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About Noble Air
Noble Air was conceived in June 1994 by Tim Virkler with its first operational hub in San Francisco. Since that time, Noble Air has grown considerably and now represents the largest and most diverse pilot base of simulated airlines currently in operation. Noble Air provides services to cities around the world via a number of hubs.
Noble Air's goal is to bring like minded flight simulator pilots together and give them new and different goals to achieve using their flight simulator program. Pilots will be able to achieve higher pilot ranks and more hours by flying routes assigned by their Hub Captains.
Hopefully, throughout the course of their career, pilots will face new challenges and
achieve a new level of enjoyment from their flight simulator. It is our goal to
introduce the new simulated airline pilot to other enthusiasts and improve their
enjoyment of flight simulation and aviation in general.
Noble Air History
Noble Air started in San Francisco using one gate that it shared with American Airlines. The
fleet consisted of one Learjet 35A aircraft and serviced nearby cities. Noble's operation
philosophy was simple: offer the business traveler a no frills, on time, and courteous means to get
to and from their destination. By using the Learjet, Noble could fly into airports too small to
be serviced by larger jets and could get them there faster than other carriers that were using
turboprop aircraft for the same cities. After one week in service, Noble found it could not keep
up with demand and began hiring new pilots and leasing new Learjets. Today, the Noble Air fleet
consists of a variety of aircraft and a constantly growing pilot base to operate those new
aircraft.
About Noble ORD
The O'Hare Hub offers a wide variety of flights covering the United States and many International
destinations. Noble Air operates out of Terminal Two (concourses "E" and "F"), and
Terminal Five (International Terminal/ concourse "M") of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
Pilot Duties
Your duties as a Noble Air pilot are quite simple... a commitment to flying assigned routes in
a timely manner, keeping lines of communication open with Hub Managment, active participation in the
hub and airline, and (most importantly) to have fun taking your flight simulation experience
to new levels.
How to Join
If you would like to join us here in Chicago, we encourage you to do the following...
Download and read the Noble Air Operations Manual
If you have questions along the way, please contact Hub Management or post a message in the ORD Lounge.
If after reviewing all materials you wish to sign on with us, all that is needed is to fill out our
online application. You can reach the application by clicking on the appropriate link below. Once
the application is submitted, it will be processed and you should be contacted with a pilot id and your
first flight assignment.
More Information
You can find additional information about the Noble ORD Hub and Noble Air in the Hub and Airline Operations
Manuals, which are available from this web site. Be sure to browse both the ORD and Noble Air web
sites to find other useful information. You may also feel free to contact the
ORD Recruitment Center or
Hub Captain,
for information, help, or clarifications.
Lastly, the lounge areas are excellent places to stop by and interact with your fellow pilots.