Delta Virtual Airlines Airline News

DATE	SUBJECT	AUTHOR
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 Director of Dispatch Announced.	Joe Burner
On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airlines team, I am pleased to announce that we have appointed a new Director of Dispatch. William Bradshaw will be overseeing the daily operations of the Delta Virtual Airlines Dispatch program. William Bradshaw joined Delta Virtual Airlines in November 2004. In the past seventeen years since joining Delta Virtual Airlines William has served as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 737, CRJ, MD-88 and the 727 programs here at Delta Virtual Airlines. William is also currently serving as a dispatcher and has many hours on the scope of providing dispatcher services to our member pilots. We are grateful that William is willing to oversee the Delta Virtual Airlines dispatch program and we look forward to William helping to move the Delta Virtual Airlines mission and vision forward as we move into the new year. - 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
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
12/04/2021	Kevin Lundy is returning to Operations as Assistant Director of Operations.	Joe Burner
On behalf of your Delta Virtual Airlines operations team, I am pleased to announce that Kevin Lundy will be returning to Operations and is appointed as Assistant Director of Operations. Kevin as many of you know joined DVA staff as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 727 program which he loves flying the 727, and then in 2013 was appointed as Chief Pilot of the 727 program where he is currently still serving as Chief Pilot in the 727 program. In 2015 Kevin was promoted to Assistant Director of Operations where he served for almost four years before being appointed as Vice President of Operations. Sadly he had to step down from Vice President of Operations this year due to personal reasons. We are happy to announce that Kevin is willing step back into an operations role to continue serving the Delta Virtual Airlines community as Assistant Director of Operations. We are thrilled to have Kevin back in operations and you will see Kevin becoming more involved with Operations projects to continue furthering the Delta Virtual Airline’s mission forward. - DVA Operations Team - Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations - Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations - Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations - Andres Honneger; Assistant Director of Operations
11/09/2021	Chief Pilot Jeremy Jurman steps down as A320 Chief Pilot	Joe Burner
After serving Delta Virtual Airlines for nine years, I am sad to announce that Jeremy Jurman is stepping down as Chief Pilot of the A320 program. Jeremy as many of you know was our Chief Pilot in the Airbus A320 equipment program we have here. Jeremy had to step down due to real world commitments outside Delta Virtual Airlines. We are sad to see him go but we wish him the best in his future endeavors. Jeremy did a fantastic job in his nine years of service to Delta Virtual Airlines and he has helped shape the Airbus A320 program to where it is today. We wish Jeremy best in his future endeavors and I am sure we will see him in the virtual skies one day. Stepping in as interim Chief Pilot of the Airbus A320 program is Assistant Director of Operations Chris Frasure. Chris as many of you know has served in various roles here at Delta Virtual Airlines. Here recently serving with us in operations as Assistant Director. Chris Frasure will serve in this role temporarily until a more permanent Chief Pilot candidate is identified. We are grateful for Chris for his willingness to step into this role temporarily, and his positive energy he has to offer to the Airbus A320 program. - DVA Operations Department - Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations - Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations - Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations - Andres Honegger; Assistant Director of Operations
11/09/2021	Andrew Vane is appointed to L-1011 Chief Pilot.	Joe Burner
On behalf of Delta Virtual Airlines operations team, I am pleased to announce that Senior Captain Andrew Vane is being appointed as the L-1011 Chief Pilot. Many of you will remember Andrew served as Vice President of Operations for just over five years. In that time Andrew helped shape Delta Virtual Airlines to where it is today. His positive attitude and energy and devotion to Delta Virtual Airlines is immeasurable. He is a mentor to many including myself. He is dedicated to seeing Delta Virtual Airlines succeed. Prior to Andrew being appointed as Chief Pilot he served as a flight academy advisor working along side Vice President of Training Scott Clarke and Matt Lynn and Ed Easterbrook. We look forward to working with Andrew as he is steps into this new role as Chief Pilot in the L-1011 program. - DVA Operations Department - Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations - Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations - Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations - Andres Honegger; Assistant Director of Operations
