Announcements

Welcome to a new year! We are excited about some things that we have in the works behind the scenes which should begin rolling out to you over the next 2-4 months, but we also need your help. We want to hear from you to help us serve you better and make sure that we put effort into the correct places to ensure that your experience with us is second to none. Our 2026 Pilot survey has just opened and will remain open for two weeks (survey will close at 2359 Central on February 27, 2026). To take the survey please utilize this link (https://forms.gle/qhkAXv27Y1yngbYE7) or utilize the links posted on the main website, our forums, and Discord. This survey is completely op…

As we enter the last month of Q3 2025 and summer fades to fall, we have some pretty exciting things going on here at vAAirlines that we are ready to share! Over the past two weeks we completed server maintenance that should bring better speed to the website and allow you to continue to utilize our servers with minimal delay. I’d like to thank those who helped report and track down bugs as we brought the website back online. We’ve updated the crew portal website to version 1.2 bringing a few smaller updates to you, but more on that below. Website Updates We recently pushed new updates that should improve speed and performance for all users even when accessing large…

Join us on June 29, 2025 at 1500 Central (2000 Zulu) for a birthday celebration of the ages! Sponsored by PMDG, Flight1, Imaginesim, and Verticalsim, we are gathering to celebrate 5 years of vAAirlines operations while giving back to our members by giving away copies of some of the most popular addons currently available on the market. PMDG has brought the heavy lifting by giving one lucky winner a copy of their brand new 777 for MSFS20/24 and Flight1 is taking the excitement to the MAX with a copy of their stunning 737 MAX8 for MSFS20/24. American Airlines and KDFW go hand in hand, so Imaginesim has decided the party could not be complete without giving out a copy of the…

It’s almost hard to believe that it has already been 5 years since we first officially started up our operations with just a few pilots, a few beta testers, and a few staff members eager and ready to see if we could make a vision come true. That vision was to create the most realistic simulate of American Airlines operations with an emphasis on creating an environment where users could continue to learn about our hobby, aviation in general, and experience a virtual career as if you were a pilot for the real world airline. As someone who first got my start in aviation with home flight simulators and flying on the VATSIM network, and who now is lucky enough to get paid to f…

It is pretty crazy to think that Q1 of 2025 has already flown by and that we are already making our way through Spring! We wanted to take a moment to update everyone on some changes that have recently happened, some that will be changing in the near future, and some other general updates about the current state of the airline. First and foremost we wanted to thank all of you for your flying over the past few months as we continue to grow and, with your help, have been able to begin expanding on areas of our operation gearing up to begin celebrating our 5th year of operations! JetNet ACARS Update (In case you missed it) A few months back we had some issues with an u…

As we begin to close out 2024 with holiday celebrations, family and friend get-togethers, and preparations to ring in a new year, I wanted to take a moment to look back at what we have been able to accomplish this year while also dropping a few hints about what we are planning for the future. Our Staff Team I wanted to quickly recognize our amazing volunteer staff team members who have been wonderful with helping us to continue to grow and excel. Their hard work and dedication has allowed for us to grow to over 540 pilots with an average of 7-8 new members joining us per week. There have been many new additions to the team this year, so I wanted to take a quick mo…

We're excited to add this amazing aircraft to our fleet and wanted the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishment of PMDG with their release of the 777-300ER! From the release of the aircraft until July 15, 2024 @ 2359 Central, pick up the shiny new 777-300ER at PAE and deliver it to any of our 777 bases (CLT, DFW, JFK, LAX, and MIA) with one of our scheduled repositioning flights built into our system. Pilots who complete each leg will receive a special award to display on their profile to commemorate the occasion. We are also celebrating the release of our brand new website and pilot portal which was just rolled out yesterday! What is displayed now is a culmi…

What a better way to celebrate another birthday than with a major announcement? We are finally nearing the end of a very large project that has been underway for well over a year nicknamed “Project Flagship”. Now that we are on “short final” and have set the date for release, we wanted to take an opportunity to talk about some of the key changes that you will see when we roll out this new web platform for the airline. There have been so many people involved in working out the kinks of this new system who have dedicated so much of their personal time and effort, and we are so proud to finally be able to deliver a fresh experience that will truly make your time with us even…

It is almost that time of year once again! VATSIM’s annual Cross the Pond Westbound event is only a few weeks away and we have some information to share with you if you are interested in participating as a vAAirlines Pilot. The event will take place on April 20, 2022 and the start time will be dependent on the slot that you end up booking through VATSIM. Available Routes Below are the available city pairs for the event. CallsignCity PairEquipmentAAL47EGLL-KORDB787-9AAL87EGLL-KORDB787-9AAL91EGLL-KORDB787-9AAL99EGLL-KORDB787-9AAL47HEGLL-KORDB777-223ERHAAL67HEGLL-KORDB777-223ERHAAL87HEGLL-KORDB777-223ERHAAL91HEGLL-KORDB777-223ERHAAL99HEGLL-KORDB777-223ERHAAL109EG…

As we continue on through the holiday season and approach the finale of 2023, we wanted to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and continued greetings of the season to you and your families into the new year! We’ve been hard at work the second half of this year on some major changes to our web technology and overall operation that will streamline both how we are able to more efficiently run the airline but, more importantly, streamline your workflow with all of the things a website hub should provide to pilots to ensure that your experience is truly top notch. A few weeks ago we teased that we would have some information and previews of t…