Virtual Airline

A virtual airline (VA) is a dedicated hobby organization that uses flight simulation to model the operations of an airline. Virtual airlines generally have a presence on the Internet, similar to a real airline. Many hundreds of virtual airlines of significance currently active, with tens of thousands of participants involved at any one time.

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Famous quotes containing the words virtual and/or airline:

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    Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)

    My job as a reservationist was very routine, computerized ... I had no free will. I was just part of that stupid computer.
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