{"id":64,"date":"2020-10-30T21:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T21:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/?p=64"},"modified":"2020-10-30T21:32:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T21:32:36","slug":"vatsims-cross-the-pond-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/30\/vatsims-cross-the-pond-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"VATSIM&#8217;s Cross The Pond 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<p>vAAirlines recognizes that one of the largest VATSIM events of the year will be taking off in just over 14 days. Unlike before when you would have to try and be the lucky person with the fastest internet to get a slot when bookings became available, this year VATSIM has rolled out a new \u201clottery style\u201d system where users will submit their top three city pairings to be entered into the drawing. Users who are unable to secure a spot will receive priority for the next event which is also something that has never been around before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right now the current international schedule of American Airlines is not one that compliments this event very well so the Executive Staff has decided to add the following routes to the system to be flown for <strong>CTP only<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Flight # Range<\/td><td>City Pairing<\/td><td>Equipment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9500-AAL9504<\/td><td>KORD-EHAM<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9505-AAL9509<\/td><td>KJFK-EHAM<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9510-AAL9514<\/td><td>KORD-EGLL<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9515-AAL9519<\/td><td>KJFK-EGLL<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9520-AAL9524<\/td><td>KORD-EIDW<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9525-AAL9529<\/td><td>KJFK-EIDW<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9530-AAL9534<\/td><td>KORD-LEMD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9535-AAL9539<\/td><td>KJFK-LEMD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9540-AAL9544<\/td><td>KORD-LSZH<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9545-AAL9549<\/td><td>KJFK-LSZH<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9550-AAL9554<\/td><td>KBOS-EGLL<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9555-AAL9559<\/td><td>KBOS-LEMD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9560-AAL9564<\/td><td>KBOS-EIDW<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9565-AAL9569<\/td><td>KBOS-LSZH<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since we have authorized these routes that are currently not in the schedule, the Executive Staff has also approved that the return flight may be also completed. These flights must be completed and submitted <strong>no later<\/strong> than <strong>2359 Central Time on 22 November 2020<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Flight # Range<\/td><td>City Pairing<\/td><td>Equipment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9570-AAL9574<\/td><td>EHAM-KORD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9575-AAL9579<\/td><td>EHAM-KJFK<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9580-AAL9584<\/td><td>EGLL-KORD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9585-AAL9589<\/td><td>EGLL-KJFK<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9590-AAL9594<\/td><td>EIDW-KORD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9595-AAL9599<\/td><td>EIDW-KJFK<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9600-AAL9604<\/td><td>LEMD-KORD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9605-AAL9609<\/td><td>LEMD-KJFK<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9610-AAL9614<\/td><td>LSZH-KORD<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9615-AAL9619<\/td><td>LSZH-KJFK<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9620-AAL9624<\/td><td>EGLL-KBOS<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9625-AAL9629<\/td><td>LEMD-KBOS<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9630-AAL9634<\/td><td>EIDW-KBOS<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AAL9635-AAL9639<\/td><td>LSZH-KBOS<\/td><td>All CAT III Heavies<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh yeah\u2026 for those who are not in Group III and usually would be unable to fly these routes, we have also decided to make this event completely <strong>CAT FREE<\/strong> meaning any pilot from any group can fly any of the above routes for their CTP adventure and the return leg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These flights will be posted before <strong>2359 Central on 12 November 2020<\/strong> for you to book in JetNet and will not be limited to any kind of \u201cfirst come first serve\u201d type availability meaning that you will be able to book it just minutes before the CTP flight if need be with no issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enter your lottery picks head on over to VATSIM\u2019s official CTP website (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ctp.vatsim.