The people who run virtual airlines

“When you start a VA you expect to do everything yourself. Seeing pilots treat it like their airline too was the best surprise.”

“All our aircraft have custom liveries - over 290 are available, with 150+ more in development.”

“We have a steady growing pilot base and a great community of some really good people.”

“I want people to come and feel safe to learn and make mistakes and have fun.”

“We measure success by people and fun.”

“Whether you have 10 pilots or 100 pilots, it’s the love of aviation that brings everyone together.”

“And above all we do not force anyone to fly daily because it is still virtual and we respect everyone's time.”

“Pilots come, pilots go, pilots come back (At some point we all did it I believe), we just don’t worry too much about it.”

“The most interesting thing about our Virtual Airline is the feedback we receive from new pilots.”

“We’re a multi fleet airline, due to the fact we represent 13 World Class International Carriers.”

“I have researched a virtual airline that offers general aviation flying but had no luck.”

“My home airline is notorious as being difficult when it comes to Virtual Airlines, so chose Malaysia Airlines to replicate and got permission from them.”

“I always wanted to create a virtual airline, where the realism is set to a high level, with real-life routes, procedures, schedules etc.”

“Our objective is to follow the real Company network and their operations.”

“I like to find different ideas and to be able to organize them in my mind.”

“I would consider every virtual airline a success to be honest.”

“I must say that in the first week of live testing we went to 5 pilots, so I don’t think it is a bad concept.”

“While the flying is important, the story you tell is primary.”

“I realize that a regional VA in Alaska is not for everyone, but for those that enjoy this type of flying I believe that we have the right platform.”

“Well we've been operating for almost 8 Years now, so as far as I can see we'll still be here in another 8 Years.”

“I want people to believe that it isn’t impossible to start a virtual airline at a younger age.”

“There’s just the two of us who created and run Intercity; we have complimentary skill sets so we each have our own duties that don’t really overlap.”

“But with nearly 100 flights and over 40 Pilots in the first month I’d call it quite a success.”

“I am 12 years of age, and I have been a Virtual Pilot for 3 years and I decided to make my own VA which is now 2 years.”

“Flying is not only passion for me but also an art of reaching the skies.”

“We came up with the idea to create our own alliance.”

“Our Virtual Airline is not about getting that higher ranking to fly the next biggest aircraft.”

“We aim to build a ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of a fleet.”

“Word to the wise to all future CEO’s, invest in web security, it will make your life much easier.”

“But all in all I'd say that meeting and working with our pilots has been the most interesting.”

“It's just kinda surreal to know that there is someone flying around in a livery you designed and for an airline you helped build.”

“I just started to feel something with it and I decided to keep it growing”

“I rather have 10 active pilots on a roster instead of having 1000 inactive pilots on a roster.”

“I am 47 years old, worked for SWISSAIR in 1988 till 1990, and I create my own virtual Airline, because I like to be independent.”

“Well, I am a year in, and I really think that if you stick to your guns and truly believe what you are doing, you can create an amazing airline.”