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Automatic Flight Assignments are now operational! After 3 months of development and testing, the Automatic Flight Assignments system has been fully developed and approved for general VA use. This Automatic Flight Assignments system automatically assigns flights to pilots based off of a given amount of time, and we have enabled pilots the jurisdiction and ability to adjust their individual settings in that respect.   The system assigns flights in correct time order. This means, that if you arrive at KATL at 17:00z, the next departure from KATL will be after 17:40z.   The Automatic Flight Assignments system does not just select random flights. It looks into several factors that will determine your itinerary, such as the day of week and departure/arrival times.    Night stops are possible for the early sleepers of Fly Delta Virtual. For example, if a flight arrives on a Tuesday evening and the return flight departs at 06:00z on a Wednesday morning, the system is designed to consider those types of flights for planning.   When new assignments have been created, pilots will receive a notification email with a list of their assigned flights whenever any new assignments have been created.   An important note to those inactive people on our roster, the system will only generate flights for active pilots. Once a pilot is inactive, the system will no longer generate any flights for this pilot and they will not receive notification emails from the system anymore.   To view this new system, please visit the Crew Center and select Flight Assignments from the Flight Operations section of the Sidebar.   We are proud to present the Automatic Flight Assignments system to enhance your enjoyment of the Fly Delta Virtual experience.  It has been a long requested enhancement, and after a long testing period, we are excited to present it to you.  If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to you hub manager, or a member of the executive team.   Jeff E. / DAL1706 Director of Marketing and Events View the full article

Dear Fly Delta Virtual Pilots, As the new Director of Marketing and Events, I am taking over tours, and their creation.  I've planning a few tours out starting with this first one, and a few more in the coming couple of months. Tours are pretty popular among you, and we know you like to fly them.  So, first, please comment as to what you would like to see in a tour?  Do you have ideas?  I'd love to hear them.  We want to make them fun and exciting for you. So, to kick off my first tour as DME, I present: The Delta SkyTeam International Hubs tour!   This tour requires completion of the Delta Current Hubs tour (domestic before International!) and hits some of the SkyTeam hubs such as Atlanta, Amsterdam (KLM), Moscow (Aeroflot), Seoul (Korean Air), Seattle (Delta), Paris (Air France), Buenos Aires (Aerolinas Argentinas), Mexico City (AeroMexico), Los Angeles (Delta), Taipei (Air China), Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam Airlines), Shanghai (China Eastern Airlines) before heading on a very long flight back to Atlanta.  On some planes you may need to weight restrict to make it, but they should make it.  Have fun! As always, Tours are CAT-FREE at all times. Look for more tours to come and comment below as to what you would like to see, or tag me on Discord. Keep Climbing, Jeff / DL1706 Director of Marketing and Events View the full article

Next leg of the MLB tour is Philadelphia KPHL to Atlanta KATL! Come join us for the next leg of the tour. View the full article

Good evening Fly Delta Virtual Pilots,
As we continue to grow as a virtual airline, we are dedicated to promoting from within our pilot ranks. Our success as a VA is attributable to each of you, and with that, we are announcing the following changes to our staff team:

John Domino DAL1815 has stepped back from his position as Hub Manager at LaGuardia due to commitments outside the VA. He will be staying on with us as a pilot, and we look forward to seeing him continue to grow with us when time allows. Thank you, John, for your dedication to the LaGuardia Hub. Please extend your thanks to him for supporting the LGA Hub.

We are excited to announce the following promotions to our Staff:

Atlanta Hub:
Dustin Mitchell DAL1712 has been moved from the Apprentice Program to the Assistant Hub Manager position at Atlanta. His pilot number will remain the same. Congrats Dustin!

Detroit Hub:
Beau Lewis DAL1715 has been promoted to the role of Hub Manager at Detroit. Many of you know Beau as an active member of our Discord Community, and of our Developer group. Beau is also a donator to Fly Delta Virtual. Congratulations, Beau!

LaGuardia Hub:
With the vacancy of the LGA Hub Manager positon, Raphael Weiner DAL1717 will be stepping in as as part of the Apprentice Program. He will work closely with members of the Administrative team to help manage the LGA Hub. Please welcome him to LGA!

Please take a moment and thank John Domino for his service to the LGA Hub, and also extend congratulations to Dustin, Beau and Raphael.

Jeff E. / DL1706
Director of Marketing and Events View the full article

Good evening Fly Delta Virtual Pilots, Effective this evening, Nicholas Stanchina tendered his resignation as Detroit Hub Manager to the Executive Team so that he can focus on his responsibilities outside the VA.  Nicholas will be missed as the DTW Hub Manager, and we look forward to his continued involvement in the VA outside of the Hub Manager role.  We are glad to report that Nicholas will remain as a pilot with us.  Please take a moment to thank Nicholas for his contributions to Fly Delta Virtual.  Jeff Edward / DAL1706 Director of Marketing and Events View the full article