Due to an increasing number of non returning members, President of LAUSA Dan Harvey has authorised removal of all members who have not logged into our website in the last 190 days. A list of the members being removed are shown below with their last login date.

We are removing 218 of our 421 members resulting in 203 remaining active LAUSA members.

LAUSA prides itself on maintaining a true reflection on its membership; therefore if you have been removed you may re-register by clicking on the link below.

LAUSA AIR BEGINS HELICOPTER AEROMED OPERATIONS

Posted on | April 8, 2010 6:52am | No Comments

lausa LAUSA Air has entered into a new dimension of helicopter operations. With the introduction of the Bell 412 & 430 into the fleet, LAUSA AIR now has a capability to respond to emergency medical incidents within the Chicago O’Hare and Orland area. Working on behalf of LAUSA sponsor Air Medical Group, the aircraft have been assigned 3 leg routes under 100 miles. Pilot flying helimed operations will first be checkout by LAUSA’s helicopter flight instructors before certification to fly heli’s is granted. We hope to see a steady flow of helicopter pilots joining the operation over the next few month….

Helicopter testimonial from an LAUSA member:

I have been addicted to Microsoft Flight Sim since the first one back in the late 80’s. Those of you who are old enough might remember the checkerd grid with the river that divided the flying area in half with 2 dimensional mountains on 2 sides. I remember the first thought that crossed my mind when I loaded FS for the first time and it was, “where’s the helicopter?” I guess you can say that my love for helicopters goes way back to my childhood; when other kids wanted to be fireman and doctors, I wanted to be a helicopter pilot.

I had been flying in gamespy, randomly, and without a true sense of purpose for many years. I had thought about joining a few virtual airlines but I didnt want to get trapped in a fix-wing. I had been jumping from room to room hoping to find others that share my passion for helicopters and being a pain in the butt to many a FSX ATC. The fact is most people who jump in the tower dont know how to handle helicopter traffic, so as a helicopter enthusiast, life can be pretty lonely. I got involved in a competitors VA and I was flying along (fixed-wing) turning on and off the autopilot and vectoring for final. I was miserable…. Then I met dan and he told me that LAUSA has a VA that had helicopter med flights using callsign ‘Lifeguard’. I couldnt believe it! Exactly what I had been looking for all these years. I picked my jaw up off the floor and signed up immediately. I was so excited that I went out and bought a new helicopter (Cera Bell 212) (you gotta check it out). It still amazes me how few helicopter pilots there are in the flight sim community, but maybe, there are more than we know about and they are just like I was; lost, looking for a home….

Maybe you have been thinking about helicopters but are intimidated by their slow speed and constant need for attention…. Let face it, learning all the physics a helicopter takes some time. Well dont be. Helicopter flying is exciting, empowering, and purposeful. Come join us and see. If you need instruction, you’ll get it. www.lausa.co.uk

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LAUSA AIR Regional Service City Flyer Introduces the ATR 72-50 into Fleet

Posted on | September 25, 2009 8:14am | 1 Comment

LAUSA AIR’s Executive Chairman Daniel Harvey has today official announced a lease to buy deal with Indian operator King Fisher for (5) ATR 72-500 aircraft. This deal has been negotiated to include code sharing agreement with King Fisher as LAUSA AIR’s City Flyer division expands into Middle East & Asia following the best performance this Division has seen in months. The first of the five is currently in the Australians hangars of Stormy Design, contracted to LAUSA for all the companies’ aircraft designs. www.stormydesigns.org

The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built by the French-Italian aircraft manufacturer ATR(Avions de Transport Régional). It seats up to 74 passengers in a single-class configuration and is operated by a two-pilot crew.

Visit LAUSA Air at: www.lausa.co.uk

LAUSA AIR Repaints Entire FLEET

Posted on | September 2, 2009 8:11pm | No Comments

The LAUSA AIR management continues to invest and develop the pilots in the airline and have recently spent money to have their whole fleet repainted by Joel Cooper of Stormy Designs http://www.stormydesigns.org .

