It has come to our attention that as of December, all Airlink and South African Express flights are no longer listed in the Star Alliance Timetable. The Star Alliance Timetable is primarily used for South African Virtual operations, although it will no longer be used for Airlink and Express operations.
Star Alliance and the two airlines decided to remove the flights because neither airline is part of the Star Alliance, although we are confused as to why the airlines have taken their schedules off now and not before. The relationship between South African Airways and its regional partners remains unchanged from before the change occurred.
As a result, we are offering the South African Timetable for Airlink and Express flights. Both timetables are available at the Flights page at South African Virtual. Because the South African Timetable lists EQV (equipment variable) for many mainline flights, the Star Alliance Timetable should continue to be used for South African Airways flights.
Again, the Star Alliance Timetable should be used for South African Airways flights, and the South African Timetable for Airlink and Express flights.
Sun, 25. January 2009
South African - Timetable Change
Sun, 3. August 2008
767-200ER Available at South African Virtual
I'm pleased to announce that South African Virtual now also offers the 767-200ER as a retired aircraft. South African Airways operated their 767s between the mid-1990s and the early 2000s on longhaul routes. We’ll be offering service to Dubai, Larnaca, Lisbon, and Tel Aviv. I hope you’ll enjoy this new addition!
Fri, 1. August 2008
South African Classic 747s Now Available
I'm very excited to inform you that South African Virtual is now offering classic 747s, namely the 747-200, with the possibility of offering the -300 and SP in the near future. South African used the 747s primarily to fly to Europe and Asian destinations, and our route network will extend to cover Athens, Cairo, Singapore, and Taipei as a result.The only livery available will be the current South African livery, as we do for other aircraft types. While this may be disappointing to some, we don't want to make anyone uncomfortable. Since the older liveries of South African used national symbols of the apartheid era, we want to make sure no pilots in our community feel upset over our offering them. We hope you understand our reasoning behind this.
The model in question is from Project Open Sky. Special thanks goes to Philip Foglar, one of our pilots, who was kind enough to paint this aircraft for us. I hope you enjoy flying these aircraft as much as I did!
Mon, 26. May 2008
Pan Am Historic Sceneries Now Available
I’m very excited to announce that Pan American Virtual now offers historic sceneries for nineteen of its destinations. Courtesy of California Classic Propliners, all the sceneries are set around the early 1960s, which fits in closely with our 1967-centered schedules. California Classic Propliners creates sceneries for this era to go along with the propeller aircraft, panels, and sounds that they offer. The sceneries for Pan American destinations are available through the Flight Manual at Pan American Virtual. New scenery is also available for Historic Voyages airports.Unfortunately, some of these sceneries will replace the default FS2004 airports. When flying for a different virtual airline, you will need to turn off the add-on scenery for the most realism. If you need any assistance regarding this issue, don't be afraid to ask on the Message Boards.
Some of the highlights in the sceneries we now offer:
Berlin Tegel
Hong Kong (Kai Tak)
Honolulu
London Heathrow
Paris Orly
San Francisco