Delta Virtual Airlines Airline News

DATE	SUBJECT	AUTHOR
11/18/2023	Navigraph Flight Sim Community Survey 2023 is live now	Joe Burner
Good evening Delta Virtual Airlines Pilots, This evening I am pleased to announce that the Flight Sim Community Survey 2023 from Navigraph is now live. I am pleased to announce that Delta Virtual Airlines are partnering with Navigraph to provide you this survey. What is the the FlightSim Community Survey by Navigraph? https://flightsimsurvey.com/2023?partnerid=delta_virtual_airlines You may have to copy and paste the link in your browser url window. From November 17 to 27, Navigraph is conducting a FlightSim Community Survey together with several major addon developers and organizations within the flight simulation community. The survey, the largest of its kind, aims to measure the prevailing flight simulation trends and users’ requests for future development. This year’s survey partners are: • Aerosoft • Air France Virtuel • Avitab • BelGeode (Boomflowah production) • Bluebird Sim • Carenado • Cruiselevel.de • Delta Virtual Airlines • Digital Flight Dynamics • Elevatex • Fast Cow Productions • Flight1/ Flight One Software • FlightFX • FlightSimulator.blog • Fly By Wire • Flying Media Group • FSA/FSExpo • FSElite • FSMagazine • FSNews • FSNews24 • FSReborn • FSS – Flight Sim Studio • GearDown Simulations • GeoFS • Haversine • Headwind Simulations • Heavy Division • HeliSimmer.com • Horizon Simulations • Hype Performance Group • Infinite Flight • IVAO • Laminar Research • LivToAir • Lockheed Martin • LVFR • Metaflight • MSFSAddons • Navigraph • ORBX • PC Pilot • PilotEdge • PMDG • PMS50 • Qbit Simulations • RealTraffic / Inside Systems Pty Ltd • Salty Simulations • simFlight • SIMMARKET • Simvol • SimWorks Studios • Synaptic Simulations • Tds Sim • The Flight Lounge • Threshold • TorqueSim Aircraft Development • Total Aviation • V Pilot Designs • VATSIM ) Navigraph coordinates the partners, funds the data collection, analyses the responses, and authors the report document. As usual, taking the survey is completely anonymous – no emails or any other personally identifiable information is collected from you. Nor do we redirect you to any sponsoring landing page or similar. Furthermore, when we share the results of the survey with the community, we present the data in aggregated form. Be a part of the world’s most comprehensive flight simulation survey. Your input directly influences the community’s future! Survey results will be published on flightsimsurvey.com on blog.navigraph.com, and through survey partners, in December 2023. ________________________________________ Closing Date* The survey closes on Monday, 27th November. GDPR Compliance The survey is anonymous, and no personally identifiable information is collected. Results will be presented in aggregated form only. Thank you for your participation and support. Together, we can make a significant impact on the future of flight simulation. Should you have any questions regarding the survey, feel free to contact us at survey@navigraph.com. Should you have any questions regarding the flight sim community survey 2023 for Delta Virtual Airlines, please feel free to reach out to info@deltava.org. Thank you for your participation and we look forward to sharing the results with you. Best regards, Joe Burner; President
11/11/2023	TFDi MD-11 and DVA	Chris Frasure
DVA Pilots, Being a fellow MD-11 driver (and past CP of the program) I understand, with the newly released TFDi MD-11, your interest in obtaining the rating. Since the add on is not for public sale as of yet, we don’t have the ability to integrate the add-on for check-ride use at this time. Once the airframe is released for public sale and we are able to view better real time flight dynamics, we will certainly do our best to make it check-ride ready ASAP. More to follow. Thanks for your understanding and patience, Chris VP, Operations
11/09/2023	Introducing the 2023 DVA Holiday Tour!	Chris Frasure
It’s a Christmas Emergency of epic proportions. Santa is in trouble, and it’s up to us to help him save everyone on the nice list from a horrible holiday season. To learn more about how you can help, head on over to this water cooler post and learn all about it: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24d4b
10/13/2023	Introducing the DVA Virtual Medallion Club!	Chris Frasure
Delta Virtual Airlines is happy to introduce a brand new reward program for our pilots; The Virtual Medallion Club! This new program will mimic real world Delta Airline operations and will reward pilots based on their flying statistics. The program is dynamic and reward levels will change year to year based on the activity of a pilot as compared to their peers over the same calendar year. So, while one year you might earn the top tier with a certain number of flight hours or legs, the next you might fall to a lower tier as you are continually compared to the statistics of other pilots. Rewards come in the form of badges that will appear next to your name in various places on the website, including the water cooler and ACARS. Current reward levels are as follows: Diamond - 95th percentile Platinum - 90th percentile Gold - 80th percentile Silver - 60th percentile So, as you can see by the percentile rankings, in order for you to earn the top honor (Diamond status) you would need to have flown a number of legs and/or hours more or equal to 95% of all pilots. Thus, the more you fly, the better the upgrade you can earn! Delta’s real world medallion schedule rolls on a 13 month calendar system and it can be a bit confusing. This means that your status for the current year was earned from the previous year’s flights. For example, if in 2022 you flew enough flights (from January 1 to December 31) to earn Diamond status, you would maintain this status from the date you qualified through the end of January 2024. So, in order for us to implement this reward system at DVA, your default first award level will be based on your 2022 flights. Once implemented and flights continue, your status will change yearly on 2/1. Beyond the specifics, all you need to do is enjoy flying and you will be rewarded. We hope you are as excited for this new adventure as we are to provide it to you! Reach out to me or any other senior staff member with any questions. -Chris Frasure VP, Operations.
