Virtual airline (hobby)

This article is about computer gaming groups. For the business meaning, see virtual airline (economics).

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.[1] Many hundreds of virtual airlines of significance are currently active, with tens of thousands of participants involved at any one time.[2][3][4][5]

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