Welcome to the San Francisco Hub at the San Francisco International Airport!

San Francisco International Airport serves as the Western and Californian Hub of American Flight Airways Virtual Airlines operations. Flights to destinations in the US, Australia, Asia, Europe, Canada and the Pacific originate from the San Francisco Hub. AFA domestic flights originate out of South Terminal Concourse B. International flights originate from the International Terminal concourse A. San Francisco is a world famous city known for its trolleys, the Golden Gate Bridge, fine dining, and shopping along with the great scenery around the Bay area. The San Francisco Hub began operations in 1998 and continues to be a Great Hub for American Flight Airways Virtual Airlines.

Early 2004, AFA launched its low cost carrier Alpha Jet with a hub in Oakland, CA. Alpha Jet flies modern Boeing 737-800 aircraft equipped with the latest navigation equipment and winglets for optimal performance. Furthermore all Alpha Jet passengers can enjoy their flight in comfortable leather seats equipped with the AFA in flight entertainment (IFE) system. Click on the Alpha Jet division link to learn more!

While not mandatory, the San Francisco hub encourages all pilots to fly online on the Vatsim Network and to participate in APG events. The hub staff invites you to visit and participate in the APG Message Forums where you'll read all the latest information about American Flight Airways Events and the San Francisco Hub, and where you can enjoy a friendly chat with our pilots.

SFO New Pilots and Promotions (Mar1-Mar7)
Posted by Steve Lakis on March 8, 2010 at 9:23 AM MST

---------- New Pilots For The Week ----------

AFA4864 Glenn Watkins joined 3-2-10.
AFA4865 Rushi Patel re-joins 3-3-10.

---------- Promotions For The Week ----------

There were no promotions for the week.

----- See Official Forum Post Here -----

---------- VATSIM Sunday Recap ----------



3-7-10 VATSIM Sunday Location: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, Birmingham, AL (KBHM)
3-14-10 Next Sunday Location: Tampa International Airport, Tampa, FL (KTPA)
Arrive between 1400-1500pt / 1700-1800et / 2200-2300z

----- March 2010 VATSIM Schedule -----

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San Francisco Hub Report - February 2010
Posted by Steve Lakis on March 7, 2010 at 1:23 AM MST

Pilot of the Month is AFA4779 Mark Zoeckler, for reaching his 1000 Hours and joining the APG Millennium Club. Well done Mark.

Rookie of the Month is nobody... None of our rookies logged more than one flight during February. Better luck to the next batch!

Feb-10 Top Ace – Hours: AFA4740 Jury Zaporozecs (102.55 Hours)
Feb-10 Top Ace – Flights: AFA4812 Rob Holmes (27 Flights)
Feb-10 Top Ace – VATSIM Hours: AFA4380 Steve Lakis (39.84 Hours)
Feb-10 Top Ace – VATSIM Flights: AFA4776 Tom Baird (20 Flights)
Feb-10 Top Ace – Charters: AFA4834 Roy Handley (2 Charters Closed)
(5 Bonus Hours Each For 1st Place Winners)

Feb-10 New Pilots:
AFA4860 Steven Winstead joined 2-11-10.
AFA4861 Michael Holmes joined 2-11-10.
AFA4862 James Secrest joined 2-12-10.
AFA4863 Logan Cane joined 2-22-10.
-- Welcome to APG everyone!

Feb-10 Promotions:
AFA4779 Mark Zoecekler becomes SFO\'s latest ATP Senior Commander (1000+ Hours).
AFA4812 Rob Holmes promoted to ATP Commander (600+ Hours).
-- Congrats on the promotions! Two big promotions this month!

Feb-10 Anniversaries:
AFA4522 Florian Schupp joined APG in 2006 (4 years).
AFA4769 Mark Haskell joined APG in 2009 (1 years).

AFA Forums:
If you aren\'t a member of the APG Forums you are missing out! We have one of the best communities on the net and you should register today and be a part of it. If you just have a look or start posting every day, register now and be involved!
(http://forums.flyafa.com/)

Feb-10 Charter Stats:
Feb-10 Total SFO Charters Closed: 10 (Closed by SFO Pilots: 9)
AFA4834 Roy Handley - 2
AFA4380 Steve Lakis - 1
AFA4611 Jacques DeJager - 1
AFA4690 Brian Kolb - 1
AFA4740 Jury Zaporozecs - 1
AFA4779 Mark Zoeckler - 1
AFA4780 Michael Chase - 1
AFA4795 Martins Kode - 1

Other APG Pilots Closed SFO Charters (Thanks Clas!):
PAY1966 Clas Huntebrinker - 1