09/21/2023	Time to party like it’s 1935!	Chris Frasure
That’s right…the guys over at Ops FINALLY got our Time Machine fixed! (I put in the work order over a year ago…). Anyway, time to turn things up a notch (…I mean down, sorry, keep getting the dials confused on this thing). How far down? About 88 years. And you’re invited! Find out how you can join us on the brand-new, slightly-rusted-but-still-airworthy Western Air Express 1935 Tour here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24c3c
09/15/2023	Open Career Opportunities at DVA	Joe Burner
Good evening all, We have some open career opportunities for those who are interested in giving back to the Delta Virtual Airlines community. The DVA Flight Academy is looking to fill the Director of the flight academy. The DVA Events team is looking to hire an Assistant Director of Events. Pilots who are interested and meet the minimum qualifications are encouraged to apply. Plus those hired will get the keys to their own department washroom and breakroom. Apply at https://www.deltava.org/careers.do if you are interested. DVA Senior Leadership Team
09/13/2023	The Great American Mountaineering Tour - Coming 10/1/23	Chris Frasure
If you think you knew what high-adventure flying was all about, think again! Introducing the Great American Mountaineering Tour, our brand-new take on high-stakes flying that will keep DVA’s maintenance division up all night until you get back. You’re going to want to see this. Grab your snow boots, and find out more here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24c14
06/20/2023	Returning A320 ACP, Jeremy Hamilton	Chris Frasure
Operations would like to announce that Jeremy Hamilton is returning to DVA staff as an Assistant Chief Pilot in the A320 program. The A320 is a very active and busy airframe program at DVA, and we are lucky to have him back in a leadership role. Welcome back, Jeremy! -DVA Senior Staff
06/18/2023	Happy Fathers Day!	Joe Burner
Good afternoon all, On behalf of Delta Virtual Airlines Senior Staff Leadership team, we want to wish all Father's, Grandfathers, Great Grandfathers out there, a Happy Fathers Day! Whether you are away or flying in the virtual blue skies, we hope that each of you are able to sit back and relax and enjoy your day on this Father's Day. - DVA Senior Management
06/08/2023	Staffing changes - Flight academy	Joe Burner
Good evening all, We hope that you’re having a wonderful time flying many routes for Delta Virtual Airlines, as we enter into the summer season. We want to announce that Eric Dziura had to step down from his position as Vice President over Pilot training and flight academy, due to personal reasons. We are thankful for Eric and his wonderful contributions to Delta Virtual Airlines flight academy. Taking over for Eric will be Danny Evans. Danny joined Delta Virtual Airlines in 2010. He has previously served in Delta Virtual Airlines flight academy. In the real world Danny is a certified flight instructor and pilot. We have no doubt that Danny will bring a wealth of knowledge to moving the Delta Virtual Airlines flight academy forward into the future. - DVA Senior Staff Leadership. Joe Burner; President Chris Frasure; Vice President of Operations Luke Kolin; Vice President of Technology Jim Pray; Vice President of Human Resources Danny Evans; Vice President of Pilot Training
05/25/2023	Mike Bell joins DVA Events	Chris Frasure
I’m pleased to announce Mike Bell will be joining DVA Events as an Assistant Director of Events, effective immediately. Mike brings years of experience with virtual airlines around the world, and will be an excellent addition to our team to move DVA events forward. I encourage you to learn more about Mike and welcome him to staff on this water cooler post: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x249bc -Daniel Wilbanks, Director of Events
05/22/2023	A320 Program Changes	Chris Frasure
Due to real world commitments, Scott Brandenburg has decided to step away from DVA staff. We want to thank Scott for his years of service, especially as Chief Pilot in the A320 program. Thank you Scott! Along with this announcement, it our pleasure to announce that Axel Guillebastre has accepted an offer to serve as the next CP of the A320 program. Thank you for agreeing to step up into this important role, Axel. We are glad to have you as our new A320 Chief. Best wishes to you both, -DVA Operations
05/20/2023	Widget Weekends Resumes TONGHT - 7pm EDT in SAN!	Chris Frasure
It’s the best time of the month again! A pre-memorial day weekend celebration as our second monthly Widget Weekends group flight kicks off at 7pm TONIGHT in San Diego (SAN). We will be flying to Tucson (TUS). Believe us when we tell you, this isn’t an event you want to miss. So grab your favorite airplane, a couple friends, and set a course for SAN ASAP!!! We’ll see you on the west coast. -DVA Events Team
05/05/2023	Flight Academy Director	Eric Dziura
Captain Danny Evans, DVA member since 2010, has been been appointed to the position of Flight Academy Director. Welcome to the DVA staff, Danny. Eric Dziura VP Training
04/30/2023	First Widget Weekend Happening TONIGHT!	Chris Frasure
DVA Events is launching our new series of regular group flights called Widget Weekends and it all starts TONIGHT, Sunday April 30th at 7pm ET! Come get in on the fun and laughs and join us as we fly from Indianapolis to Raleigh (IND-RDU). Bring a friend. Actually, bring two friends! We’ll see you there!
04/15/2023	1st Annual Chief Pilots Group Flight TONIGHT!	Chris Frasure
DVA's first ever Chief Pilots group flight, hosted by our Chief Pilots and DVA Operations alongside DVA Events, is happening TONIGHT, Saturday April 15th beginning at 8pm EDT/5pm PDT/0000 Zulu. We will be departing Atlanta (for Jets) and Tampa (for Props) and ending in Miami for a fun-filled night of community and meeting new people at DVA. Expect heavy traffic out of Atlanta as we are overlapping with ZTL's Share a Coke with Atlanta event. Come join in the fun, and we'll see you there! -DVA Events Team
04/03/2023	Equipment ratings and DVA Fleet	Joe Burner
Good morning all, I want to address a topic following up from the April Fool's joke News announcement on April 1. While many of us had a good chuckle and laugh out of the joke itself, I understand there were many pilots who were deeply concerned with removing Boeing type aircraft from Delta Virtual Airlines fleet. Delta Virtual Airlines will never remove any equipment from our fleet, whether Airbus or Boeing, we will never remove them. This brings up our policy on aircraft type ratings. We will never remove any of our aircraft ratings with the exception of certain flight academy ratings from any of our pilots. You all have worked and are working so hard on taking the first officer and captain exams, and flying the checkrides that you have earned the ratings for which you all are rated for, and will retain the earned ratings your virtual airline career with Delta Virtual Airlines. Another exception to this is if a new pilot joins Delta Virtual Airlines but is unable to fly the rated equipment due to issues with simulator platform or other reasons, which are evaluated on a Senior Administration level on a case by case basis. We want to thank everyone for their continued support of Delta Virtual Airlines, and we hope that you all were able to get a good laugh out of the joke. May blue skies be ever in your favor. Joe Burner; President
04/02/2023	APRIL FOOLS!!!!! DVA LOVES BOEING!	Chris Frasure
