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DVA10553
First Officer, B737-800

Joined on February 16 2012

Atlanta, GA USA

20 legs, 53.3 hours
9 legs, 22.0 hours online
18 legs, 47.7 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 27 2012 21:44 ET by Lucas Makhviladze

Hello

I just want to know why people join Delta Virtual and fly only Air Canada or Air France routes when they have their own VAs? I'm not having any problem with it, don't get it wrong I'm just interested smile

Thanks

DVA9510
Captain, B777-200

Joined on February 17 2011
Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary

San Diego, CA

132 legs, 349.8 hours
12 legs, 21.9 hours online
123 legs, 330.3 hours ACARS
9 legs, 17.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 27 2012 21:55 ET by Dylan Klein

i dont know about flying those routes exclusively, but i know that the flights just open up new routes and destinations. More Fun biggrin

DVA3794
Senior Captain, A320
OLP, 737-ATP

Joined on December 03 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
US Coastal Club
Events Quadruple Century
US Mountaineer Club
Everett Bi-Millennium Club
Tri-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Three Million Mile Club
Online Thirty Century

"volando libero......."
Antarctica

3,459 legs, 8,141.9 hours
3,131 legs, 7,039.5 hours online
3,251 legs, 7,332.7 hours ACARS
478 legs, 964.8 hours event
65 legs dispatched, 72.4 hours

Posted onPost created on February 27 2012 22:13 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

Please read Notam #35 .......any Delta widget is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in any signature banner wink

DVA9443
Senior Captain, B767-300
OLP

Joined on January 23 2011
50 State Club
Six Century Club
Everett 500 Club

Ottawa, ON Canada

639 legs, 1,677.0 hours
80 legs, 136.3 hours online
639 legs, 1,677.0 hours ACARS
4 legs, 15.3 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 27 2012 23:46 ET by Craig McGrath

We don't have any Air Canada routes. That would be nice, though. We do have Westjet routes, and I fly them because I'm from Canada and like to fly to those destinations. After you fly so many routes out of the Delta hubs (ATl, DTW, etc.), you kinda just want to fly something else sometimes. That's what our codeshares are for. And how could I leave DVA when there's no other VA even close to its level? Air Canada VA is really not very good, Air France VA is partnered with DVA so I'm not really sure why you used that as an example. I love our community, the website, ACARS, everything. You can make your experience here as realistic as you wish. It's just too great of a place to give up.

Craig McGrath (DVA9443)

DVA3196
Senior Captain, MD-11
OLP, COMM

Joined on June 03 2006
Online Double Century Club
50 State Club
Six Century Club

"pitchpowertrim.com"
Anderson, MO

619 legs, 1,093.4 hours
292 legs, 503.1 hours online
580 legs, 1,026.5 hours ACARS
89 legs, 191.0 hours event
236 legs dispatched, 110.1 hours

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 00:59 ET by Michael Brown

Vincenzo Musumeci wrote:

Please read Notam #35 .......any Delta widget is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in any signature banner

Not so fast ...take a look at some staff (and Senior Staff) signatures ....many have the widget. They also have the "approved signature" watermark. There is more to NOTAM #35 than what you wrote. wink

DVA10030
Captain, B727-200
OLP

Joined on August 04 2011
50 State Club
Online Double Century Club
Triple Century Club

"Inertial Navigation System Fan "
Milano, Lombardia Italia

323 legs, 812.4 hours
229 legs, 553.7 hours online
308 legs, 767.2 hours ACARS
27 legs, 52.7 hours event
1,410 legs, 2,961.0 hours total

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 10:23 ET by Luca Di Biase

Craig +1

DVA1303
Assistant Chief Pilot, A320

Joined on August 24 2003
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Quincentenary Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club

Crystal Lake, IL

589 legs, 1,182.4 hours
533 legs, 1,062.8 hours online
559 legs, 1,130.1 hours ACARS
2 legs, 4.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 12:15 ET by Jim McMannamy

I joined DeltaVA several years ago (before Delta and Northwest were in the process of merging operations) because I wanted to fly Northwest Airlines routes and aircraft . . . so once I joined, I primarily flew the DC-9 and B757 under NWA callsigns. The reason I picked DeltaVA rather than one of the couple of other NWA-only VA's was because of the large community and how technologically advanced DVA is compared to the majority of other VAs. Once NWA was consumed into Delta, I simply started flying with a Delta callsign like I was an ex-NWA pilot.

