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Atlantic Sun Airways is a virtual airline which was created in September of 1998 by Sean White and Aaron TerBest. As of August 2006, the airline has over 350 pilots who fly out of four main hubs: Denver, Orlando, Newark and Amsterdam Schiphol.

Contents 1 History 2 Operations 2.1 Hubs 3 Management 4 Retired Management 5 Fleet 5.1 Mainline Fleet 5.1.1 Category A 5.1.2 Category B 5.1.3 Category C 5.2 Cargo Fleet 5.3 Training Fleet 5.4 Special Fleet

[edit] History

Atlantic Sun Airways was founded in September 1998 by Sean White and Aaron TerBest. Although growth in the beginning was slow, Atlantic Sun Airways was soon accepted into a major flight simming organization. The airline had soon established 6 hubs and attracted a large number of members.

The airline continued its growth until Atlantic Sun Airways underwent a major restructuring in 2001 which included the removal of inactive members, the creation of an easier to use website (along with the acquisition of a domain name), and the creation of a new fleet as well as the removal of three hubs.

In mid-2003 Atlantic Sun Airways restructured its fleet and flight schedules, and came out with an entirely new website design and aircraft livery.

[edit] Operations

[edit] Hubs

Atlantic Sun operates out of four passenger/cargo hubs and one training hub. The passenger/cargo hubs are located at Denver International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, Orlando International Airport, and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The training hub is located at Boeing Field (King County Intl.) near Seattle, WA.

Altantic Sun pilots are encouraged to excel in the airline via the Training Hub, optional aeronautical quizes, and via the virtual airline's most popular feature: its busy community forum, where pilots share day to day experiences in the airline and in real life.

A new virtual pilot starts "work" in the virtual airline as a Category A pilot. A Category A pilot is limited to regional flights in one of the airline's Cat A aircraft. Upon reaching 50 flight hours, the pilot is advanced to a Category B, which opens the possibility of medium to long distance international flights. To become a Category C pilot, one must fly 300 hours, then a pilot may fly the largest aircraft in the fleet in intercontinental flights.

Training at the Seattle Training Hub is voluntary, but once at Seattle each pilot must complete 20 hours of flight on a Cessna 206, and 20 hours on a Rockwell Commander. Many of the airline's most experienced pilots choose to go to Seattle as a break from flying the heavy aircraft at high altitudes. Upon graduating from the Seattle Training Hub each pilot is awarded golden wings that are displayed on the pilot's logbook.

[edit] Management

• Sean White - Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board
• Aaron Terbest - Chief Operating Officer
• Andreas Jatridis - President of Operations
• Phillip Tan - Fleet Director
• Bryan Clements - Denver Hub Manager
• Shaun Rowbotham - Newark Hub Manager
• Matt Wier - Orlando Hub Manager
• Leanne Boulton - Amsterdam Hub Manager and Editor of Sunspots Magazine
• Erik Skjerseth - Training Hub Manager
• Ted Feiertag - Training Consultant
• Eric L. Palmer - Test Pilot and Flight Scheduling
• Jay Kae - Events Coordinator

[edit] Retired Management

• Mark McCoy - Director of Human Resources
• Mat Garraway - Fleet Director
• Péricles Maranhão Neto - Events Coordinator and Director of Human Resources
• Marcus Smallegan - SunSpots Editor

[edit] Fleet

[edit] Mainline Fleet

[edit] Category A

• Embraer ERJ-135
• Canadair CRJ-200ER
• ATR72-500
• Avro RJ-85

[edit] Category B

• Airbus A319-100
• Boeing 717-200
• McDonnell Douglas MD-83
• Boeing 737-800

[edit] Category C

• Boeing 757-200
• Airbus A330-300
• Boeing 777-300
• Boeing 747-400

[edit] Cargo Fleet

• Boeing 727-200F
• McDonnell Douglas MD-11F

[edit] Training Fleet

• Cessna 206
• Rockwell Turbo Commander 690B

[edit] Special Fleet

• Douglas DC-3
• Ecureuil AS350 Helicopter
• Spitfire Mk XVI