Yesterdays airline announcement about the Boeing fleet being out at DVA was an April Fools Joke! We love Boeing! I was fooled many times yesterday by my family, friends, and various businesses. I figured I would spread a little humor to DVA! I hope you found the humor in the post after your initial surprise -Chris Frasure; VP Operations
04/02/2023	Airbus ONLY!	Chris Frasure
Over the last few years we have had issues trying to get the Boeing planes connected to ACARS to allow for Check Rides. It has been daunting. DVA has struggled to accommodate check rides and staffing. For this reason, DVA will be Airbus only starting 4/15. We can no longer accept PIREPS that are flown with a Boeing airframe. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you have questions, please email Joe Burner directly. Thanks for being the best virtual airline on the planet. -DVA Operations
04/01/2023	Two new DVA Staff Additions!	Chris Frasure
DVA is proud to announce that we have added two new staff members: Bruno Israel will take over as Chief Pilot in the EMB-120 program Colin Levy will assist Ken Webber as the new Assistant Chief Pilot in the 747 program. Welcome to DVA staff guys! -DVA Operations
03/23/2023	Say Hello to the Hub Tour 2023	Joe Burner
The last three weeks of surfing, adventure and the sun on your skin has been some of the most fun we've seen in years. But 86 legs do take a while, perhaps you could use a break? Or maybe you just really are craving a half-decent internet connection that you just can't find on remote Indian ocean islands. If so, we have just the thing for you. Introducing the Hub Tour 2023. Find out more here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x2480c - DVA Events Team
03/13/2023	Staffing Changes	Joe Burner
Good afternoon all, We as Senior Staff Leadership team want to inform you all of some staffing changes which have happened in the last few days. Chief Pilot Jim Warner who served Delta Virtual Airlines as Chief Pilot in the EMB-120 equipment program January 28 200, and as the Delta Virtual Airlines Flight Academy Director has announced that he had to step down due to personal issues outside Delta Virtual Airlines. Jim served as Chief Pilot in the CRJ program prior to becoming Chief Pilot in the EMB-120 program. We want to extend a Thank You to Jim for his years of dedicated service to the EMB-120, CRJ, and Flight Academy as he was a tremendous asset in helping to move Delta Virtual Airlines mission and vision forward. Chief Pilot Roy Rodriguez advised to Senior Staff Leadership that he had to step down due to personal issues. Roy has been an active member since Delta Virtual Airlines early days joining back in July of 2001. Roy has served as a Dispatcher, Assistant Chief Pilot in the CRJ, MD-88, 757, 747, then later promoted to oversee the 747 program's daily operations. Roy has obtained almost every aircraft rating DVA has to offer and we are extremely thankful for his years of excellent service to Delta Virtual Airlines. Assistant Chief Pilot William Bradshaw also announced that he had to step down from his Assistant Chief Pilot role in the 747 program, due to personal issues outside Delta Virtual Airlines. William served in a variety of roles here at DVA. He served as Assistant Chief Pilot in the MD-88, 727, CRJ, 737, and finally 747 programs here at DVA. William also served as Director of Dispatch services here at Delta Virtual Airlines. We want to thank Jim, Roy, and William on their years of service to Delta Virtual Airlines. We want to wish them the best in their endeavors. With this announcement we want to inform you all that Chief Pilot Ken Webber will be taking over as Chief Pilot in the 747 equipment program. Ken has served in quite a few roles here at Delta Virtual Airlines. He served as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 727, DC-8, then later served as Chief Pilot in the 727, DC-8 programs here at Delta Virtual Airlines. Ken also serves as an Assistant Director of Operations, in his role in operations he is helping to move the DVA mission and vision forward. We are excited to have Ken stepping in as Chief Pilot in the 747 program. We also want to announce that Andrew Vane is returning back to Delta Virtual Airlines Staff as Chief Pilot in the 727 program. Andrew served in a variety of roles here at Delta Virtual Airlines as Chief Pilot, Assistant Chief Pilot, as Vice President of Operations, Flight Academy advisor for the Delta Virtual Airlines flight academy, and many other roles. To say Andrew is no stranger to being on staff with DVA. We are excited for Andrew to be coming back to staff and we are excited to see the 727 program shine for the future. We also want to thank everyone for their continued support to Delta Virtual Airlines. As we climb into the future of aviation and flight simulation we are excited to have you a part of our virtual airline community. DVA Senior Staff Leadership Joe Burner; President Chris Frasure; Vice President of Operations Eric Dziura; Vice President of Pilot Training Luke Kolin; Vice President of Technology Jim Pray; Vice President of Human Resource
03/12/2023	TODAY! DVA 22nd Anniversary Group Flight.	Chris Frasure
Everyone's favorite virtual airline will be celebrating 22 years in operation, TODAY, Sunday, March 12th 2023. We will be hosting a celebratory group flight at 7pm EDT/2300Z from KATL-KCRW on the VATSIM network and invite all DVA pilots to join us. You can fly any aircraft you are rated to fly. Find out more info and sign up for the event here, but you can still participate even if you do not sign up: https://www.deltava.org/event.do?id=0x2a60 Daniel Wilbanks Kevin Hornaday Nathan Cox Jay Marin
03/07/2023	Our Newest Senior Captains Announced	Jim Pray
On behalf of Senior Staff please join me in congratulating our newest Senior Captains. Your dedication to Delta Virtual Airlines is very much appreciated. Senior Captain Alex Schlesinger Senior Captain Nathan Cox Senior Captain Eric Dziura
03/03/2023	New DC-6 Chief Pilot	Chris Frasure
DVA is pleased to announce that Craig Trudell is the new Chief Pilot in the DC-6 program! Craig has been with the airline for close to 15 years, and brings great ideas and passion to the program! Welcome aboard Craig!
03/01/2023	You asked, we listened! Introducing the World Tour 2023!	Chris Frasure
At DVA, we know that if you're going to spend more money than you care to admit on flight simulator add-ons and virtual planes you can't even touch with your hands, then you might as well get your money's worth. What better way to do that than to take that PMDG for a spin around the block...eh...globe? We thought so too, which is why we created the sequel to the 2022 World Tour that you all loved so much, visiting all the places you wish we would have gone last year, plus a few more, including 15 brand new destinations that you can only fly to with DVA if you fly this tour! You won't want to miss this one. Get the details here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24760 Daniel Wilbanks Director of Events
03/01/2023	New Delta Virtual Airlines Program; 717!	Chris Frasure
Delta Virtual Airlines is proud to announce the addition of a new program, the 717! Delta Airlines added the 717 in 2013 to replace the aging DC-9 fleet and allowed the airline to expand its footprint to more regional airports around the country. To this day, the 717 continues to play an important operational role for Delta Airlines. There has been a great deal of effort placed into the launch of this new stage 2 program, and we are all very excited to have Jay Marin represent Delta Virtual as the program’s first Chief Pilot! Congratulations Jay! Chris Frasure, Vice President; Operations.
