1 November 2005
To All Of Our Pilots,

Please remember that many time zones have changed in the last few days with the Northern Hemisphere return to standard time. Please update your timetable programs to be sure they contain the latest information. I strongly recommend also using FS Real Time 1.77 and confirming time zones with the World Time Server. Because of the time zone changes and the beginning of winter timetables, some Flights pages at SimAirline.net may not yet contain the latest information. We are working hard to ensure that the latest information does become available. We were unable to reach our October goals to add Varig, since we fell short in a few categories.

SimAirline.net to Attend FsWeekend
SimAirline.net will be participating in FSWeekend, a flightsim convention in Lelystad, Netherlands, on 5 and 6 November 2005. SimAirline.net will be distributing promotional materials on KLM Virtual and the entire organization. We have tentative plans to participate in the International FlightSim Conventions in Birmingham (U.K.) and Denver in 2006.

Online ATC Training Program to Begin
Our online ATC training program will have its first session at 1700 GMT on November 15. More details on the training program will be available over the next few days.

Contribute by Credit Card
SimAirline.net is now accepting contributions by credit card, although we still prefer contributions by check.

Nine Management Positions Open
SimAirline.net is currently hiring for nine management positions: Air Tahiti Nui Fleet Manager, Aircraft Developer, Concorde Fleet Manager, Icelandair Fleet Manager, Panels Manager, Roster System Assistant, Scenery Developer, Varig Fleet Manager, and Virgin Fleet Manager. If you are interested in any of these, you can learn more here.

Virgin Blue Now Includes Polynesian Blue
Polynesian Blue began operations late last month as part of the Virgin Blue network. Polynesian Blue is based in Samoa and currently operates from Apia to both Auckland and Samoa.

Air Berlin Virtual to Offer Entire Network
Air Berlin Virtual will soon offer all flights of Air Berlin, as opposed to just the Euro Shuttle routes. This expansion adds eighteen destinations to the Air Berlin Virtual network, six of which are unique to Air Berlin Virtual. It also adds a third hub in Nuremburg to Air Berlin Virtual.

Era Routes to be Restored
Era Aviation's routes from Bethel, which were recently removed from the Alaska Timetable, will soon be available through Alaska Virtual's Flights page.

Sabena and Swissair to Switch to Winter Timetable
Sabena Virtual and Swissair Virtual will soon switch to a new winter timetable. Previously, schedules were identical for both summer and winter, but with adjusted times as necessary. The recent acquisition of the airlines' final winter timetables makes this change possible.

Virtual Airline of the Month - Northwest Virtual
This month's featured virtual airline is Northwest Virtual. More information on Northwest Virtual, including selected screenshots, can be found here.

World Tour - Virgin International Airways
This month's World Tour will focus on our first virtual airline, Virgin International Airways, and will include flights of every Virgin airline around the world.

Personal Travel
I will be visiting Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul airports on November 22. If you wish to arrange a meeting at one of those airports, please let me know.

November should be yet another good month for SimAirline.net. Design work on our new roster system is proceeding, and we hope to be able to release it in the near future. This will be the most revolutionary change in SimAirline.net's history, and will enable many improvements for both management and pilots alike.

Aaron Robinson
aaron.robinson@simairline.net
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