11/06/2021	Andres Honneger joins Delta Virtual Airlines Operations Team	Joe Burner
On behalf of the Delta Virtual Airlines Operations Team, I am pleased to announce that Andres Honegger is joining the Delta Virtual Airlines Operations team. Andres has been with Delta Virtual Airlines for nine years. He has flown close to 3,000 flights for Delta Virtual Airlines. He has earned numerous accomplishments within DVA. Andres is serving the DVA community as an Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757 program since 2018. Since Andres was promoted to Assistant Chief Pilot in 2018, he has helped many of our member pilots with various issues on the watercooler and also by email, also he has worked to help solve those issues in a professional manner. Andres has approved thousands of member pilot's flight reports, and he is one of the many of the hardest working volunteer staff members we have here at DVA. We are excited for this opportunity for Andres to continue to serve this community, and help move the DVA mission forward. Andres has a lot to offer the DVA community and we are happy to have him here serving with us in Operations. You will be seeing Andres becoming more involved with Delta Virtual Airlines Operations within the next few weeks. - DVA Operations - Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations; Delta Virtual Airlines - Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations; Delta Virtual Airlines - Chris Frasure; Assistant Director of Operations; Delta Virtual Airlines
11/04/2021	DVA Operations Personnel Changes	Terry Eshenour
Kevin Lundy, following 3 years of dedicated service, tendered his resignation as Vice President and Director of Operations due to family health issues. We are going to miss Kevin's steady guiding leadership, creativity, hard work, commitment to excellence, and infamous workflow spreadsheets. We pray for Kevin and his family as they address medical issues. A big round of praise to Kevin for a job well done! I am pleased to announce that Joe Burner will take over Kevin's position and duties effective immediately. Joe has a 6-year history with DVA. Last 3 years he was an Assistant Director of Operations, Director of Dispatch, and Chief Pilot DC-6. During his time with us, he has achieved almost all equipment ratings, accomplishments, and Flight Academy ratings. With 5,000 Water Cooler posts, it is hard to conceive that any active pilot isn't familiar with him or benefited from his advice and limitless energy. A big round of applause for Joe's hard work and willingness to take on greater responsibilities. Best wishes to both executives for success and clear blue skies! Terry Eshenour President
11/04/2021	Chris Frasure joins the DVA Operations team as Assistant Director of Operations	Joe Burner
On behalf of the Delta Virtual Airlines operations team I am pleased to announce that Chris Frasure is joining the Delta Virtual Airlines Operations team as our Assistant Director of Operations. Chris has been with Delta Virtual Airlines for fifteen years and in that time he has over 2,000 flights for Delta Virtual Airlines. Chris has also served in various roles within the airline. He served as Assistant Chief Pilot in the 757 program, then as Assistant Chief Pilot in the MD-11 program then as Chief Pilot in the MD-11 program and then later as Assistant Chief Pilot in the A320 program. He is also serving as one of our many active dispatchers. We are excited for Chris and this opportunity for him to continue to serve and move the DVA mission forward. He has a lot to give to this amazing community and we are glad he is a part of our team. You will see Chris becoming involved with more operations tasks in the next several weeks. - DVA Operations - Joe Burner; Vice President of Operations; Delta Virtual Airlines - Soonho Lee; Assistant Director of Operations; Delta Virtual Airlines
07/06/2021	Event Manual Available In Document Library	Kevin Lundy
The Events Department is pleased to announce the addition of a new Online Event manual published to the Document Library in the Pilot Center. The idea behind this was to help address some of the most common issues/questions we see from our members relating to events, as there is some confusion out there on how events actually work at DVA. Additionally, this allows us to have a centralized place to publish changes to policy/types of events/event procedures. We have some exciting changes coming up later this year (barring any complications) and this will help us communicate about them effectively. This manual is not very long at only 13 pages, much of which is taken up by screenshots and blank space, so I recommend all our members take time to review it. The manual addresses all areas of events, including the pilot briefings, signups and when they are required/not required, current policies, etc. If you have questions about events that are not covered in the manual, you can still email us directly at events@deltava.org. Direct link: https://www.deltava.org/library/dva%20online%20events%20manual.pdf Safe flying!