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ctp.vatsim.net\/<\/a>) and follow their instructions once logging in with your VATSIM ID and password. Hurry, as the lottery closes on 4 November 2020! For more information and for the official announcement from VATSIM for their CTP, visit (<a href=\"https:\/\/vats.im\/ctpinfo2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/vats.im\/ctpinfo2020<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, and happy crossing! <\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>vAAirlines recognizes that one of the largest VATSIM events of the year will be taking off in just over 14 days. Unlike before when you would have to try and be the lucky person with the fastest internet to get a slot when bookings became available, this year VATSIM has rolled out a new \u201clottery style\u201d system where users will submit their top three city pairings to be entered into the drawing. Users who are unable to secure a spot will receive priority for the next event which is also something that has never been around before. Right now the current international schedule of American Airlines is not one that compliments this event very well so the Executive Staff has decided to add the following routes to the system to be flown for CTP only. Flight # Range City Pairing Equipment AAL9500-AAL9504 KORD-EHAM All CAT III Heavies AAL9505-AAL9509 KJFK-EHAM All CAT III Heavies AAL9510-AAL9514 KORD-EGLL All CAT III Heavies AAL9515-AAL9519 KJFK-EGLL All CAT III Heavies AAL9520-AAL9524 KORD-EIDW All CAT III Heavies AAL9525-AAL9529 KJFK-EIDW All CAT III Heavies AAL9530-AAL9534 KORD-LEMD All CAT III Heavies AAL9535-AAL9539 KJFK-LEMD All CAT III Heavies AAL9540-AAL9544 KORD-LSZH All CAT III Heavies AAL9545-AAL9549 KJFK-LSZH All CAT III Heavies AAL9550-AAL9554 KBOS-EGLL All CAT III Heavies AAL9555-AAL9559 KBOS-LEMD All CAT III Heavies AAL9560-AAL9564 KBOS-EIDW All CAT III Heavies AAL9565-AAL9569 KBOS-LSZH All CAT III Heavies Since we have authorized these routes that are currently not in the schedule, the Executive Staff has also approved that the return flight may be also completed. These flights must be completed and submitted no later than 2359 Central Time on 22 November 2020. Flight # Range City Pairing Equipment AAL9570-AAL9574 EHAM-KORD All CAT III Heavies AAL9575-AAL9579 EHAM-KJFK All CAT III Heavies AAL9580-AAL9584 EGLL-KORD All CAT III Heavies AAL9585-AAL9589 EGLL-KJFK All CAT III Heavies AAL9590-AAL9594 EIDW-KORD All CAT III Heavies AAL9595-AAL9599 EIDW-KJFK All CAT III Heavies AAL9600-AAL9604 LEMD-KORD All CAT III Heavies AAL9605-AAL9609 LEMD-KJFK All CAT III Heavies AAL9610-AAL9614 LSZH-KORD All CAT III Heavies AAL9615-AAL9619 LSZH-KJFK All CAT III Heavies AAL9620-AAL9624 EGLL-KBOS All CAT III Heavies AAL9625-AAL9629 LEMD-KBOS All CAT III Heavies AAL9630-AAL9634 EIDW-KBOS All CAT III Heavies AAL9635-AAL9639 LSZH-KBOS All CAT III Heavies Oh yeah\u2026 for those who are not in Group III and usually would be unable to fly these routes, we have also decided to make this event completely CAT FREE meaning any pilot from any group can fly any of the above routes for their CTP adventure and the return leg. These flights will be posted before 2359 Central on 12 November 2020 for you to book in JetNet and will not be limited to any kind of \u201cfirst come first serve\u201d type availability meaning that you will be able to book it just minutes before the CTP flight if need be with no issues. To enter your lottery picks head on over to VATSIM\u2019s official CTP website (https:\/\/ctp.vatsim.net\/) and follow their instructions once logging in with your VATSIM ID and password. Hurry, as the lottery closes on 4 November 2020! For more information and for the official announcement from VATSIM for their CTP, visit (https:\/\/vats.im\/ctpinfo2020). Thank you, and happy crossing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[4,3,2],"class_list":["post-64","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","tag-announcement","tag-vaa","tag-vaairlines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67,"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64\/revisions\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.aalva.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}