I've turned into a Delta "purist" in that I only fly Delta flights and equipment for DVA now, but when I considered myself a Northwest "enthusiast", the operations of DVA were very appealing.

Jim McMannamy

Assistant Chief Pilot, A320

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 18:23 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

Michael Brown wrote:

Vincenzo Musumeci wrote:

Please read Notam #35 .......any Delta widget is STRICTLY PROHIBITED in any signature banner

Not so fast ...take a look at some staff (and Senior Staff) signatures ....many have the widget. They also have the "approved signature" watermark. There is more to NOTAM #35 than what you wrote.

Just finished to read the Policy and in effect if you have counterpart permission you are allowed to use the widget.....my bad I took for granted the Notam without reading the policy even it says to do so smile

DVA4176
Senior Captain, L-1011-100
OLP

Joined on March 11 2007
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Black Pearl Club
White Knuckles Club
Events Triple Century Club
Online Forty Century Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
Burbank Bi-Millennium Club
Four Million Mile Club
Seven Millennium Club

"In the cold Kentucky rain"
Horn Lake, MS USA

7,125 legs, 11,555.1 hours
4,673 legs, 6,709.8 hours online
5,630 legs, 8,974.5 hours ACARS
371 legs, 587.0 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 21:26 ET by Scott D Williams

off topic, that sig looks great Vincenzo.....I have seen very similar over New Mexico enroute to LAX recently. It reminds me of the desert southwest in the US for some reason.

Scott D Williams

Senior Captain, L-1011-100

Posted onPost created on February 28 2012 22:51 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

Scott D Williams wrote:

off topic, that sig looks great Vincenzo.....I have seen very similar over New Mexico enroute to LAX recently. It reminds me of the desert southwest in the US for some reason.

Thank you Scott!!!

Vincenzo Musumeci (DVA3794)

DVA7670
First Officer, B777-200

Joined on August 14 2009
DVA Five-Year Anniversary

"Any landing you can walk away from..."
Sharpsburg, GA USA

77 legs, 354.3 hours
75 legs, 349.5 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on February 29 2012 14:34 ET by Dustin Thames

Vincenzo Musumeci wrote:

Scott D Williams wrote:

off topic, that sig looks great Vincenzo.....I have seen very similar over New Mexico enroute to LAX recently. It reminds me of the desert southwest in the US for some reason.

Thank you Scott!!!

And continuing that off-topic route (sorry, Lucas), I'm assuming that's a real-world shot in your sig, Vincenzo?

Dustin Thames

First Officer, B777-200

Posted onPost created on February 29 2012 16:16 ET by Vincenzo Musumeci

Dustin Thames wrote:

Vincenzo Musumeci wrote:

Scott D Williams wrote:

off topic, that sig looks great Vincenzo.....I have seen very similar over New Mexico enroute to LAX recently. It reminds me of the desert southwest in the US for some reason.

Thank you Scott!!!

And continuing that off-topic route (sorry, Lucas), I'm assuming that's a real-world shot in your sig, Vincenzo?

Yes it is Dustin smile

DVA6862
First Officer, B737-800

Joined on December 31 2008

Eastern Canada

21 legs, 37.9 hours
20 legs, 37.0 hours online
20 legs, 35.9 hours ACARS
1 legs, 3.1 hours event

Posted onPost created on February 29 2012 19:41 ET by David Voogd

I just started back up here, and I'm quite happy to see the Westjet routes here under codeshare. My first flight will be a Westjet flight (569 YYZ to YQT). I will certainly fly Delta routes too under the Delta banner but I love flying in my home country too. The VAs for any Canadian operator have been long stagnant, and even the ones in operation (if they are) haven't changed since the early 2000's. Delta VA has a great system.

Glad to be back and looking forward to many flights in the NGX!

David Voogd

First Officer, B737-800

Posted onPost created on February 29 2012 21:35 ET by Scott D Williams

Glad to see you back David! The Westjet routes I am looking forward to also.

Scott D Williams

Senior Captain, L-1011-100

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