02/24/2023	Operations Personnel Changes	Joe Burner
Good morning all, I regret to inform you all that a few days ago David Vega announced his immediate resignation from VP of Operations, and stepping away from the airline due to personal reasons. We want to Thank David Vega for his service to Delta Virtual Airlines. Today I am pleased to announce that we have made the decision to appoint Chris Frasure as our new Vice President of Operations. Chris will be serving as VP of Operations as the Chief Operations Officer. He will be responsible for overseeing all operational aspects of Delta Virtual Airlines. Chris brings an impressive resume and experience to the operations team. Chris started his virtual airline career with Delta Virtual Airlines on October 30 2006. Chris has served in various roles here at Delta Virtual Airlines such as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757, MD-11, A320 programs. Chris later then served as Chief Pilot in the 757, MD-11 and A320 programs over the years of his virtual airline career. Chris was later appointed as an Assistant Director of Operations where he helped move the DVA daily operations forward. Last year Chris was appointed as Vice President of the Treasury serving as Global Virtual Airlines Group’s Chief Financial Officer. While the treasury role is minor he excelled in this role as he did with every role in the airline. We are excited to have Chris on board overseeing the daily operations of Delta Virtual Airlines. You will see Chris becoming more involved in the coming weeks in operations. Delta Virtual Airlines Senior Leadership Team Joe Burner; President; Chief Executive Officer Chris Frasure; Vice President; Chief Operations Officer Eric Dziura; Vice President; Chief Flight Instructor Jim Pray; Vice President; Human Resources Luke Kolin; Vice President of Information Technology
02/23/2023	Introducing the US Coastal Tour 2023	Joe Burner
Ahhhhhhh the smell of spring. The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping and you are absolutely itching to get out of that pilot lounge for a change. Know what comes with Spring? That's right, Spring Break. And where do we go on Spring Break? That's right, the beach! So grab your shades and your flip flops, the US Coastal Tour awaits you. Find out more here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24738 - DVA Events
02/02/2023	DVA Email troubles!	Joe Burner
Good morning fellow pilots, We want to inform everyone that we have been experiencing some troubles with our DVA emails being sent out. This is primarily affecting those with gmail as of current. We are working to resolve this issue. So if you haven't received a response from a staff member on a held PIREP, that is why. Our emails are being bounced back and not going through. We are actively looking into this issue and will report back when it is resolved. Thank you and may blue skies be ever in your favor. - Delta Virtual Airlines Senior Staff Leadership Team
01/30/2023	Calling all Graphics Designers!	Joe Burner
Good morning everyone, As many know we are striving to make Delta Virtual Airlines up to date with modern standards. We as Senior Leadership Staff are opening up an exciting opportunity. We are looking at updating our Delta Virtual Airlines Web banner logo, and we need your help! We are calling all pilots who are good with graphics design, to put on their creative thinking caps to create a Web Banner logo for Delta Virtual Airlines. Some rules and guidelines to follow, we are asking that if you wish to submit a Web Banner logo, please abide by this guideline, Therefore, any use, display, or posting of any Delta Air Lines© copyrighted materials, including, logos, trademarks, service marks, graphics, signs, slogans, and/or insignia on the Delta Virtual Airlines web site, specifically including: the DVA Water Cooler, signature blocks, banners, manuals, and documents is PROHIBITED. The unauthorized use of other copyrighted material without the express written permission of the owner, including, logos, trademarks, slogans, service marks, insignia, and photographs on the Delta Virtual Airlines web site, specifically including: the DVA Water Cooler, signature blocks, banners, manuals, and documents is also PROHIBITED. You can find a copy of our trademark policy at the link below. https://www.deltava.org/library/dva%20copyright%20policy.pdf Some things we are looking for, your website banner logo must contain Delta Virtual Airlines in it, and must contain the website address of Delta Virtual Airlines (www.deltava.org) To submit your Web Banner logo design, send your submission of your created Delta Virtual Airlines logo web banner to ceo@deltava.org. The deadline to submit your website banner logo is March 4 2023 One submission per pilot wishing to contribute a logo. Once your logo is submitted, Senior Leadership Staff will review each submission and vote on the top 5 (if we get that many) then you all as pilots will have a chance to vote on your favorite website banner logo to be used at DVA. The pilot whose logo Senior Leadership Staff choose will receive excellent recognition in the water cooler. On behalf of your entire Senior Leadership Staff team, Happy creating. Joe Burner; President & CEO Chris Frasure; Vice President CFO David Vega; Vice President of Operations Eric Dziura; Vice President of Pilot Training Jim Pray; Vice President of Human Resources Luke Kolin; Vice President of Technology
01/09/2023	New Events Half Century Club	David Vega
To recognize event participation sooner and to encourage more pilots to participate in our Events, we have just created the Event Half Century Club. There are some exciting events on the horizon so sign up and fly.
12/24/2022	Happy Holidays From DVA Senior Staff	Joe Burner
Good evening all, As we cruise (at flight level) into the busy holiday season, whether traveling to spend time with friends and family this holiday season, we at Delta Virtual Airlines Senior Leadership team want to wish each and everyone of you a Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays. We hope that you have a safe and enjoyable holiday. As we prepare to enter 2023 we are excited for the new and exciting future for Delta Virtual Airlines. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Years! It is our hope that 2023 brings many blue skies for all here at Delta Virtual Airlines! Delta Virtual Airlines Senior Leadership Team Joe Burner; President; Chief Executive Officer Chris Frasure; Vice President; Chief Financial Officer David Vega; Vice President of Operations Eric Dziura; Vice President of Pilot Training Jim Pray; Vice President Human Resources Luke Kolin; Vice President of Technology
12/04/2022	Kris Goodrich is our new Chief Pilot for the DC-8 Program	David Vega
It's my pleasure to announce that Kris Goodrich, DVA5279, is now the Chief Pilot for the DC-8 Program. Kris has been interested in aviation from an early age. His passion for all things aviation started with exposure to all types of Military, GA, and Commercial aircraft in the skies of the San Francisco Bay Area. He started his flight simulator hobby with FS II on the Apple IIe and Commodore 64. Kris is a regional truck driver for an LTL carrier and enjoys home time with family, and working on his hobby farm. Welcome to the DC-8 program, Kris.
11/19/2022	Jon Prenovost is our New Chief Pilot for the L1011-100 Program	David Vega
It's my pleasure to announce that Jon Prenovost is now the Chief Pilot for the L1011-100 program. Jon joined DVA in August of 2007, getting promoted to Captain in the L1011 in August of 2012. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with the L-1011 both in terms of PC simulation and real-world simulators. Jon is also an FAA-certified and experienced Advanced Ground Instructor teaching Glider, Recreational, Sports, Private, and Commercial, with Instrument not far off. He also holds an FAA Part-107 Commercial Drone Pilot's certificate. We will all benefit from Jon's leadership in what he calls "... the finest "triple tuber" in the history of commercial aviation at the best VA in the world."
