Aeromiao is a non-commercial "taxi-service" airline offering air travel on no set timetable to certain qualified airports in Second Life®. Owned and operated by cat avatars and cat-affiliated human avatars, the airline traditionally had head office and operations center at East River Municipal Airport, followed by an unofficial headquarters at White Star Airfield; but as of 2025 is utilizing decentralized operations amongst franchise owner/operators.
Background
Founded in 2008, Aeromiao maintained check-in facilities only at the two East River airports, at White Star Airfield, at Baitoushan, and at Second Norway Lufthavn. In 2017, after economic instability and a regime change in the East River Community, the airline was restructured into a purely on demand/air taxi service. Check-in is handled plane-side at all facilities. The airline also operates at most other airports as decreed by its pilots; there is also a short list of airports that it generally does not operate at due to disagreements with management, design/layout/realism, or personal history.
Destinations
An Aeromiao flight preps for departure at Seychelles Isles International Airport (November 2014).
Airports in Second Life® served by Aeromiao include:
- Abbotts Airport (SLAZ)
- Bay City Municipal Airport (SLBC)
- Second Norway Lufthavn (SLSN)
Fleet
Aeromiao does not operate a fixed 'fleet' of aircraft, but rather a collection of aircraft operated by affiliated owners that have been franchised with the Aeromiao logo and colors. As of February 2015, the Aeromiao fleet frequently includes the following aircraft (as well as multiple other fixed- , rotary-wing, and lighter-than-air aircraft operated by its staff bearing the Aeromiao or Cargomiao livery):
- Embraer E170 (Dani).
- Embraer Phenom 100 (Dani).
- DHC-6 “Twin Otter” (Adventure Air).
- Embraer E-120 (Dani)
- Model 10-E Electra (DSA)
- Boeing 757 (McKeenan Aviation)
- Airbus A318 (Dani)
- Airbus Helicopters H160 (Shergood)
- Boeing 727-100C (McKeenan Aviation)
- British Aerospace 146 (McKeenan Aviation)
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