LAUSA AIR has received delivery to its main Oakland Metro hub of newly repainted Dash 8 and the CRJ 7. They expect delivery of their repainted 737-800 this week. The agreed delivery schedule is a weekly delivery on each Friday. The current delivery schedule sees delivery in two weeks of the 747,400 followed by 747F, MD-11, MD-11F, A330-300, A340-600 and finally the A319 which will be introduced to the LAUSA AIR fleet in October 2009.

Repaint Press Photos:

LAUSA AIR 737-800: http://bit.ly/13JIFg
City Flyer Dash 8: http://bit.ly/3PNs1
City Flyer CRJ-700: http://bit.ly/TNA2w

LAUSA AIR City Flyer Division launches European Hub at London City Airport EGLC

Posted on | September 2, 2009 9:33am | No Comments

City Flyer is the entry point into LAUSA AIR and requires all pilots who join LAUSA AIR to spend the first 50 hours of their virtual career on regional hops between cities. After 25 our pilots are eligible for promotion to First Officer and transfer from the Dash 8 onto the CRJ 700. Pilots are only allowed to fly routes from KMCO which is the hub for City Flyer. With the launch of London City, City Flyer will be flying to all major European cities and City Flyers’ CEO Anthony Tester is currently negotiating code sharing terms for City Flyer Europe with LAUSA AIR’s European alliance partner FLOCK AIR.President of LAUSA, Daniel Harvey recently appointed Anthony Tester as CEO of CITY FLYER to oversee the induction and pilot training for all City Flyer Aircrew. Anthony is a real world pilot operating the Dash 8 for Austrian Airlines and is based in Vienna.

This restructure has benefited LAUSA AIR/City Flyer as a whole with pilot retention currently at 90%. Pilots join LAUSA Air as fully trained pilots able to fly IFR and read instrument approach charts in a competent and professional manner expected of all LAUSA AIR pilots.

For more information visit LAUSA Air at: http://www.lausa.co.uk

City Flyer Launches Lausa Air Regional Service

Posted on | November 24, 2008 4:04pm | No Comments

Following a major reorganization of its main division, London Aviators USA’s virtual airline, Lausa Air, announced the establishment of a regional feeder service intended to supplement its domestic and international long-haul service. From its Orlando, Florida hub, and utilizing the DeHavilland Dash-8 and Canadair CRJ-700 aircraft, City Flyer is now the entry point for new pilots to integrate into the existing Lausa Air system. After completing 20 hours with City Flyer, pilots will have the option to transfer into Lausa Air but City Flyer management hopes some pilots will want to remain with the regional operation. Newly appointed City Flyer C.E.O. Chris Hattaway will run the new division. Interested pilots should check out Lausa Air’s website at: londonaviatorusa.page.tl for more information.

Concession and Reorganization: Lausa Air Looks to Emerge Stronger than Before

Posted on | November 21, 2008 4:47am | 1 Comment

Lausa Air has decided to close many of its non-U.S. hubs in an effort to reorganize its operations following a downturn in the U.S. economy. In recent months, Lausa Air has seen its hubs at Changi-Singapore (WSSS); Dubai, UAE (OMDB); London-Heathrow (EGLL); Paris-Charles DeGaulle (LFPG); Lisbon-Portela (LPPT); Helsinki-Vantaa (EFHK); Amsterdam-Schipol (EHAM); Phoenix-Sky Harbor (KPHX); Washington D.C.-Ronald Reagan (KDCA); Roswell, New Mexico (KROW); Hato-Curacao (TNCC); Cairo, Egypt (HECA); and Munich, Germany (EDDM) close or reallocated in favor of more profitable hubs in North America, such as Denver International (KDEN); Orlando International (KMCO); and Vancouver, B.C. in Western Canada. However, despite the major restructuring, Lausa Air remains one of the most profitable virtual airlines on the VAFS network consistently ranking among the top airlines in terms of monthly hours flown.