11/18/2022	FlightSim Community Survey by Navigraph 2022 now Online!	Joe Burner
Good morning Delta Virtual Airlines Pilots, Today I am pleased to announce that the FlightSim Community Survey by Navigraph for 2022 is now online. This year's FlightSim Community Survey is a bit different, in terms of virtual organizations participating, and I am pleased to announce that this year Delta Virtual Airlines have partnered with Navigraph to provide and contribute questions for the 2022 FlightSim Community Survey. What is the the FlightSim Community Survey by Navigraph? Nov 18 to Nov 28 Navigraph is conducting a FlightSim Community Survey together with several major addon developers and organizations within the flight simulation community. The survey, the largest of its kind, aims to gauge the prevailing flight simulation trends and users’ requests for future development. Like previous years, this survey has an emphasis on the major flight simulators such as Microsoft Flight Simulator, Lockheed Martin Prepar3D and Laminar Research X-Plane, but the survey also includes questions about add-ons, tools, and flight simulation consoles. This is the largest and most comprehensive flight simulation survey in the world! By participating you are influencing the future of the FlightSim community. The results from the survey will be presented on https://blog.navigraph.com Mid-December, but also by the partners participating to this survey (to the extent they wish to do so). To take the survey please follow the link below. (you may have to copy and paste the link) https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/flightsimsurvey2022?partner=delta_virtual_airlines Here are some of the addon developers and organizations who have contributed with questions to this years survey. • Aerosoft • Airfoillabs • BelGeode • BRAVO737 • Carenado • Cruiselevel.de • Delta Virtual Airlines • Fenix • Flight1 • FlightGear • FlightSim.com • FlightSimulator.blog • Fly By Wire • FSElite • FSA/FSExpo • FSHub • FSMagazine • FSNews24 • GeoFS • Glass Cockpit • HeliSimmer.com • Honeycomb • Infinite Flight • IVAO • Laminar Research • MSFSAddons.com • Orbx • PilotEdge • PMDG • RealSimGear • SimFlight • SimWorks Studios • The Flight Lounge • TorqueSim Aircraft Development • VATSIM To comply with GPDR this survey is: • The survey is anonymous and no personally identifiable information is collected. • The results will only be presented in aggregated form. • The data is collected in the legitimate interests pursued by Navigraph and its partners. • Thank you for your participation! We are all very excited about the results
11/15/2022	Ken Webber is our New B727-200 Program Chief Pilot	David Vega
It's my pleasure to announce that Ken Webber is now the Chief Pilot for the B727-200 program. Ken has been very active in Delta Virtual Airlines since he joined in 2015. He was selected as Assistant Chief Pilot for the B727-200 Program in December 2019. On May 2021, he became the Chief Pilot for the DC-8 Program. Ken was also selected as an Assistant Director of Operations in August of this year. Ken is a flight sim enthusiast dating back to the "Original Microsoft Flight Simulator for the Commodore 64/Atari 880 computers. He's also a student pilot taking Part 141 Private Pilot lessons, as well as working as a long-haul truck driver using his job to fund his Aviation and Flight Sim hobby. Welcome back to the B727-200 Program, Ken.
11/11/2022	Staffing Changes	Joe Burner
Good morning Delta Virtual Airlines Pilots, We want to inform you all that there have been some staffing changes within Delta Virtual Airlines staffing this week. Kevin Lundy was was serving as Assistant Director of Operations and Chief Pilot of the 727-100 Program advised he had to step down due to real world commitments outside DVA. Kevin as many of you all know was our former Vice President of Operations, then Assistant Director of Operations and served as our Chief Pilot in the 727 program. We are sad to see Kevin step down but we totally understand the commitments outside DVA and we want to wish Kevin the best in his future endeavors. We want to inform you of another staffing change Alan Cluff advised earlier this week that he has to step down as Vice President of Training due to personal reasons and commitments outside Delta Virtual Airlines. Alan as many of you know served on DVA staff years ago in operations as an Assistant Director of Ops, and was instrumental in excelling Delta Virtual Airlines mission and vision forward in the various duties and roles at DVA. We are sad to see Alan step down but we totally understand the reasons and commitments outside DVA and we want to wish Alan the best in his future endeavors. We want to inform you of another staffing change. Andrew Vane had to step down from Chief Pilot of the L-1011 equipment program. Andrew advised due to work and commitments outside DVA, he announced he needed to step down. Andrew as many of you all know was very instrumental in moving the DVA mission and vision forward years ago when he served as Vice President Of Operations years ago and later as Chief Pilot of the L-1011 equipment program. While it is difficult to see our friends and colleagues step down from their roles as we have grown to form a close bond and friendship over the years with these individuals. Needless to say, Andrew, Alan, and Kevin will be missed. We want to thank each of these gentlemen and wish them the best in their future endeavors. With this announcement I am pleased to announce that taking over as Vice President of Training, is Eric Dziura. Eric has been with Delta Virtual Airlines for just over two years. With this Eric has a great wealth of contributions in the flight simulation community. Eric has served on staff at Vatsim Pilot Training Department, and Vatsim Member services. He brings 20+ years of teaching, mentoring, learning experience to the table and has a background in engineering and aviation. Eric also holds the PPL certification in the real world and holds the IR rating at Vatsim. Eric has over 5000 hours online flying with IVAO and Vatsim combined. With this experience, Eric has been identified as a strong candidate to serve as Vice President of Training and oversee the Delta Virtual Airlines Flight Academy, and Pilot Training. We are excited for Eric to step into this role and we are excited to have him on board with the Senior Leadership team here at Delta Virtual Airlines. When we have identified other strong candidates for the Chief Pilot positions of the 727 and L-1011 programs and Operations we will make another announcement. - DVA Senior Leadership - Joe Burner; President - Chris Frasure - Vice President; CFO - David Vega; Vice President of Operations - Jim Pray; Vice President of Human Resources - Luke Kolin; Vice President of Technology
11/08/2022	The DVA Events Survey is now Ready for you!	David Vega
The Delta Virtual Airlines Events Team would like to hear your thoughts on how future DVA events could be more interesting for all. They have prepared a short, 5-minute survey for all DVA members. Whether you regularly participate in the events, occasionally, or even not at all, this is your chance to tell our Events team what you like and don’t like about our events, what could be improved, and what other types of events would motivate you to participate even more. The survey will be open through next Monday, November 14th. You can find it here: https://forms.gle/hmLJqmLmoQNK5pH87 For more information, see the DVA Water Cooler posting here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24483
09/25/2022	Kyle Reaume is the new B737-800 Program's Assistant Chief Pilot	David Vega
Captain Kyle Reaume is the newest Assistant Chief Pilot for the B737-800 Program. Kyle has been an avid flight simmer since 2008. Besides flying, Kyle brings experience in virtual airline management and information technology. His favorite aircraft is the B737. I'm sure his pilots will take advantage of his experience and knowledge with the custom-built PCs for flight simulation, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and ACARS. Welcome to the largest program in Delta Virtual Airline Kyle. David Vega Vice President of Operations Delta Virtual Airline
09/25/2022	Chad Rhinehart is the MD-88 Program's New Assistant Chief Pilot	David Vega
It's my pleasure to announce that Chad Rhinehart, DVA4241, has been selected as an Assistant Chief Pilot for the MD-88 Program. Chad comes to the MD-88 program staff with tons of experience in flight simulation. He has always preferred the small to medium jets where one can take off, cruise for a short while, and land. He's an avid fan of the McDonnell Douglas jets from the DC9 to the B717 (aka MD95). The MD-88 pilots and the rest of us will greatly benefit from Chad's knowledge, experience, and dedication to DVA and the MD-88 program. Welcome to the program Chad. David Vega Vice President of Operations Delta Virtual Airline
09/25/2022	A320 Program staffing Changes	Joe Burner
Good evening Delta Virtual Airlines Pilots and Members, We hope that you all are having a wonderful weekend. We want to announce that Chris Frasure has decided to step down as Chief Pilot in the A320. We are grateful for Chris and his continued dedication to Delta Virtual Airlines. Chris will still serve as Vice President of Treasury for Global Virtual Airlines and Delta Virtual Airlines. Chris served as MD-11 Chief Pilot before and then as ACP in the A320 program and later as Chief Pilot. Chris has helped shape the A320 program for the future of DVA. Stepping into Chris's shoes is Scott Brandenburg. Scott as many of you might know served as A330 Assistant Chief Pilot before being appointed as Assistant Chief Pilot in the A320 program. Scott will no doubt help shape DVA A320 program for the future. Please join us in congratulating Scott on his appointment and extending a big thank you to Chris. Best regards, Joe Burner; President
