would assume if it can not be released to the public then it would be "classified" and not able to be distributed to anyone. There are other ARTCC that lock down their files not just ZTL.

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US-based United Airlines and Continental Airlines have agreed a deal to merge, creating the world's biggest carrier. The loss-making companies said they expected the deal, worth $3.2bn (£2.1bn), to deliver savings of more than $1bn a year. The combined group will be named United Airlines.

But new branding will combine the current Continental colours with the United Airlines name. Continental's boss Jeff Smisek will head the new company, taking on the role of chief executive, while United Airlines' Glenn Tilton will serve as the non-executive chairman. Although United is seen as the dominant partner, the merger was described as "a merger of equals". Together United and Continental currently fly to 370 destinations worldwide, flying 144 million passengers. Combining the two companies will create the world's biggest airline, based on the total number of passenger-miles flown. Mr Tilton called the deal "great... for our customers, our employees, our shareholders and our communities".
Cuts expected

"We are creating a stronger, more efficient airline, both operationally and financially, better positioned to succeed in a dynamic and highly competitive global aviation industry," he said.  Calculated on total passenger-miles flown The companies did not give any details on potential job cuts, but said they expected front-line employees to be "minimally affected by the merger", with staff reductions coming from retirements and voluntary redundancy.

The two companies currently employ a total of 86,000 people. Analysts expect redundancies to form part of the merger, with airlines anxious to cut costs following a recent collapse in profits within the industry. United Airlines' parent company UAL reported a loss of $82m for the first three months of the year, after reporting a massive $1.1bn for 2009. Continental reported net losses of $282m last year. "This airline deal is expected to bring much-needed consolidation to the US airline industry as it suffers chronic oversupply," commented Saj Ahmad, airline analyst at FBE Aerospace. "This announcement puts other players like American Airlines and US Airways on watch for who makes the next move."

Last month British Airways and Iberia followed the consolidation trend, merging to create one of Europe's largest carriers.

I didn't want to touch Jason's comments with a 10 foot stick however...VATSIM stands for Virtual Air Traffic Simulation, I would be willing to bet you all know what the first three words stand for however the definition of simulation is as fallows: imitation or enactment. Why would we not mimic real world operations. If this is how you want to do it then maybe we should scrap all rules and phraseology? You must be kidding me

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It’s was announced last night that a group of investors interested in vintage aircraft and back country aviation are planning to begin the development of an Everts Air Cargo. The purposed airline would operate both a scheduled and on demand charter cargo airline serving the virtual skies of Alaska. The airline will begin full service operations with its inaugural flight between Anchorage and Emmonak set to depart April 5th 2010 at 1200. The flight will be conducted in a recently converted Embraer 120 aircraft touching down back at Anchorage around 1830.

“We choose to begin operations in Alaska not only because of the great aviation environment but to give all Alaskan owners and operators a reliable yet affordable solution for their cargo needs.” stated Everts Air Cargo owner Christopher McGee. For more information please visit the new Everts Air Cargo website at http://www.crashifieds.com/everts

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About Everts Air Cargo: Everts Air Cargo is an American Part 121 airline based in Fairbanks, Alaska. It operates scheduled and charter airline cargo within Alaska and Canada. Everts Air Cargo is available to assist you with all of your air transportation and shipping needs. We offer very competitive prices and have the flexibility and resources to handle any special needs you may have. We hope you will give us the opportunity to provide outstanding service to you.