Feb-10 Hub Stats and Hours:
Feb-10 Flights: 189, Hrs: 565.90
Jan-10 Flights: 297, Hrs: 680.22
(Change; Flights: -108, Hrs: -114.32)

Feb-10 Pilots Logging Flights: 29
Jan-10: 34 (Change: -5 Pilots)

PID – Name – Flights – Hours - Average
AFA4740 Jury Zaporozecs - 19 - 102.55 - 5.4
AFA4834 Roy Handley - 14 - 68.57 - 4.9
AFA4812 Rob Holmes - 27 - 46.90 - 1.7
AFA4380 Steve Lakis - 18 - 41.39 - 2.3
AFA4779 Mark Zoeckler - 15 - 39.00 - 2.6
AFA4746 Yanis Zanders - 14 - 34.66 - 2.5
AFA4690 Brian Kolb - 7 - 30.95 - 4.4
AFA4776 Tom Baird - 20 - 28.71 - 1.4
AFA4791 Kalin Ivanov - 2 - 27.44 - 13.7
AFA4780 Michael Chase - 12 - 22.21 - 1.9
AFA4795 Martins Kode - 3 - 20.49 - 6.8
AFA4451 Jose Maldonado - 2 - 16.12 - 8.1
AFA4849 John Spear - 4 - 14.49 - 3.6
AFA4677 David Bagwell - 3 - 11.34 - 3.8
AFA4550 Bill Medeiros - 2 - 11.28 - 5.6
AFA4720 Larry McFadden - 2 - 10.71 - 5.4
AFA4611 Jacques Dejager - 5 - 8.70 - 1.7
AFA4845 Hassan Nazeer - 4 - 5.54 - 1.4
AFA4769 Mark Haskell - 1 - 5.25 - 5.3
AFA4792 Norm Brooks - 2 - 4.44 - 2.2
AFA4698 Jerome Hornet - 2 - 2.92 - 1.5
AFA4857 Atish Sharma - 2 - 2.70 - 1.4
AFA4783 Matthew Butterworth - 1 - 2.43 - 2.4
AFA4843 Robert Zolliecoffer - 2 - 2.14 - 1.1
AFA4291 Marek Miskiewicz - 1 - 1.85 - 1.9
AFA4861 Michael Holmes - 1 - 0.92 - 0.9
AFA4713 Jayavaraman Chea - 2 - 0.85 - 0.4
AFA4859 Irvin Chao - 1 - 0.68 - 0.7
AFA4863 Logan Cane - 1 - 0.67 - 0.7

VATSIM and Online Events:
APG VATSIM March 2010 Events Schedule (http://forums.flyafa.com/index.php?topic=27982.0)
APG VATSIM Tutorial (http://www.flyafa.com/vatsimtutorial)

* When flying on VATSIM, use your AFA SFO Pilot ID as your Callsign and list KSFO as your Home Airport. See the APG Forums and the links provided for more information!

Feb-10 VATSIM Hours/Flights:
Feb-10 Flights: 69, Hours: 135.6
Jan-10 Flights: 151, Hours: 255.6
(Change: Flights: -82, Hours: -119.08)
- We took a big turn south in our hours online for the month. Let\'s turn things back around and have a strong March!

PID – Name – Flights - Hours
AFA4380 Steve Lakis - 17 - 39.84 - 2.3
AFA4746 Yanis Zanders - 14 - 34.66 - 2.5
AFA4776 Tom Baird - 20 - 28.71 - 1.4
AFA4779 Mark Zoeckler - 11 - 21.56 - 2.0
AFA4792 Norm Brooks - 2 - 4.44 - 2.2
AFA4857 Atish Sharma - 2 - 2.7 - 1.4
AFA4783 Matthew Butterworth - 1 - 2.43 - 2.4
AFA4843 Robert Zolliecoffer - 2 - 2.14 - 1.1

SFO New Pilots and Promotions (Feb22-Feb28)
Posted by Steve Lakis on March 1, 2010 at 9:05 AM MST

---------- New Pilots For The Week ----------

AFA4863 Logan Cane joined 2-22-10.

---------- Promotions For The Week ----------

There were no promotions for the week.

----- See Official Forum Post Here -----

---------- VATSIM Sunday Recap ----------

2-28-10 VATSIM Sunday Location: Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, OK (KOKC)
3-7-10 Next Sunday Location: TBD
Arrive between 1400-1500pt / 1700-1800et / 2200-2300z

----- March 2010 VATSIM Schedule (Coming Soon!) -----

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