3 October 2003
To All Of Our Pilots,

This past month was a regression for us, but one that was expected. Historically, SimAirline.net has always been busier during the summer months, and this year was no exception. However, the comparison of this September's operations figures compared to last year's were very encouraging.

Operations Transition Successful
My move to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area was successful, and my time unavailable was not met with any complaints. My new location has led to less exact roster update times, so roster updates may not be at regular times or on as regular a basis.

KLM and Air France to Merge
Air France and KLM have recently announced their intentions to merge to create Europe's largest airline, and the world's third-largest airline. The combined airline would maintain the separate brands and cultural identities, but be a single company. For more information, please read the official press release. At this time, we have no plans to significantly alter our KLM Virtual operations.

Pacific Blue Announced
Virgin Blue has announced Pacific Blue, the international arm of the airline, which will operate initially to New Zealand, but eventually to other Pacific destinations. The airline will be added to Virgin International Airways' operations, and will begin service on February 1.

Northwest Virtual Adds Additional Airlines
Northwest Virtual added the operations of Big Sky Airlines this past month. The operations of Pacific Island Aviation will be added later this month.

Management Hiring
We are still hiring for three management positions: Aircraft Developer, ANA Fleet Manager, and Sabena Fleet Manager. If you are interested in appying, please go here.

Trip Reports
A new section, Trip Reports, has been added to our Message Boards. Please post your trip experiences on our real-life counterparts there.

As always, we're constantly looking for new ways to improve our levels of service and offerings that make up the SimAirline.net experience. Please feel free to contact me or the other members of our management team about any such issues.

Aaron Robinson
aaron.robinson@simairline.net
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