[NOTAM] | April 14, 2025 20:25 | Virtual United will be will be going CAT FREE from April 18, 2025 at 0500 Zulu to May 5, 2025 at 0500 Zulu. During this time you are able to fly any aircraft in our fleet regardless of your rank and type ratings held. Please see the news announcement for more information or in our Discord channel.
Welcome to the new Virtual United Airlines
A modern virtual airline for modern flight simulation
Why Choose Virtual United Airlines?
Virtual United Airlines is one of the most active and largest virtual airlines operating today.
To make flying more fun, we do not require check rides or tests and like to help members new to the hobby.
152 Active Pilots
Our pilots must file a PIREP at least once every 30 days to remain active.
78,706 Flights Flown
All of our flights have totaled over 137,200,155 miles! That is almost the distance from Earth to Mars.
613,609 Hours Flown
We've flown over half of a million hours! That's why we're one of the most active VA's in the world!
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Airline News
Vatsim's annual Cross The Pond Westbound will be held on April 26, 2025.
I encourage all of our pilots to participate in it if you have the time. It is a great event with gate to gate live ATC. I think the quote "It's as real as it gets" applies to this event.
As part of our participation in in this event we will be will be going CAT FREE again from April 18, 2025 at 0500 Zulu to May 5, 2025 at 0500 Zulu. During this time you are able to fly any aircraft in the fleet,
Greetings VUAL pilots I hope things are going well with all of you. I apologize for the recent "quiet" spell from the "main office" due to real world commitments and conflicts the last couple of months. Going forward expect more activity and information regarding the VA.
As most of you know, this is member supported virtual airline. We rely on the generosity of our members to help support us with the operating expenses. Our yearly budget is running approximately $850.00 a year between our web hosting, and our software licenses for the website and SmartCars. We have opened up
Greetings Captains!
Let me start off by thanking Gary for his many years leading Virtual United. He’s set a very high bar for me to live up to. I’ll do my best to measure up.
Like many of you I have virtual flying for many years. For those of you who might be asking if they had Flight Simulator back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, you are probably correct. I got my start with this hobby back when it was known as Bruce Artwick / Sub Logic flight simulator, on first generation PC with a green