07/21/2020	BoG of VATSIM announces new start date of August 18 2020 for their new pilot rating system	Scott Clarke
The BoG of VATSIM announced today that their new pilot rating system is to go live on August 18, 2020. Additionally, VATSIMs new user experience and website, myVatsim, will be launched before August 18th. VATSIM new pilot rating system was previous scheduled to go live September 1st, so if you are trying to complete your P1, P2 or P3 rating course in our Flight Academy, you must complete by August 17, 2020. We will no longer be able to issue the old VATSIM P ratings after August 17, 2020. On August 18th, any Flight Academy course not completed will be removed from the Flight Academy. For those pilots that have previously completed our Flight Academy P1, P2 or P3 courses and awarded the VATSIM ratings, VATSIM will reissue your P 2 or P3 rating to a P1 rating. P1 rating will become P0. The Flight Academy will continue to honor the ratings and courses that you have successfully completed under the old VATSIM rating system.
04/09/2019	Flight Academy VFR Advanced On Line Pilot course now available	Scott Clarke
Delta Virtual Airlines Flight Academy is pleased to announce the opening of our VFR Advanced On Line Pilot course which qualifies you for the VATSIM P3 rating. This course is available to our members who have completed our On Line Pilot and VFR On Line Pilot courses and received the VATSIM P1 and P2 ratings. This new course will challenge your VFR knowledge and flying skills. It has new prop aircraft, three check rides, a VFR flight planner and some interesting airports. Go to the document library and read the Flight Academy VFR Advanced Online Pilot (VFRADV) course manual and if you want a challenge, sign up for the course.
03/30/2019	Delta Virtual Airlines Celebrates 18 Years!	Terry Eshenour
This month marks 18 years of continuous service as Delta Virtual Airlines to our pilots. Can you believe it? With Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 gaining in popularity and 2002 on the horizon, our programmer, Luke Kolin, crafted an amazing dynamic web site and place for flight simmers to gather to emulate a real-world airline. Since that time we have seen 13,641 virtual pilots enter our doors. While we focused primarily on content, we are proud of our 988 active pilots today flying an average of 4,700 flights per month and all the contributions they make to our group. Our goals remain to offer a safe location for likeminded aviation enthusiasts to gather, learn, share and access information to enhance their enjoyment of flight simming while maintaining everything as a free service. Services include learning real-world piloting skills through our flight academy, providing online events on VATSIM for online pilots to fly together, keeping a staged advancement program structure so less experienced pilots can enter using less complicated aircraft and work their way up as they gain experience, and as a VATSIM certified ATO offering courses and ratings. We are pleased to continue to add to our historical flight database of over 17,000 current and historical flights including codeshares, and some atypical charter type flights to mix it all up. Our 42 volunteers continue to add content and new experiences to the virtual airline as we continue to grow and expand. A significant recent accomplishment has been Luke and Salem Gbian's efforts to adapt the code for DVA ACARS to work with X-Plane 11 and Lockheed Martin's Prepar3d v4, both 64-bit programs. This represents a massive undertaking that has resulted in keeping DVA on the cutting edge of the flight simulation hobby. Our Flight Academy which is run by real-world former pilots and a CFI is about to release the VFR Advance Online Pilot course (VATSIM P3). It is our goal to not just cover the bare minimums for a rating but to teach virtual pilots how to actually pilot the aircraft. Whether you've been here 18 years or 18 hours, thank you for being a part of Delta Virtual Airlines! Terry Eshenour President
01/06/2019	Jim Rose has joined DVA Operations	Andrew Vane
Delta Virtual Operations is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Rose to the Operations crew. Jim will be helping Soonho, Kevin and I provide better service to our pilots. In 7 years, Jim has amassed 6800+ flights while running the Events Department and serving as 737 ACP. To say Jim is actively involved here is surely an understatement! Please join me in welcoming Jim to this new role. You will see him becoming involved more and more in Ops over the next few weeks. DVA Operations -Andrew Vane -Kevin Lundy -Soonho Lee
10/28/2018	Yahoo and AOL Registered Pilots	Terry Eshenour
