Archive for February, 2010

AirlineSim goes to London!

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

This year AirlineSim will open the traditional event season with its first international meet-up in London! The event will take place on May the 8th and will allow all attendees to get to meet fellow players and team members in real life. We are still discussing the details of the program, which will include touristic and aviation-centric parts, on the forums. So if you got some ideas you think are noteworthy, participate!

For all the details covering the event, check out our dedicated minisite at www.airlinesim.aero/london2010. It provides hotel recommendations as well all information on how to sign up. If you posess a Facebook account you might also be interested in our official event page.

We are extremely excited about our first ever international event and looking forward to meeting you in London!

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Coming up: Closed Alpha Test for AirlineSim 1.5

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

The application period has ended. Please do not send in any further applications.

Most of you are probably aware of the fact that we have been hard at work to finish AirlineSim’s next major milestone, namely version 1.5, which will bring along features like an advanced flight planning system and the integration of alliances into the game (finally!), among others.

Of course we won’t let these new features slip into the wild untested, so we are organizing a closed alpha test. This means we will grant access to a bleeding-edge development version of the airline simulation to a selected group of users which will allow us to do final tuning and polishing before the game is releases as a Beta. If you wish to participate, please find all the details after the break!

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Apply for the upcoming User Advisory Board elections

Friday, February 12th, 2010

We will soon start the elections of the next five members entering the User Advisory Board, a unique institution of AirlineSim that helps keep our virtual airline simulation world free of cheaters. If you wish to be part of this panel you can hand in your application here. The application phase will end on Thursday the 18th.

The User Advisory Board is intended to be “by the community for the community” to avoid biased decissions by AirlineSim team members and supporters in cases of cheating and general misconduct. If you volunteer to become a member of the board you can ensure that your voice and that of the community as a whole is heard. Further details about the User Advisory Board in general can be found here.

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AirlineSim won a Webbies 09 Award!

Friday, February 5th, 2010

We are extremely proud to announce that AirlineSim made the first place in the “Best Online Innovation” category of this year’s Webbies 09 Award. This is what the judges had to say:

The judges liked AirlineSim best. The site provides an airline and aviation enthusiast the opportunity to step inside the industry to understand its dynamics up close and simulates real-world fuel costs and its own stockmarket to inject genuine financial dynamics into the complex world of simulated airline operations. The judges said: “If it’s not already used as a tool in business classes for those studying airline dynamics and operations, it should be.”

Our congratulations go out to EmptyLegMarket and SeatExpert, the two other winners in our category, and of course all other contenders who took part in the contest. We are exceptionally glad to be a part of this great community of aviation enthusiasts!

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