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DVA2169
Captain, MD-88
Joined on February 28 2005
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
US Capital Club
Stage 1 Jet Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
""What goes up, must come down!"" Loganville, GA
228 legs, 352.0 hours
219 legs,
341.1 hours online 191 legs,
304.7 hours ACARS 1 legs,
1.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 01 2023 22:06 ET by Cleon Williams
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I am a little unclear on this. Does this mean No Online ACARS flights will be accepted for any Boeing airframes, which means all Boeing programs are being shut down. A little more clarification will be helpful. Thanks.

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DVA13420
Assistant Chief Pilot, B737-800
Diamond
Joined on February 25 2018
50 State Club
Comrade Club
Winter Olympics Club
DVA Five-Year Anniversary
Millennium Club
Globetrotter
Everett 500 Club
Springfield, MO
1,081 legs, 1,880.1 hours
1,080 legs,
1,878.0 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 01 2023 22:08 ET by Adam Magiera
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Adam MagieraAssistant Chief Pilot, B737-800
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DVA9152
Captain, B737-800
OLP
Joined on October 30 2010
50 State Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 250 Club
Ponce De Leon Club
Online Century Club
Quatercentenary Club
Moose Club
"DVA9152, you’re cleared for take off!" Edmonton, AB Canada
482 legs, 1,278.1 hours
124 legs,
240.7 hours online 476 legs,
1,257.1 hours ACARS 1 legs,
2.3 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 01 2023 22:26 ET by Kyle Reaume
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With PMDG constantly changing their SDK Architecture and increasingly making it harder for our technology department to keep up. The senior management has decided to close down all of the Boeing Programs for unforeseen future. I was notified by the President, Joe Burner, that my last day as the Assistant Chief Pilot will be April 15, 2023, and that I must return the aircraft, N870DN, back to the hangar by then. It was an honour serving as the B737-800 Program Assistant Chief Pilot for Delta Virtual Airlines, and it was great meeting and getting to know you all.
Kyle ReaumeCaptain, B737-800
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DVA458
Captain, B737-800
Joined on May 21 2002
B737 100 Club
Double Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Rome, GA USA
218 legs, 505.7 hours
12 legs,
20.1 hours ACARS
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Posted onPost created on
April 01 2023 22:42 ET by Jim Williamson
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April Fool???

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DVA1303
Assistant Chief Pilot, A320
Silver
Joined on August 24 2003
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
Quincentenary Club
Toulouse 250 Club
Online Quintuple Century Club
Crystal Lake, IL
588 legs, 1,180.3 hours
533 legs,
1,062.8 hours online 558 legs,
1,128.0 hours ACARS 2 legs,
4.0 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 01 2023 22:46 ET by Jim McMannamy
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Now is the time to get your Airbus type ratings! Get at the front of the line on your checkrides so you can get back to flying as soon as possible. Bye bye, Boeing!
Jim McMannamyAssistant Chief Pilot, A320
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DVA12617
Chief Pilot, A350-900
Platinum
OLP, VFRADV DISPATCHER E-MAIL
Joined on April 23 2015
B757 100 Club
Eurocap Club
Millennium Club
Toulouse 500 Club
Online Triple Century Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
"Go Utes!" Herriman, UT
1,280 legs, 2,967.8 hours
391 legs,
810.3 hours online 1,261 legs,
2,925.6 hours ACARS 25 legs,
78.6 hours event 39 legs dispatched, 174.2
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 02 2023 01:50 ET by Joe Burner
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Cleon Williams wrote:
I am a little unclear on this. Does this mean No Online ACARS flights will be accepted for any Boeing airframes, which means all Boeing programs are being shut down. A little more clarification will be helpful. Thanks.
Cleon,
This was an April fools joke. We are not getting rid of our Boeing fleet. Boeing has been a major portion of real world Delta Ops. I will be addressing this more tomorrow morning.
We apologize for any confusion this may have caused anyone.
Best regards,
Joe

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DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
OLP E-MAIL
Joined on October 29 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
Online Fifteen Century
"Chris, NOT in Seattle" Northeastern United States
2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs,
3,252.2 hours online 2,243 legs,
5,407.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
6.0 hours event 2 legs dispatched, 19.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 02 2023 06:57 ET by Chris Frasure
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April fools!
CF
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DVA2169
Captain, MD-88
Joined on February 28 2005
50 State Club
Double Century Club
Online Double Century Club
US Capital Club
Stage 1 Jet Century Club
DVA Twenty-Year Anniversary
""What goes up, must come down!"" Loganville, GA
228 legs, 352.0 hours
219 legs,
341.1 hours online 191 legs,
304.7 hours ACARS 1 legs,
1.5 hours event
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Posted onPost created on
April 02 2023 14:58 ET by Cleon Williams
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You got me good! That was a great April Fools joke. Thanks for the laugh.

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DVA3672
Senior Captain, A320
OLP E-MAIL
Joined on October 29 2006
B757 100 Club
50 State Club
Two Million Mile Club
Bi-Millennium Club
DVA Fifteen-Year Anniversary
US Capital Club
Toulouse Millennium Club
Online Fifteen Century
"Chris, NOT in Seattle" Northeastern United States
2,534 legs, 6,223.1 hours
1,537 legs,
3,252.2 hours online 2,243 legs,
5,407.0 hours ACARS 4 legs,
6.0 hours event 2 legs dispatched, 19.5
hours
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Posted onPost created on
April 03 2023 07:47 ET by Chris Frasure
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Cleon Williams wrote:
You got me good! That was a great April Fools joke. Thanks for the laugh.
I’m glad you got a good laugh out of it.
CF
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