Attention pilots with registered email using Yahoo and it’s affiliated services like Ymail, AOL, Verizon and possibly others, Yahoo is blocking messages from our server because they incorrectly classified us as a bulk mailer. This means that you are not receiving notifications, flight report reviews, password resets and email verifications from our mail server. While we are attempting to correct this with Yahoo, it is necessary for you to change your email address to Gmail, the only dependable free email service. Some ISP services are dependable, like Comcast, ATT, Earthlink,but occasionally without warning reject our mail. Note, Microsoft’s domains, Outlook, MSN, Live, Hotmail, are not dependable. Should you experience difficulty updating your address, send the new email address to info@deltava.org Staff will contact you using private email. We apologize for the inconvenience this causes, but we need to be sble to communicate with you. A working email address is critical. Thank you for your understanding. Terry Eshenour President
09/04/2018	Delta FLY! Publication to Resume with a New Editor - Shane Reilly	Terry Eshenour
After 6 years absence, the publication of Delta FLY! will resume with Shane Reilly as Editor. Initially, we are hoping to publish at least two editions annually with the first one by year's end. The publication experienced several updates over its history. There are many factors attributable to its sporadic publications mainly it is lack of content. We are excited that Shane volunteered his time and is enthusiastic about taking on a new challenge, it is important that our members provide him with stories, articles and other content relevant to Delta Virtual Airlines and flight sim. There are more than 1,000 active pilots. Each of us has stories to share with our like-minded aviation enthusiasts. Write a few sentences to share with your buddies. Don't be concerned if your latest epistle did make the New York Times bestseller list, we can assist in getting your thoughts in presentable form. Take advantage of this opportunity to get your story published. If you need ideas, refer to prior Delta FLY! Newsletters that can be found in the Pilot Center. You will learn more about Shane's plans in the forthcoming weeks. Drop him a line at Editor@DeltaVA.org Enjoy! Terry
02/11/2018	Delta Virtual Airlines FAQ updated	Andrew Vane
We are proud to announce that we have updated our FAQ. Hopefully this document will help prospective and new pilots find answers to basic questions about our organization and how we operate. DVA Operations
10/06/2017	Support For X-Plane and Lockheed Martin Prepar3d Users	Andrew Vane
Delta Virtual Airlines includes staged programs based on pilot's skill and experience with advancement accomplished via exams and check rides. Our ACARS program, check ride structure and flight academy are focused around FS2004, FSX and FSX Steam Edition. At the present time, we are working to improve and implement more functionality of these facets of our virtual airline for pilots who use Lockheed Martin Prepar3d and Laminar Research X-Plane. We welcome all new pilots but want to be clear that presently, your pathway may be limited in the short term if you use X-Plane 10 or use Prepar3d v1-3. Since X-Plane 11 and Prepar3d v4 are newly released simulator platforms, functionality with these platforms within our programs and opportunities to advance through stages are more limited at this time. Staff are making significant progress with our own ACARS program and in our Flight Academy courses in this regard but the work will still take some time. Check the Water Cooler for future announcements especially with regard to aircraft compatibility. Thank you all for being a part of our Virtual Airline, now in its 16th year of existence. We continue to see new pilots join us daily and are putting forth our focus and efforts to continue to grow and serve this great hobby that has brought us together. We appreciate your support and involvement. Stay tuned for more developments announced in the water cooler. Sincerely, Delta Virtual Airlines Operations Department
06/25/2017	Stage 2 B737 and A320 Programs Now Accept X-Plane for Check Rides	Andrew Vane
