VA-001Premium cotton
Flight VA-001
Island Hopper Tee
“Same waves. New routes.”
Fare$38
No planes yet. Bigger plans ahead.
T-Shirts Today.
Planes Tomorrow.
We have one small issue:
No airplanes.
So we’re starting with excellent T-shirts and unreasonable optimism.
Yes, the ticket is a T-shirt. ♥
Adventure looks good on you. ♥
No planes yet! ★ Bigger plans ahead! ★ Good shirts fly far!
Now boarding cotton passengers
Departures
Pick a flight. Receive a premium T-shirt. Absolutely remain on the ground.
VA-002Premium cotton
Flight VA-002
Cloud Chaser Tee
“Higher perspectives.”
Fare$38
VA-003Premium cotton
Flight VA-003
Good Altitude Tee
“Life looks better from up here.”
Fare$40
VA-004Premium cotton
Flight VA-004
Runway to Anywhere Tee
“Take the scenic route.”
Fare$40
VA-005Premium cotton
Flight VA-005
Fueled by Curiosity Tee
“Explore more.”
Fare$38
VA-006Premium cotton
Flight VA-006
Sunsets Arrive Earlier Tee
“Certified horizon chasers.”
Fare$40
IMPORTANT GROUND ANNOUNCEMENT: These are real shirts. They are not airline tickets, investments, charitable contributions, or reservations for future transportation.
Different destinations. Same great attitude.
Meet the Fleet
Current location:
Our imagination
Our imagination
VA-01
The Island Hopper
“Short hops. Big smiles.”
VA-02
The Cloud Chaser
“Find a prettier view.”
VA-03
The Vineyard Voyager
“Further than you think.”
VA-04
The Sea Breeze
“Wheels or waves.”
VA-05
The Sunset Special
“Arrive early.”
VA-06
The Back Bay Buddy
“City to shore.”
VA-07
The Nantucket Navigator
“Chart your own course.”
VA-08
The Everywhere Express
“More island to island.”
VA-09
The Dream Machine
“Powered by possibility.”
VA-10
The Future Fleet
“Still in the hangar. But on the way.”
Honest numbers from an imaginary airline
Where does my ticket go?
Purchasing merchandise supports Vineyard Airways as a business and helps us grow the brand toward a long-term aviation dream. No equity. No ownership. No guaranteed flights. Just a very good shirt and a very big idea.
1,842
T-shirts
0
Airplanes
100%
Optimism
- 01 — Sell some shirts.
- 02 — Make friends.
- 03 — Learn about airplanes.
- 04 — Find an airplane.
- 05 — Ask responsible adults.
- 06 — Take it from there.
An announcement for nervous flyers
Afraid of flying?
Good news.
We don’t have any planes.
Vineyard Airways may currently be the safest airline in the world.
Everybody belongs in the Fleet: aviation fanatics, nervous flyers, island dreamers, boat people, homebodies, and anyone who appreciates a really good T-shirt.
Join from the groundFOUNDING PASSENGER
Passenger
You!
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STATUS: UNREASONABLY OPTIMISTIC
STATUS: UNREASONABLY OPTIMISTIC
Cleared for adventure. Eventually. ♥
Island born. World bound.
Welcome to our little island.
Martha’s Vineyard →
Nantucket →
Block Island →
Boston →
New York →
Everywhere →
The Departure Board
DestinationStatus
Martha’s VineyardHome
NantucketDreaming
Block IslandWhy not?
BostonPacking
New YorkEventually
ParisAmbitious
TokyoVery ambitious
EverywhereOn time
Notes from a captain without an airplane
The Captain’s Log
LOG 001
Why Start an Airline Without an Airplane?
A perfectly reasonable question we have chosen not to dwell on.
Filed from the ground ♥
LOG 002
Our Search for Plane Number One
Hangars visited: several. Planes acquired: please see fleet statistics.
Filed from the ground ♥
LOG 003
Things We Learned at Small Airports
The coffee is strong, the people are kind, and everybody has a story.
Filed from the ground ♥
Definitely not an actual safety card
Welcome aboard
- ① Locate your nearest exit. Preferably toward the beach.
- ② Keep your T-shirt securely fastened.
- ③ In turbulence, remain cheerful.
- ④ Place pessimism in the overhead compartment.
- ⑤ Good people fly far.
Special cargo
A ticket in every package
Boarding pass. Passenger number. Luggage sticker. Destination postcard. Shirt wrapped like travel cargo. One tiny collectible airplane card.
The Passenger Manifest
12,483 optimists aboard
Massachusetts · California · Japan · Italy · Australia · Kiribati · and beyond