3 March 2005
To All Of Our Pilots,

This past month, we added Virtual British Airways to our operations as our twentieth virtual airline and final expansion of our 2004 Operations Plan. Unfortunately, we were unable to meet all of our monthly goals for February, falling short in two categories, Hours/Active Pilot and the Incorrect: Correct PIREP Ratio. However, we did set two new organization records this past month: Total Pilots and Concorde PIREPs.

German Virtual Airline Expansion Revised
We recently decided to alter our 2005 Operations Plan slightly. Our upcoming virtual airline expansion in Germany has been changed from LTU International Airways to Air Berlin, the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe. We feel that Air Berlin represents a more logical fit for SimAirline.net than LTU based on its growth prospects and route structure, which also includes hubs in Austria and Spain.

Midway Virtual Expands to Include Chicago Routes
As you may know, Midway Airlines was based at Chicago Midway before moving to Raleigh/Durham in 1995. We were recently available to obtain a late 1994 Midway timetable when they were based in Chicago, so Midway Virtual will be expanding to incorporate those routes into its operations. This expansion will also allow additional Fokker 100 flights.

Training Sessions to Begin
Brandon Jones, our new Training Manager, will lead a series of training sessions through the Message Boards designed to help improve pilots' flying abilities and realism level. The end goal is for pilots to be able to eventually be able to fly online using the various ATC organizations and in online SimAirline.net events. The first session, focused on basic instrumention, will be available within the next few days.

New: Featured Destination of the Week
This month we will be adding a new feature to SimAirline.net: Featured Destination of the Week. Each member of our management team will select unique destinations and provide information about SimAirline.net's service to that airport as well as interesting features of flying to/from there. These will be found in our Message Boards starting on 7 March.

New Nagoya Airport Opens
Nagoya's new airport, Central Japan International Airport, opened on February 17. Because the airport is not in FS2004, we will be offering a scenery for download through our site within the next few days.

Next month we'll be celebrating our fifth complete year of virtual airline operations. A great deal of credit goes to our management team that has helped make it possible, and most importantly, you, our dedicated pilots. Thank you for helping make us the great organization we are today.

Aaron Robinson
aaron.robinson@simairline.net
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