May 2025 VA Update

Hello pilots,

In this month's news update we will share some VA and airline updates.

Airline updates

ITA Airways will leave the VA and move to Star Alliance as part of the Lufthansa Group on June 1st 2025.

Further we expect to move Virgin Australia to sister VA oneworld virtual since this airline is further integrated with oneworld alliance members. We have scheduled affected tours for retirement and these will be replaced with new tours to facilitate this move. If more time is required in order to complete these tours please let us know and we will adjust the dates accordingly.

A number of airlines, including Korean Air and Aeromexico have undergone major rebrandings. This will be reflected on the VA with new tours and awards reflecting the new airline brand. Korean Air is expected to integrate more with Asiana airlines following their merger. This will be implemented as it happens in the real-world.

Tour updates

We continue to work on updating our existing tours, and if you have tours that you would like to see do not hesitate to let us know!

The monthly tour takes you across Southeast Asia. If you have any suggestions on tours you would like to see please let us know on Discord.

Closed airspaces

Current scheduled flight time durations may need to be amended due to longer flying times on account of closed airspace. We would recommend checking your route prior to departure especially if it crosses and known airspaces with known security warnings. A complete overview can be found here. If the great circle route of your flight crosses any airspace with known safety NOTAMs a notice is placed on your flight briefing page.

Please adhere to these closures when performing flights on the VA.

Event Updates

We are working on adding more events to our event calender. Please let us know via Discord what kind of events you would like to see! If you have other events on online platforms that you feel are a good match to include on the VA please let us know. To receive more frequent updates please subscribe to the Event Announcements notifications on our Discord server. Please check the Events page for more details, we hope to see you there!

Closing words

As always if you have any suggestions or questions do not hesitate to let us know.

We would also like to remind you we have a Discord server. To join it, use discord.gg/EAKR7Qe.