09/22/2022	DVA Events Announces Mediterranean Tour 2022	Joe Burner
Two weeks ago, my team and I unveiled the Alaska Tour 2022. But not all pilots are alike you know. Perhaps standing outside in sub-zero temperatures while you wait hours for a mechanic to arrive by snowmobile because your engine froze overnight just isn't for you, even if you did see the northern lights last night. We wouldn't want you to feel left out of Tours, so worry no more: we are now also announcing the Mediterranean Tour 2022, coming to a sailboat (eh...sail plane?) near you! Learn all the details of your winter adventure to the beautiful coastal towns of Europe here at the below link: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x24348 - DVA Events Team
09/10/2022	Delta Fly! Resumes with New Editor in Chief	Joe Burner
Good afternoon Delta Virtual Airlines, One of my goals since I was appointed as President of Delta Virtual Airlines was to bring back Delta Fly! newsletter. Today I am pleased to announce that we have appointed a new Editor in Chief to publish articles for Delta Fly! Alex Schlesinger is Delta Fly's new Editor in Chief. Since Delta Fly has not seen a publication in four years, we are excited to bring Delta Fly back. We are hoping to publish Delta Fly! and make it a bi-annual news letter. As you all are aware the publication experienced several updates over the history of Delta Fly! We are excited to have Alex Schlesinger overseeing Delta Fly! Alex has a great experience and working knowledge of producing documents and reports for his company which he works for outside DVA and we are excited that Alex is volunteering his time and attention to bringing Delta Fly! back. With an active pilot roster of 758 pilots, we know you all have stories and experiences to share with like minded aviation and flight simulation enthusiasts in our Virtual Airline. I want to encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to share your experience and to get your story published. In the coming weeks to follow, Alex will have plans in the works for the future of Delta Fly! We are excited for the future publication of Delta Fly. Should you have ideas and wish to contribute please send Alex an email at Editor@DeltaVA.org Best regards, Joe Burner; President
09/08/2022	DVA Events Announces Alaska Tour 2022	Joe Burner
Admit it: you've always wanted to fly to the middle of nowhere, and this is your golden opportunity to explore some of the most beautiful nowhere we could find anywhere on earth. Introducing the brand new Alaska Tour 2022, our latest addition to the DVA Tours program. These beautiful 24 legs of awesome will take you places you never knew could look so good while also challenging your flying skills. Learn more here:https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x242e9 - DVA Events
09/06/2022	Simbrief Integration	Joe Burner
Good evening, all, On behalf of your entire Senior Leadership team here at Delta Virtual Airlines, we are proud to announce that we have integrated Simbrief into our flight planning resources. In order to utilize the Simbrief functionality of flight planning, you will need to provide your Navigraph ID on Delta Virtual Airlines website. If you do not have a Navigraph ID, it is easy and free to obtain a Navigraph ID. In order to obtain this, you will need to go to https://navigraph.com/signup?user=&redirect_uri= and enter your information here. For those that have a Navigraph ID already you can disregard this step. Once you have followed the steps for this you will need to provide your Navigraph ID to Delta Virtual Airlines. To provide your Navigraph ID to Delta Virtual Airlines, go into the pilot center and click on edit profile, from there scroll down until you see Email Address and External ID’s. In Navigraph ID field you will enter your Navigraph ID in this field. To utilize the Simbrief feature on Delta Virtual Airlines, you will plan a flight using the standard find a flight method. Once you have found a flight, and added it to your logbook as a draft flight assignment, you will see a box that says click here to create a simbrief dispatch package. Once you’ve clicked on that, a new tab or window will pop up and take you to the login for Simbrief, unless you’re already logged in. If you’re not logged in, you will login with you Navigraph ID (it is free to create one) then you will be presented with a progress bar which will calculate your fuel and pax info. It will auto generate a pax number as well. Once the loading has completed you’ll be returned to your draft flight assignment page where the route will be plotted automatically and you will have to option to download the flight plan to your sim platform, your dispatch documentation briefing to where you can download this from the draft flight assignment page. We are excited to have this feature implemented into DVA. Implementing Sim this has been a topic of discussion for a few years and today we are excited to announce that we have integrated Simbrief into Delta Virtual Airlines. With this announcement we are also officially listed as a Virtual Airline on simbrief. You can find the Simbrief Virtual Airline information here at this link. https://www.simbrief.com/home/?page=vapartners On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airlines senior leadership team, we hope you enjoy this new implementation. We are looking to produce a tutorial manual in the next couple of weeks should those need a visual representation of how to utilize Simbrief for flight planning. - DVA Senior Leadership Team Joe Burner; President Chris Frasure; VP Treasury Alan Cluff; VP Training David Vega; VP Operations Jim Pray; VP HR Luke Kolin; VP Technology
08/29/2022	Vice President of Training - Alan Cluff	Joe Burner
Good morning all, On behalf of your entire Senior Leadership Team here at Delta Virtual Airlines, I am pleased to announce that Senior Captain Alan Cluff is appointed as Vice President of Training. Alan will oversee Pilot Training within the Flight Academy here at Delta Virtual Airlines. He will serve as the Chief Flight Instructor for Delta Virtual Airlines. Alan has been with DVA since 2007. In the time Alan has been a member here at DVA, he has served in a variety of operational staff positions starting as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 737 Program assisting the 737 program to move forward for the future, Alan then was appointed as Chief Pilot in the 737 program where he helped the 737 program excel to where it is today. Then in 2011, Alan was appointed as Assistant Director of Operations. Alan helped move the DVA operations forward in his time in Operations. Outside of Delta Virtual Airlines, Alan holds a PPL certification, and has a great love for aviation and flying. We are excited to have Alan back on staff serving as Vice President of Training, and we are excited to see the future of the Delta Virtual Airlines Flight Academy and Training for new and old pilots alike. Best Regards, Joe Burner President; Delta Virtual Airlines
08/25/2022	Axel Guillebastre is the A320 Program's New Assistant Chief Pilot	David Vega
I'm pleased to announce that Axel Guillebastre, DVA3310, has been selected as an Assistant Chief Pilot for the A320 Program. Axel brings a wealth of experience to the A320 Program. He entered the flight simulator world in 1997 with Microsoft Flight Simulator 95 and progressed from there through subsequent versions up to Flight Simulator 2020. He joined Delta Virtual Airlines in 2006 quickly accumulating flights and ratings. He also has real-world flying experience getting a sports pilot license in 2014. Welcome to the program, Axel. I'm sure your A320 pilots will test your knowledge and rely on you to help oversee one of our most active programs. David Vega Vice President of Operations Delta Virtual Airline
08/21/2022	Scott Simmons joins DVA Operations as Assistant Director of Operations	David Vega
On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airline Operations team, I'm pleased to announce that Scott Simmons has been appointed as DVA's Assistant Director of Operations. Scott brings a wealth of flight simulation and aviation experience to DVA's Operations Team. He's been interested in aviation since his childhood, from model building to radio-controlled airplanes to real-world flight training to flight simulation starting with subLOGIC's Flight Simulator 1.0. He joined DVA in 2009 and was selected as the Chief Pilot of the B737 program in 2014. We will benefit tremendously by having Scott on the Operations Team. Welcome to the Team Scott. David Vega - Vice President of Operations Andres Honegger - Assistant Director of Operations Kevin Lundy - Assistant Director of Operations Ken Webber - Assistant Director of Operations Scott Simmons - Assistant Director of Operations
08/19/2022	Ken Webber joins DVA Operations as Assistant Director of Operations	David Vega
On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airline Operations team, I'm pleased to announce that Ken Webber has been appointed as DVA's Assistant Director of Operations. Ken has been part of the flight simulation community from the early days. His contributions to the hobby are known, especially in his still active role in producing freeware aircraft. Ken is also in training for his real-world Private Pilot certificate. He is also our Chief Pilot for the DC-8 program and will also continue in that role. Welcome to the Operations Team Ken. - DVA Operations team, David Vega - Vice President of Operations Andres Honegger - Assistant Director of Operations Kevin Lundy - Assistant Director of Operations Ken Webber - Assistant Director of Operations (the new guy!)