Thanks to the hard work of Salem Gbian and Luke Kolin, we are pleased to announce that we can now accept X-Plane (version 11) as a simulator for check rides in the B737 and A320 programs. The default X-Plane 11 737 may be used for the 737 program check rides and the payware X-Plane 11 JarDesign 320 and A330 may be used for check rides in the A320 and A330 programs, respectively. The latest version of ACARS v3.2 (Build 120 as of 6/24/18) can be obtained in the fleet library via the pilot center. We realize that one of these aircraft is payware requiring financial investment but we're working on the freeware versions as fast as we can. This is too good news to keep to ourselves and an amazing accomplishment given the absence of support from the developer. Please keep in mind that all necessary data must be captured during the check ride by ACARS in order for the Chief Pilots to evaluate the check ride, regardless of the simulator version used. If for some reason not enough data is captured by ACARS which is essential to evaluate the flight, the check ride cannot be approved. We are continuing to add more aircraft as we go through the testing phase. We are also working to get ACARS to acknowledge enough information to accept x-plane aircraft in the Flight Academy and to verify it works with XP10. This addition to DVA opens up a huge opportunity for our DVA pilots to advance and we're very appreciative of the efforts of Luke and Salem to bring this feature to our virtual airline. Stay tuned for more announcements in the X-Plane channel of the water cooler including what hopes to be a growing list of compatible x-plane aircraft. We will also be updating the DVA Pilot's Manual in the near future. Please also used the x-plane channel of the cooler to share screenies, ask questions, and provide general feedback on ACARS so we can continue to improve upon it. DVA Operations (on behalf of A330 Chief Pilot Salem Gbian and DVA Web Programmer Yoda Luke Kolin)
05/10/2017	Delta Virtual Airlines Announces Completion of 1,000,000th Flight	Andrew Vane
Delta Virtual Airlines is proud to announce that after about 16 years as a virtual airline with over 12,000 pilots passing through our doors, we recently have reach 1,000,000 logged flights. The 1,000,000th logged flight was achieved by Alex Pal flying a Boeing 717 and the flight report was approved by Boeing 737 Assistant Chief Pilot Peter Lund. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the history of Delta Virtual Airlines. We are proud of this achievement and grateful to all of our pilots and staff, past and present, who were all a part of our success, making us who we are today. We are also thankful for the support of VATSIM, IVAO and their controllers who make our flight simulation experience more enjoyable. We look forward to continued success and fun moving forward as we grow and implement more programs and features for our pilots. DVA Senior Staff
01/05/2017	737 Airman ATP Rating And Training Course Open	Andrew Vane
You will find in the document library a new document for the newly released 737 Airman ATP Rating and Training Course. This course is designed to test a 737 pilot’s knowledge and skill above and beyond the basics. It is designed to teach pilot proficiency in the aircraft and help the pilot “know” the aircraft inside and out, its limitations, abilities and how to handle it in various situations. This course was designed to mimic the training real world 737 pilots receive in the simulators. Once successfully completed, a 737 pilot will receive the 737 Airman ATP designation. This designation will be attributed to the pilot for one year. To maintain this 737 airman rating, the pilot will be required to take and pass a refresher check ride each subsequent year. If interested in signing up for the course, please read the new document in the Document Library, accessed via the Pilot Center. If you feel you meet the qualifications and would like to take the course, go to the flight academy link and sign-up. This course is extremely challenging and only open to pilots in the 737 program. The document explains in detail what requirements must be met in order to take the course. We will be evaluating interest in this course as a determining factor of whether or not to roll it out for other programs in the future. This course has been almost two full years in the making and we hope you'll all enjoy it! Delta Virtual Operations, DVA Flight Academy and the DVA 737 Program *Updated 10/19/17
01/03/2017	Document Library Addition: DVA's Propliner Operations Manual	Andrew Vane
Delta Virtual Airlines Senior Staff and the DC-6 Chief Pilot are pleased to announce the release of the DVA Propliner Operations Manual. This manual can be downloaded from the Document library accessed via the Pilot Center. Author Jim Daigneau, the DVA DC-6 Chief Pilot and real world commercial pilot, has developed quite an extensive, one-of-a-kind manual on how to fly historical propliners. The manual highlights most of our propliner fleet, how manifold air pressure (MAP) works, and even includes a detailed tutorial of a typical flight. Even if you're a jet lover, you'll gain valuable knowledge from this manual on how the piston props of yesteryear worked back then and still today. Props to Tom Gibson of California Classic Airliners (www.calclassic.com) for his contribution (pun intended). Much thanks also to Terry for editing and final publication of the document. We hope you'll enjoy this 77 page encyclopedia of piston props Jimmy has put together! DVA Operations
