Virtual Trans World Airlines.
After the original vTWA was hacked, the owners decided to shut down vTWA. I secured some of the schedules and rebuild the whole database of aircrafts and schedules. So we started 2 1/2 years back with the new Virtual Trans World Airlines including Ozark Airlines.
I had no idea about phpVMS or PHP. So with help from phpVMS skin developers, I improved the website. The most important was to secure the website and the database.
That include https security and security on the server itself. I added several features to improve the website. The most important feature was a fleet page and a convenient schedule search.
Later a connecting flight search was added. Pilots can select a departure point and an arrival point and the system will show all non-stop flights as well as flights with up to 3 stops. So its only 1 click and a trip was planned.
The next option was the ACARS flight logging. We started with vTWAcars. That improved the PIREPs with several additional logging features. vTWAcars was not working well for our XPlane pilots.
So the next version came up and we called it JetStream. We have an internal mail system as well as a chat system. Thats the way we communicate.
For our hub managers and chief pilots, we use a HubAdmin module. Our HubMangers and Chief Pilots can add schedules, tours, executive flights.
With flyvtwa.net we offer everything a real airline offers:
- Advanced state of the art schedule systems
- Fully functional dispatch
- Fully functional maintenance section (our MCC monitors the health of our aircraft's, if the condition is below standard, it will be sent to the hangar for checks. The aircraft will be out of service during that time.
- A state of the art charter system (pilots can create their flights from/to any point)
- communication via vTWAmail and vTWAchat.
Our fleet include the DC3/DC4 the Constellations, the 707's, Convair 880, B717, B727, B747, B757, B767, A319, A330 and so on. of course we have our TWExpress with ATR, Super31, Dash7, CRJ's.
The real TWA had several codeshare and pooled service agreements. We have included all those flights in our schedules including the aircrafts from the operating carriers.
The backbone of TWA's domestic operations is the B727 and MD80. TWA had the second largest fleet of MD80's. TWA's service within Europe was operated by B727-100 and B727-200. Internal German Service (IGS) was operated by B727-100.
Although TWA merged with AA in 2001, we simulate the modern TWA with modern aircraft's like A330/B777/B744/B748 and A318. New schedules compliments the old schedules including the 2 daily round-the-world flights.
Virtual Trans World Airlines is not the largest VA, but a Virtual Airline that offers pilots everything a real airline would offer. We even offer a frequent flight bonus program (FFB). Our pilots may fly aircraft's and routes without restrictions.
Our MCC will evaluate the condition of the aircraft after every flight and if needed, taking the aircraft out of service to repair the damages. We are not just start the engine and fly. We start at the gate and we end the flight at the gate.
Our JetStream ACARS will log this information and will make it available in the PIREP.
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