Airbus A319

The latest aircraft to be added to our fleet is the Airbus A319. Modelled by Project Airbus and painted by Frank Leser, this baby-bus will be used on our executives-only transatlantic flights as well as for VIP charters.

The repaint can be downloaded from flightsim.com by searching for 'orbita319fsx.zip'.

Regards,
The Orbit Airlines Team

Boeing 767-300 ER

Orbit Airlines is delighted to announce the latest and newest aircraft in our fleet - the Boeing 767-300 ER.  Our shiny new wide-body aircraft will be flown on our many transatlantic routes by the same pilots who fly our 757s, since the two aircraft types share the same cockpit design.

This purchase of our new aircraft was inspired by the many requests and emails we received from our loyal travellers and we would like to thank you for your dedication to the airline. Orbit Airlines would also particularly like to thank Frank Leser for his hard work and effort that he put into painting this aircraft (and quite a few others as well!).

The model is made by SkySpirit2010 and is version 5 of their B763ER. The repaint can be downloaded from flightsim.com by searching for 'fsx_orbit_767-300.zip'.

Don't forget to check out the other aircraft in our ever-growing fleet!

Regards,
The Orbit Airlines Team

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental

Our new Boeing 747 Intercontinentals have just been delivered, from Paine Field, Washington. Capable of flying 8000 nautical miles, these jumbos will be used on our main international routes.  The B747-8i is the longest passenger aircraft in the world and can carry 467 passengers (51 more than a 747-400) in the three class configuration that we will be flying them in.

The Orbit Airlines textures are avaliable for SkySpirit2011's 747-8i model and were created from the official paint-kit by Stephen Hulme.

We hope you have a great time flying the largest aircraft in our fleet!

Regards,

The Orbit Airlines Team

Boeing 757-200

The latest Orbit Airlines bird to grace the skies is the Boeing 757-200 in both winglet and no-winglet versions.  She will be flying from the Caribbean to Florida, USA and onwards to medium-haul destinations around the world. The Boeing 757-200 seats 200 passengers in two classes (Economy & Business) and shares a common cockpit design with the Boeing 767s.

The Boeing 757-200 is painted from Project Opensky's official paint kit by Stephen Hulme. Two versions are included, one with winglets and one with a virtual cockpit.

We're sure you're like this latest addition to the Orbit Airlines fleet!

The Orbit Airlines Team

Saab 340B

Good news! Our new Saab 340B has just made it's maiden flight from Princess Juliana to the Vance W. Amory International Airport (Nevis), expanding our short-haul fleet to 4 aircraft. While production of Saab 340s ended in 1998, we have managed to procure a few low flight-hours aircraft that were 'forgotten' in a Swedish hanger. After a wash and a new coat of paint, they have been outfitted to seat 30 passengers in two classes (business & economy). We hope you will enjoy flying in our latest addition to the Orbit Airlines fleet.

This model has been manufactured by Premier Aircraft Design and painted by Joh Wilholt into Orbit Airlines colours.

Regards,
The Orbit Airlines Team

Livin' da Vida Loca

This has been a busy few weeks for the staff of Orbit Airlines, and it looks like the next few weeks (hopefully only two) will be busy as well. We have some new planes lined up for release soon (rumours are rife about a Saab340B) and well as some other updates. Unfortunately these take time, which is something that is not abundant at the moment.

In the mean time, we encourage you to keep up the suggestions for the site (thanks to those who have already contributed) and more updates will be made as time permits.

To wet your appetite, here are a couple planes that we have received suggestions for and are in the works:

1. Boeing 757
2. Medium range Airbus

Regards,
The Orbit Airlines Team

Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia

The latest edition to the Orbit Airlines fleet is the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia. We have recently acquired several aircraft of this type and will be using them for our short-haul routes in the Caribbean and around the world.

When it was first produced, the Brasilia attracted immediate interest from many regional airlines, particularly in the USA. The size, speed and ceiling allowed faster and more direct services around the US and Europe, comparared to similar aircraft. The first aircraft entered service with Atlantic Southeast Airlines in October 1985, after which the basic EMB-120RT was upgraded to the extended range (1,575 km or 850 NM) EMB-120 ER, with older aircraft retrofitted via a Service Bulletin.*


Our EMB 120s are repainted in Orbit Airlines colours by Stephen Hulme for Erick Cantu's excellent model. This can be downloaded from the Eagle Rotorcraft Simulations website.  We hope you enjoy flying in our new plane.