Lausa Air also has returned or sold many of its older aircraft in favor of newer technology such as the Airbus Industrie A321 which are on lease from British Airways in a lease-to-buy agreement established earlier this month. The new A321’s compliment Lausa Air’s existing fleet of workhorse aircraft including the Boeing 737-800 and -900 series, Boeing 747-400 and -8 series, the Canadair CRJ-700, Beechcraft King Air 350, and the incompareable McDonnel Douglas MD-11 in both passenger and freighter variants. Lausa Air is among only a handful of airlines on the VAFS network that operate the new Boeing 747-8 aircraft and the airline is very please with its results thus far. In a recent press release, the airline stated, “with the increased capacity of each B748, LAUSA AIR will be able to run each month with less overhead.”

Membership numbers for the virtual airline have been on the rise and Lausa Air looks to emerge from its restructuring stronger and leaner than ever. “[We] decided to open more hubs around North America and Canada,” said Lausa Air Management, “and [the airline] is still focused on achieving the global reach it once had.”

Pilots interested in joining Lausa Air should check out their website at: londonaviatorusa.page.tl

We have had another outstanding month for Lausa Air in March with 32 of our pilots flying from their hubs both internationally and regionally carrying passengers and cargo, We have had charter flights and introduced our new Aeromed flights.

NOTE: Both RJBB Kansai and SBGL Rio de Janeiro hubs have been closed to consolidate most of our fleet in North America and Europe. We are proud to announce the opening of KDEN Denver for LAA pilots and KSLC Salt Lake City for LCF pilots.

Dan H LAA 472 topped the hours for the month with 263.2 hours. Congratulations you did it again Dan.

The King Air 350 Aeromed charters have been added which any pilot may be contacted to complete.

There is a texture on the download page on the Lausa website for the King Air medical flights for you to add to your game.

On my charter flight in the Desert Falcon X7, from Ft Lauderdale to Burbank- I flew 3 camera crew members | Wyatt Converse, Kayley Smith, James Stackton | it was quite a loud flight as the crew's phones ringing by the minute. Kayley Smith was the loud one of the flight, very noise and very energy-filled while Wyatt Converse lay on the couch asleep for the full flight from the climb up to the climb down. James Stackton was quite a drinker during this flight and seemed like he wanted to jump out of the plane, land in a bar, and throw a major party. Overall this flight was one of the most. Abnormal flights I have piloted, quite a joy.

Sounds like you had quite the trip with unruly camera crew onboard, hope they settle down with the Director and Producer on board going over to Mexico.

During this flight from Burbank to Mexico we had the camera crew added with the twist of the Director and the Producer, this flight was quite quiet due to the Director being aboard, no alcohol served this flight, and it was a very quiet flight, easy to handle, not many calls, this flight was more of the think and relax type flight

This flight from Mexico to Helena Montana was quite a roller coaster, as the movie star stepped aboard the paparazzi was up to the windows being camera-trigger-happy. As the security backed them up and the door closed, the alcohol was quickly brought out and then about halfway into the crazy and exciting flight, everyone had fallen asleep. They woke up 40 minutes until landing, all of them tired. As we landed, and excited the Falcon 7X everyone went straight to their rooms in the lodge and slept for about 3 hours, once fully re-freshed, they went into the meeting room with the pilot and they all went over where they would like to visit for the movie and what they would like to bring. Overall, this flight was as I said before, a roller coaster. Started crazy and full of excitement like a 5 year old full of sugar, then in the middle ended, well.. like a 5 year old on a major sugar crash. Great flight and smooth landing.

Welcome to all our new pilots and a special welcome to a pilot rejoining Lausa Air.

To all the pilots who have been putting on lots of hours, Lausa Air rates in 7^th place in the world of 267 virtual airlines. Not too shabby.

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