05/31/2016	DVA Pilot's Manual Updated	Andrew Vane
An updated version of the Pilot's Manual has been released and is now in the Document Library. This document may be accessed via the Pilot Center. Recent edits to the Pilot Manual include updating the equipment list as well as the addition of guidelines on code of conduct when flying on VATSIM or IVAO. The Pilot's Manual explains how we do things here at DVA and is recommended reading for all pilots. Answers to most of the common Help Desk questions are in the Pilot's Manual. ~DVA Operations
02/18/2016	DVA DC-6 Airline Operations Manual Version 2 Released	Andrew Vane
We are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the DC-6 Airline Operations Manual. This updated manual was almost completely rewritten by DC-6 Chief Pilot Jim Daigneau wtih assistance from Tom Gibson of Calclassic propliners, Adam Marion, and senior staff. This new manual covers the DC-4, DC-6, DC-6B, DC-7, and DC-7B. Many thanks to Jim and his team who contributed so much for this effort! The latest edition of the manual can be obtained from the Document Library in the Pilot Center. You will also find in the document library a printable checklist for the DC-6. DVA Operations and Senior Staff
10/13/2015	Document Library Additions	Andrew Vane
The DVA Pilot's Manual has been updated to Version 13 and released to the Document Library. Revisions include some minor corrections and clarifications as well as the addition of two new aircraft to the DVA fleet which will be released shortly. In addition, with 737 Chief Pilot Scott Simmons' assistance, we've created a document that will show you how to edit your config file for the PMDG 737 so that the DVA ACARS program will capture all the necessary data. This is essential for check rides and Flight Academy courses. The document is titled "737 Modifying PMDG NGX Configuration File" and can also be found in the document library. Thanks, DVA Operations and Senior Staff
07/13/2015	DVA Pilot Manual Updated Ver 12	Andrew Vane
The DVA Pilot's Manual has been updated and released to the Document Library. Revisions include some minor re-organizing of Equipment type programs for secondary equipment and grammatical corrections. Thanks, DVA Operations and Senior Staff
06/10/2015	New Stage 1 Aircraft Achievements	Andrew Vane
While many if not most of us started in Stage 1, very few have chosen to stick around, moving onward and upward into the larger jets with FMC's that can fly across the ponds to places far and wide. DVA Operations is pleased to announce a new series of accomplishments focused specifically towards those flying our fine Stage 1 aircraft. We've created Century Club, Double Century Club and so forth for both Stage 1 primary aircraft programs. Secondary ratings in the stage 1 programs won’t count towards these accomplishments. Stage 1 Turboprop Century Club: ATR-72, B1900, DHC-8-100, DHC-8-Q400, EMB-120, S340 Stage 1 Jet Century Club: BAE-146, CRJ-1000, CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, DO-328, ERJ-135, ERJ-145, F100, F70 For those of you flying these wonderful aircraft which are the bread and butter of DVA, we salute you with these new achievements. Pilots do not need to be in the Stage 1 programs to obtain these accomplishments, they merely need to be rated and fly the aircraft indicated above to count . We hope you'll enjoy striving for these new accomplishments here at DVA! DVA Operations
06/10/2015	Updated DVA Pilot's Manual Released	Andrew Vane
We are pleased to announce the release of the latest version of the Pilot's Manual. The manual has been updated to clarify guidelines regarding flight diversions, pilot conduct, staff responsibilities, updated aircraft stages, and criteria for flight report approval. We encourage pilots to refer to the Pilot's Manual as a reference for how DVA operates. As with all our publications, we are always open to and appreciate constructive feedback and recommendations. The updated Pilot's Manual can be obtained via the Document Library in the Pilot Center. DVA Operations and Senior Staff
05/05/2015	New Channels Added to the Water Cooler	Andrew Vane
DVA Senior Staff announces the addition of three new channels to the water cooler. These channels are for sharing information and troubleshooting issues with Steam FSX SE, PREPAR3D by Lockheed Martin, and X-Plane. DVA has always been a place where pilots have helped each other with issues and provided support to one another. We greatly value our pilot's participation and hope these new channels will provide easy to locate channels for these specific flight simulation software programs.