08/07/2022	Delta Virtual Airlines Operations Personnel Changes	Joe Burner
Good morning all, As many of you know our President Terry Eshenour announced his retirement and my appointment as President of Delta Virtual Airlines. We are forever grateful for all the work Terry has accomplished within the airline. Since becoming appointed as President, I had to take on a dual role for a short time as we were seeking someone to take over as Vice President of Operations. Today I am pleased to announce that Senior Captain David Vega will be stepping into the office as Vice President of Operations effective immediately. David as many of you all know has been around since the early days of Delta Virtual Airlines. Joining on December 2001, he has served the DVA community by a variety of excellent contributions to the community. He has assisted our pilots in the water cooler with a variety of topics to include simple assistance with simulator platforms to even creating freeware scenery for our member pilots. Please join me in giving a big round of applause for David's dedication and hard work to this community and to take on greater responsibilities. We are ever excited for the future of Delta Virtual Airlines as we continue into the future. We are still seeking to fill the position of Vice President of Training, and we will make an announcement once we identify a suitable candidate. Joe Burner President; Delta Virtual Airlines
08/02/2022	Retiring Senior Management and New Appointments	Terry Eshenour
August 1, 2022 Good Morning all, On behalf of your Senior Staff leadership team, we are announcing that Vice President of Training Scott Clarke is retiring effective July 31st, 2022. Scott as many of you know is one of the founding members of the Delta Virtual Airlines flight academy. Back in 2006, George Lewis started the Delta Virtual Airlines flight academy and Scott was one of the first students to go through the Delta Virtual Airlines Flight academy. Scott led a team responsible for creating and developing all of our virtual pilot training programs. He was interested in aviation since he was a child. Outside Delta Virtual Airlines, Scott is a real world commercial multi-engine, instrument-rated pilot. Scott joined the Senior Staff and has served as Vice President of Training here at DVA. We are ever thankful for Scott for his sixteen years of dedicated service to this community and he will be missed. We also announce that our President Terry Eshenour is retiring as President of Delta Virtual Airlines and Treasurer of Global Virtual Airlines Group. Terry served the Delta Virtual Airlines community in senior leadership positions for 18 years. Terry who is a retired food and beverage industry executive was instrumental in leading Delta Virtual Airlines to where it is today. He has helped numerous pilots and is a mentor to many. His dedicated service to this amazing community of pilots and members will be missed, and we are forever thankful for Terry and his years of dedicated service. Our new President to lead Delta Virtual Airlines is Joe Burner. Joe as many of you all know has served on staff at Delta Virtual Airlines since 2018. He became Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757 program, then was promoted to Chief Pilot of the DC-6 program when Jim Daigneau had to step down. Joe was then promoted to Assistant Director of Operations in October 2019, and in November 2021 promoted to Vice President of Operations. Joe has been identified as a strong leader with a vision to shape Delta Virtual Airlines into the future of flight simulation and aviation. Our new Treasurer for Global Virtual Airlines Group is Chris Frasure. Chris as you may know has served in various roles and capacities here at Delta Virtual Airlines. He served as Assistant Chief Pilot and then later as Chief Pilot in the 757 program, the MD-11 program, and currently is the Assistant Director of Operations and the Chief Pilot of the Airbus A320 program. Chris has an excellent record with Delta Virtual Airlines and his extensive qualifications have been recognized to better serve the Delta Virtual Airlines and Global Virtual Airlines group as the Treasurer. Chris will no doubt help shape Delta Virtual Airlines and Global Virtual Airlines group's mission and vision for the future of flight simulation and aviation. Please join us in extending a big Thank You to each of these amazing staff members for their continued support of Delta Virtual Airlines. We are currently seeking to fill the Vice President of Operations and Vice President of Training positions soon. We will inform you when the right candidate is selected. Senior Management Team
05/13/2022	David Vega joins DVA Operations as Assistant Director of Operations	Joe Burner
Good evening all, On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airlines Operations team I am pleased to announce that Senior Captain David Vega is appointed as Assistant Director Of Operations here at DVA. David as many of you has been active with Delta Virtual Airlines for over twenty years. Joining DVA in December of 2001, David has seen many changes within DVA. He has obtained many accomplishments and was recently nominated and promoted to the rank of Senior Captain this year. Over the years David has been very instrumental in assisting our member pilots with a variety of flight simulation topics and issues they faced, and David even contributed many long hard working hours into creating airport scenery files for missing airports in the simulator platforms. Senior Captain David Vega has been a tremendous help and support within the DVA community, and there is not one member pilot who has not benefitted from his service to the DVA community. We are happy and excited to have David on board with the DVA operations team to help move the DVA mission and vision forward. - DVA Operations team, Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations Andres Honegger; Assistant Director of Operations Kevin Lundy; Assistant Director of Operations
05/02/2022	New Stage 5 Equipment Program - A350-900 program and operational staff changes	Joe Burner
Good afternoon All, On behalf of your entire Delta Virtual Airlines Operations Team, I am pleased to announce that we have a new equipment type program here at Delta Virtual Airlines. The A350-900 equipment program. As the real world Delta Air Lines has made new and exciting changes to their equipment fleet, we are also making changes to our virtual airline equipment programs. This was a project that was a topic of discussion a couple of years ago and was a great suggestion from one of our member pilots who gave operations the idea for the implementation of some new equipment programs. Many hours of research has gone into this A350 project. Today we are pleased to announce the A350-900 program is now an official operational equipment program here at Delta Virtual Airlines, with yours truly (Joe Burner) stepping up to oversee the daily operations of the A350 program as Chief Pilot. The rating for the A350 are as follows: Primary: A350-900 Secondary: A350-1000 We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who contributed to this project to include, Our President Terry Eshenour for his awesome work on the AOM formatting, Assistant Chief Pilot Pablo Fraga for the needed information and technical specifications for the A350 fleet, Chief Pilot Ken Webber for providing some insights and a possible sim aircraft to be utilized for the A350 program. We are excited to see this new equipment program grow in the coming years. Should you have any questions about this program please reach out to ops@deltava.org or ChiefPilotA350@DeltaVA.org Taking over the reigns for the DC-6 program is Jay Marin. Jay has been a huge help in overseeing the DC-6 program as Assistant Chief Pilot and no doubt he will make the DC-6 program one of the great historical programs here at Delta Virtual Airlines. We want to extend a huge congratulations to Jay for his promotion to Chief Pilot and we want to extend a huge thank you to Jay Marin for being willing to oversee the DC-6 program as Chief Pilot. Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations Andres Honegger; Assistant Director of Operations Kevin Lundy; Assistant Director of Operations
