# Aircraft Substitutions

To provide our pilots with flexibility across various simulator platforms and add-on availability, Air Transat Virtual allows for aircraft substitutions. However, to maintain the professional image of the airline, certain standards must be met.

##### I. General Substitution Rules

1. **Livery Requirement:** Any aircraft used as a substitute **MUST** have a high-quality Air Transat livery installed and active. Flying an Air Transat route in a default or different airline livery is prohibited and will result in PIREP rejection.
2. **Type Match:** Substitutions should generally be kept within the same "class" of aircraft (e.g., substituting one A321 variant for another) to ensure performance characteristics remain similar to the filed flight plan.
3. **ACARS Comment:** When performing a substitution, pilots must leave a brief note in the "Comments" section of the ACARS client (vmsACARS or smartCARS 3) prior to filing the PIREP.

##### II. Approved Substitution Matrix

The following table outlines approved substitutions and the common high-fidelity add-ons that can be used to fulfill them.

<table data-pm-slice="4 4 []" id="bkmrk-scheduled-aircraft-m" style="width: 100%;"><thead><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Scheduled Aircraft**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">**Microsoft Flight Simulator '20/'24**

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;">**Prepar3d (P3D)**

</td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">**X-Plane 11/12**

</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Airbus A320-200**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">Fenix A320-200

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;">FSLabs A320

</td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">Toliss A320, FlightFactor A320

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Airbus A321-200**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">Fenix A321-200, FSLabs A321-200

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;">FSLabs A321-200, Aerosoft A321-200

</td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">Toliss A321-200

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Airbus A330-200/300**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">iniBuilds A330-200/300, Headwind A330-900, PMDG 777-300ER

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;">Aerosoft A330-300

</td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">Laminar A330-300, Toliss A330-900neo, Toliss A340-600 (Fictional livery available on CrewCentre)

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Airbus A321neo (LR)**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">FSLabs A321neo PW Only *(Entire fleet liveries available on the CrewCentre)*, iniBuilds A321neo, Default iniBuilds A321neo (MSFS 2024 Only)

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;"></td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">Toliss A321neo, Toliss A320neo

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Airbus A310-300 (Legacy)**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">iniBuilds A310-300, iniBuilds A300-600

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;"></td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">iniBuilds A310

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 25.143%;">**Boeing 737 MAX 8 (Legacy)**

</td><td style="width: 31.816%;">PMDG B737-800NG, iFly B737 Max 8

</td><td style="width: 22.4054%;">iFly B737 Max 8, PMDG B737-800NG

</td><td style="width: 20.6118%;">LevelUp B737-800NG, Zibo B737-800NG

</td></tr></tbody></table>

##### III. Legacy &amp; Special Operations

For our legacy fleet (A310, L-1011, etc.), pilots are encouraged to use the closest modern equivalent if the specific legacy add-on is not functional in their simulator, provided the Air Transat livery is used. For example, the **iniBuilds A300-600** is an acceptable substitute for A310 operations.

##### IV. Prohibited Substitutions

- **Class Mismatch:** You may not substitute a narrow-body aircraft (A321) for a wide-body aircraft (A330) or vice versa, as this significantly alters the operational profile of the route.
- **Non-Fleet Types:** Aircraft types never operated by Air Transat (e.g., Boeing 777, 747, 787) may not be used as substitutes for any Air Transat schedule.