04/22/2015	Boeing 737-800 Airline Operations Manual Updated	Andrew Vane
The Boeing 737-800 AOM has been updated and released. The new version corrects some inconsistencies within the tutorial and checklist sections and also corrects some of the emergency procedures. Pilots can obtain the newly updated manual in the Document Library via the Pilot Center. As always, we appreciate feedback and comments on the manuals in our efforts to improve them. Feel free to email any comments to ops@deltava.org. DVA Operations
01/15/2015	Historical Airlines Added	Andrew Vane
A rich part of Delta Air Lines’ history is the merger and acquisition of other airlines. We have already added many historical fights into the NW and DVH schedule database (with more to come) which were real world routes flown in the past. To grow our schedule database, you will notice that in the near future, additional historical airlines and their flights will be added. These will include Northeast Airlines Historical (acquired by Delta in 1972), Western Airlines Historical (1987), and Pan American Airways Historical (1991). You should see these airlines show up and the schedule for each slowly begin to populate with flights. Flights will be able to be accessed via Find-A-Flight and Browse Schedule in the Pilot Center. They will show up as NEH, WAH and PAH respectively. As with all flights in the database, a pilot may log a flight for any route provided he uses an aircraft that he is rated in and the aircraft can reach the destination with legal fuel reserves. The aircraft profiles section of the Pilot Center provides the range of aircraft in our fleet. We hope you enjoy these new additions to DVA. DVA Operations Department
12/30/2014	DHC-8-Q400 Added to the Hangar	Andrew Vane
Please be informed we have modified the DHC-8 in our hangar into Q100 and Q400 versions. All pilots who already have the DHC-8 rating now have the rating for the Q100. To obtain the rating for the DHC-8-Q400, go to the Pilot Center and Request Additional Ratings in any Stage 1 through 3 program.
12/12/2014	Flights added to the Northwest Historical Flight Schedule Database	Andrew Vane
We’ve added a bunch of additional Northwest historical fights to/from Memphis from a NW 2001 timetable I acquired with Jim Daigneau’s assistance. Most are real flights Northwest flew using A319, A320, DC-9-40, DC-9-50 and Boeing 727-200 aircraft. You can find them via the Pilot Center. More to be added in the future.
12/08/2014	Boeing 377 added to the DVA fleet!	Andrew Vane
As if two new propliners added in one week wasn’t enough, we are adding a third which also happens to be the third double decker aircraft available in the DVA hangar: The Boeing 377. Both Northwest Airlines and Pan Am flew this double-bubble propliner in the post WWII era. Originally developed in 1947 and capable of carrying 100 passengers over 4100 miles, the B377 is added as part of DVA’s DC6 program. California Classic Propliners (Calclassic.com) has an FS2002/FS2004 model. We hope you’ll enjoy this new addition to the fleet!
12/05/2014	DC-7C and L1049 Super Constellation added to the Fleet	Andrew Vane
Two fierce competitors in the history of Delta’s fleet development were Lockheed and Douglas Commercial. These two manufacturers competed against each other to re-engineer their aircraft to fly longer ranges and carry more passengers. We have added to our fleet the culmination of the DC-7 and Constellation battle: L1049 Super Constellation and the Douglas DC-7C Seven Seas. Both have over 4,000nm ranges. Ratings for these aircraft can be obtained via the DC-6 program. We will be adding more historic routes in the future that feature these aircraft of yesteryear. Models can be obtained from Calclassic Propliners (www.calclassic.com) among other flight sim web sites. Much thanks to DVA pilot Jim Daigneau and to Mr. Tom Gibson of Calclassic Propliners for their assistance.
12/04/2014	Alaska White-Out: More Pacific Northern Airlines Historical Flights Added	Andrew Vane
Pacific Northern Airlines (PNA) was acquired by Western Airlines in 1967 and subsequently by Delta Airlines. We have updated the schedule database (DVH) to include some of the regional PNA flights within Alaska. These include flights to Kodiak, Yakutat, Nome, Barrow and points in between. Most legs originate at Fairbanks (PAFA) or Anchorage (PANC). Many of these were flown by the Constellation with some by jetliners later on. Pilots should be informed that most of these regional airfields have short runways and larger aircraft in the DVA fleet will not be able to land or take off. Check the capabilities of your aircraft and the runway lengths prior to choosing an aircraft to fly. We hope you'll enjoy these historical destinations! Be sure to bring your dogsleds and tobaggans! Warmest Regards, DVA Operations
11/21/2014	DC-7 and Constellation Historical Schedule Database Update	Andrew Vane
The DC-7 and Constellation were long range stalwarts of Delta Airlines prior to the introduction of jets (and for a period thereafter). We’ve added additional historical flights to the schedule which were actually flown by these aircraft in the past. They may be accessed in the Pilot Center under Find A Flight as Delta Historic (DVH) airline. Approximately 60 entries have been added so far with more to come. Much thanks goes out to Captain Jim Daigneau (DVA5643), a real world Delta 767 pilot and instructor who volunteered his time to research timetables for these great propliner historical flights! May the piston props fly on!