Regards,
The Orbit Airlines Team

*Information copied from Wikipedia.

The New Orbit Airlines Website

Orbit Airlines has finished creating a new website for our loyal fans.  We will now have much more control over what interesting content we can provide and how it is displayed.  Some of the new features include route-maps, boarding passes and a paint-kit.  New content will be added regularly, so please check back often.

 If you have any good ideas as to how to improve the website, would like to see a particular aircraft in Ovir Airlines colours, or you have created any Orbit Airlines themed content that could be added to the website, then please email us and let us know.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in their questions and suggestions and we hope that this new website will satisfy most of them.

Regards,
The Orbit Airlines Team

Beech King Air 350

You asked for it and it has finally arrived: the Beech King Air 350, in beautiful Orbit Airlines colours.  Used for private charter, navi-aid calibration and air-ambulance flights, you will soon see our new King Airs being  flown around the world.

In our last fleet poll, the King Air 350 received 66% of the votes! Here are the results:

We will not be running a poll for the next little while, but if there is a particular (freeware) aircraft you would like to see in our fleet, just drop us a line from the contact page, and we will see what we can do.

The Orbit Airlines Team

Boeing 777-300 ER

Orbit Airlines is pleased to announce that we have recently acquired several Boeing 777-300 ERs from Project Opensky. The complete model, equipped with a virtual cockpit, can be downloaded from here. These will be based at our Heathrow and Los Angeles Hubs and will be used on inter-continental routes to Europe, America, the Caribbean and Africa.  Seating 365 passengers in 3 different classes, and with a maximum range of just under 8000 nautical miles, our Boeing 777-300 ERs are capable of flying to anywhere in the world*! The first aircraft to be delivered was PJ-ORB, who is pictured here soon after landing at our Saint Martin hub.

Integrating a new aircraft type into our already diverse fleet is not always easy and there has been a minor hiccup: those FSX users who do not already have an aircraft designed for FS9 might be missing a crucial file that prevents most of the cockpit gauges from displaying.  The problem is solved here by downloading 'msvcr70.dll' into the main FSX folder.

We hope you enjoy spending many hours flying the Boeing 777-300 ER.

The Orbit Airlines Team

*Dependent on take-off weight, runway length and airport facilities.

Update from the Fleet department

Last years aircraft repaint poll has been closed and the results are below.  Of those results, the Dash-8 and Bell have already been repainted and you can find the files on The Fleet page.  The Learjet is currently in the paint-shop and should be released for the first publicity photos soon!


UPDATE: The Learjet 45 is now available for download from FlightSim.com or the Fleet page.

A new poll will be created with the latest selection of possible repaint candidates and we encourage you to vote for your favourite.  If you are really eager to have your favourite aircraft repainted, drop us a line from the Contact page, and we will see what we can do.

The Orbit Airlines Team

WHICH SHOULD BE THE NEXT AIRCRAFT TO BE REPAINTED IN ORBIT AIRLINES COLOURS?

de Havilland Dash 8-100	5 (22%)
King Air 350	4 (18%)
Douglas DC-3	1 (4%)
Learjet 45	7 (31%)
Bell 206	2 (9%)
Grumman Goose	1 (4%)
Beech Baron 58	2 (9%

Votes so far: 22
Poll closed 

Welcome to Orbit Airlines

Please Note: This is a fan site, which is not intended to harm, offend or make money. Check back occasionally for updates.

Orbit Airlines is the leading airline in the virtual world of Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Flying to over 24 000 airports from around the world, Orbit Airlines can take you to where ever you want to go. Our modern fleet is unmatched in size or variety and our on-schedule record is unrivalled.

All of our trunk routes feature three classes of travel, meaning that there is combination of luxury and price to suit you.

Captain's class allows our guests to recline in spacious seats (which transform into comfy beds at night), featuring abundant legroom, free Wi-Fi, their own personal chef and a large-screen HD TV. They receive premium service and have their every whim catered for.

Wing-Riders' class offers the perfect mix of comfort and value. Even though their view is covered by the wing, they have a small tv, top-quality meals and a single arm-rest each.

Sardine class allows the cash-cows in the back a chance to get from point A to B by paying the cheapest possible fares. The legroom is pathetic, they pay extra for window seats, and if they ask nicely, we might send someone to give them a sandwich.

This website contains downloadable versions of our air planes for FSX and bit of humour on the side.

Enjoy!
The Orbit Airlines Team