04/27/2022	Operations Staffing Changes	Joe Burner
Good afternoon all, We want to announce some staffing changes within our operations and equipment program staff changes. Assistant Director of Operations Soonho Lee is stepping down from his Assistant Director of Operations role and Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757 program. Soonho in his time since joining DVA back in 2013 has amassed 3,271 flights with DVA, 2,885 of those were flown online. He served in various roles here at Delta Virtual Airlines. He served as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757 program, and helped the 757 program excel further, he then later was appointed as Assistant Director of Operations where he was a tremendous help in moving DVA's mission and vision forward. He also oversaw the DVA dispatch program as Director of Dispatch. He has earned every rating DVA has to offer and has obtained numerous accomplishments. Soonho's service and dedication to Delta Virtual Airlines will be remembered for many years to come. We are extremely thankful for Soonho Lee's dedicated service to DVA and we wish him well in his future endeavors. Another staffing change which has happened is Assistant Chief Pilot Yisrael Wealcatch is stepping down from Assistant Chief Pilot in the DC-8-61 equipment program. Yisrael in his years of service since being hired on with staff in 2016 has helped move the DC-8 program forward. While the DC-8 equipment program is a historical program here at DVA, he helped move the equipment program forward, by working to help get the program where it is today, by assisting with the checkride instructions for the DC-8 program. Yisrael's service and dedication to Delta Virtual Airlines will be remembered as well for many years down the road. We want to extend a huge thank you to both Soonho and Yisrael for their service to Delta Virtual Airlines, and we wish both of them the best in their future endeavors. Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations
03/28/2022	New Stage 1 Equipment Program - ERJ-170	Joe Burner
Good afternoon All, On behalf of your entire Delta Virtual Airlines Operations Team, I am pleased to announce that we have a new equipment type program here at Delta Virtual Airlines. The ERJ-170 equipment program. Many of you all probably remember a few years ago this project dubbed the ERJ-170 project was started by Chief Pilot Andrew Vane when he was serving as Vice President of Operations. Andrew put the ground work into getting this program started for us to add to our list of programs. Sadly this project was put on the back burner for a few years until Andrew stepped down from VP of Operations, and then Kevin Lundy stepped in as VP of operations. Sadly due to time constraints and other issues taking priority Kevin wasn’t able to finish what Andrew started. Today we are happy to announce this program is now an operational equipment program here at Delta Virtual Airlines, with Matthew Whitaker who is stepping up to oversee the program as Chief Pilot. We are excited to have Chief Pilot Matthew Whitaker take the reigns of this new equipment program. We know he will do an excellent job in overseeing the daily operations of this new program. We want to extend a huge thank you to Andrew Vane and Kevin Lundy for their time and energy spent on this project as well as others who worked many long hours on this project, to include AD of Operations Chris Frasure, and AD of Operations Andres Honegger, this program would not be here today if it weren’t for these awesome staff members. We also want to extend an even bigger thank you to Matthew Whitaker for being willing to serve as the Chief Pilot in the new ERJ-170 equipment program. We are excited to see this new equipment program grow in the coming years. Should you have any questions about this program please reach out to ops@deltava.org or Matthew_Whitaker@DeltaVA.org Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations Andres Honegger; Assistant Director of Operations Kevin Lundy; Assistant Director of Operations
01/21/2022	DVA Tours Launching Tomorrow, January 22nd!	Joe Burner
You already knew you were in the best virtual airline in the world, but wait until you see this! DVA's long awaited brand new Tours program goes live TOMORROW, January 22nd 2022! Get all the details here and get flying! https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x23d85
12/24/2021	Holiday Greetings DVA Pilots from Senior Staff	Terry Eshenour
As we enter the busy holiday season perhaps with travel and visiting friends and family, it is our wish that you and those close to you have an enjoyable and safe holiday. The past 20 months affected us profoundly and in ways, we could never expect. Hopefully, our community of aviation enthusiasts found enjoyment and encouragement interacting with one another while experiencing the virtual skies. We look forward to a bright future for the entire community. Exciting new activities will arrive in January. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! May 2022 bring blue skies! Terry Eshenour, President Joe Burner, VP Operations Scott Clarke, VP Flight Academy Luke Kolin, VP Technology Jim Pray, VP Human Resources
12/16/2021	DVA Tours Coming In January 2022	Joe Burner
On behalf of the Delta Virtual Airlines events team we are pleased to announce that The DVA Events team is implementing an all new Tours feature coming to the DVA Events Program, allowing our pilots a whole new way to experience Delta Virtual Airlines. Find out more information here: https://www.deltava.org/thread.do?id=0x23c77 On behalf of the DVA events team here at DVA we thank you for your continued support. - DVA Events - DVA Operations
12/12/2021	New Assistant Directors of Events	Joe Burner
On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airlines Operations team as well as Delta Virtual Airlines Events team, I am pleased to announce that Kevin Hornaday and Nathan Cox have been appointed to Assistant Director of Events. Kevin Hornaday has been a member of Delta Virtual Airlines since September of 2009. In the twelve years since joining Delta Virtual Airlines, Kevin has obtained various accomplishments and has flown a few hundred flights. Kevin also currently serves Delta Virtual Airlines as a Dispatcher and has been actively providing dispatch services to our member pilots since 2017. Nathan Cox has been a member of Delta Virtual Airlines since September 2010. In the eleven years since joining Delta Virtual Airlines Nathan has flown over six hundred flights and has obtained various accomplishments in his eleven years of being here at Delta Virtual Airlines. We are excited to welcome both Kevin and Nathan to their new roles here at Delta Virtual Airlines events team and we look forward to seeing them help love the Delta Virtual Airlines mission and vision forward as we move into a new year in the next couple of weeks. - DVA Operations Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations Andres Honegger; Assistant Director of Operations Kevin Lundy; Assistant Director of Operations - DVA Events Daniel Wilbanks; Director of Events Jay Marin; Assistant Director of Events
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