10/25/2014	DNS Maintenance in Progress	Luke Kolin
DNS and system backup for Global Virtual Airline Group properties is handled by Amazon Web Services, the world's largest public cloud computing provider. AWS provides redundant global services at a very economic rate for a variety of groups beyond GVA, including Netflix and weather.com. To facilitate prompter system updates and maintain continuity of service, we are transferring our AWS services from a personal account to a GVA-funded AWS account. No data should be changing as part of this process beyond the master DNS services, and service interruptions are not expected.
10/23/2014	DVA Flight Schedule Updated	Terry Eshenour
The DVA flight schedule is updated quarterly. The most recent update valid for the next 18 months occurred October 23, 2014. The update includes true codeshare flights. Airlines frequently change schedules. Our schedule is dynamic with daily updates. Check the schedule before each flight to insure that the flight is on our schedule.
10/07/2014	New Accomplishments Announced	Andrew Vane
Please be informed we have added 4 new accomplishments. Some of these accomplishments will require advancement to higher/lower stages or requesting additional ratings. For information on this process, please see the Pilots Manual. Past flights logged in these aircraft will count towards the accomplishment. It is recommended pilots fly these aircraft at least 200 miles to experience them although this is not a firm requirement. Also, not all aircraft are included in the DVA fleet installer page so pilots may need to obtain them from other free download web sites such as flightsim.com or avsim.net. A brief description of each new accomplishment follows: Piston Prop Professional: Complete and receive approval for PIREP’s for at least one flight in all of the following aircraft: Constellation, DC-3, DC-4, DC-6, DC-7, L-10, L-100. Tri-Jet Triumph: Complete and receive approval for PIREP’s for at least one flight in all of the following aircraft: B727-100, B727-200, DC-10-10, DC-10-30, DC-10-40, L-1011-100, L-1011-500, MD-11. Flying a 4 engine aircraft with only 3 engines operating does not count. Commuter Conquest: Complete and receive approval for PIREP’s for at least one flight in all of the following aircraft: ATR-72, Avro RJ-85, B1900, BAE-146, CRJ-1000, CRJ-200, CRJ-700, CRJ-900, DHC-8, EMB-120, ERJ-135, ERJ-145, ERJ-170, ERJ-175, ERJ-190, ERJ-195, F70, JS41, S2000, S340. Quad-Jet Quartermaster: Complete and receive approval for PIREP’s for at least one flight in all of the following 4-engine aircraft: A340-200, A340-300, A340-600, A380-800, B707-320, B720, B747-100, B747-200, B747-400, BAE-146, CV-880, CV-990, Comet, Concorde, DC-8-11, DC-8-21, DC-8-33, DC-8-42, DC-8-51, DC-8-61, DC-8-62, DC-8-63, DC-8-71, DC-8-72. We hope you enjoy these new accomplishments. DVA Operations Department UPDATE: In addition, I have added as of 10/10/14 the DVA Fleet Master accomplishment which pilots can achieve by flying at least once in all aircraft in our hangar.
09/30/2014	Boeing 777 Aircraft Operations Manual Updated	Andrew Vane
The latest edition of the Boeing 777 Aircraft Operations Manual was recently updated in the Document Library. Pilots can access the updated manual via the Pilot Center. The new 777 AOM is oriented around the Boeing 777-200LR version since this is most widely flown by DVA pilots. In addition, the 777 related examination questions have been updated accordingly.
09/17/2014	Delta Virtual Airlines Announces Operations Department Personnel Changes	Terry Eshenour
Sterling Widmer leader of Operations for more than 5 years resigned because of real world time constraints. Sterling's efforts over the years built a strong organization serving its pilots with excellence. As a member of senior staff, we will miss his endless contributions and calm reasoning when addressing issues. Sterling will continue as a Senior Captain flying as time permits. Andrew Vane an 8 year veteran and staff member is Sterling's replacement. Drew is an accomplished aviator, a student of the Flight Academy with demonstrated leadership skills. For the past two years he has worked on revising our manuals. A huge work assignment that he pursues with great patience in pursuit of refining our written materials. Please join in congratulating these gentlemen on a job well done and offering support for new challenges that they face.
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