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Developers
Hangar Addons has launched as a new community platform for Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane, promising unrestricted freeware downloads without countdown timers, speed limits or a paid premium tier. The service also gives creators control over how their work is hosted, credited and removed.
Developers
FSDreamTeam has updated GSX Pro with support for custom multi-jetway systems used at select iniBuilds airports. Introduced in Couatl version 4.0.22 and followed by a 4.0.23 hotfix, the change prevents GSX from incorrectly sending buses and passenger stairs to stands where external jetways are already operating.
X-Plane
Laminar Research has released X-Plane 12.4.4 into public beta, delivering one of the simulator’s largest developer-tool expansions in years. The update also targets nighttime performance, cockpit clarity and loading times while adding an enhanced airport, hundreds of Gateway updates and new static aircraft.
MSFS
Microsoft has opened beta testing for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Sim Update 7. The first test build, version 1.9.10.0, confirms that the upcoming National Championship Air Races will be part of SU7 while introducing fixes for aircraft, ATC, Career Mode, traffic and developer tools.
Scenery
OrbitForge has released Luxembourg City Landmarks for Microsoft Flight Simulator, adding more than 70 handcrafted buildings across the European capital. The new scenery package supports both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024 and is available now through SimMarket.
MSFS
FSReborn has launched a new amphibious version of its TL3000 Sirius for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Equipped with floats and retractable landing gear, the lightweight aircraft can operate from lakes, rivers and conventional airport runways.
MSFS 2024
FlightFX has released its highly anticipated Hawker 800XP for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, bringing one of business aviation’s most recognizable midsize jets to the simulator with detailed systems, persistent aircraft states and an extensive selection of operational features.
MSFS
IndiaFoxtEcho’s Cold War tactical jet is coming together as a complete aircraft, with four-rocket assisted takeoffs, detailed engine behavior, integrated systems and structural damage that can change how the aircraft flies.
Developers
OnTime Turnaround will launch on October 10, 2026, with support for Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane 12. The operational-realism utility will debut during FSimUK at Aerospace Bristol and will be available online for €22.99.
iniBuilds
After months of screenshots, feature lists, and carefully staged previews, the iniBuilds Airbus A380 has now been shown flying a complete flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
MSFS
GSX users are about to get a much more talkative ramp.
Real World
FlightSimExpo is heading back to Las Vegas. The annual flight simulation convention will take place June 11-13, 2027, at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino, bringing the event’s hotel rooms, convention space and activities together under one roof.
MSFS 2024
Aerosoft has surprised the Microsoft Flight Simulator community with the release of its Airbus A330-900neo for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, while simultaneously confirming that a separate, more advanced A330 NEO Pro is now being developed in partnership with ToLiss.
iniBuilds
iniBuilds has released version 1.0.2 of its Chicago O’Hare International Airport scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, bringing fixes to the airport’s Multi-Jetway system, a new GSX profile, an animated train option and a broader optimization pass across the massive scenery package
MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator has released Local Legend 25: the Heinkel He 70 Blitz, bringing one of the most elegant and fastest aircraft of the early 1930s back to life in digital form. The release is notable for more than the aircraft itself.
Developers
REX Simulations has outlined its development roadmap for REX Atmos Core and REX Atmos Legacy through the end of 2026, with technical updates scheduled for September followed by two major feature releases planned for the fourth quarter.
MSFS 2024
The Synaptic Simulations Airbus A220 has taken another important step forward, with the aircraft now available through the iniBuilds Store and iniManager in addition to the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace.
MSFS 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 already gives pilots a reason to fly through its Career Mode, but that experience is still largely built around fixed mission types and solo progression.
Real World
Qantas has confirmed that it will begin retiring its Airbus A380 fleet from mid-2028, bringing forward the superjumbo’s exit by roughly four years as the airline accelerates a major long-haul fleet renewal program.
Developers
PMDG has pushed a substantial new round of work across its Boeing 737 and 777 product lines, rebuilding both fleets against the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator SDK in an effort to improve stability following Sim Update 6. The work also comes with a tradeoff.
MSFS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is about to get a serious dose of speed. Microsoft has announced that the National Championship Air Races will arrive in MSFS 2024 on October 13, 2026, bringing together the classic Reno Air Races and the newer Roswell Air Races in one expanded racing experience
MSFS
FlightFX has released a sweeping new update for its Cessna Citation X, bringing one of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s fastest business jets into a new V2 era with major avionics, navigation, performance and flight-model improvements.
Real World
United Airlines is preparing for its largest international network expansion in company history, and the Airbus A321XLR will be one of the aircraft making it possible.
SyberJet Aircraft says its SJ30-2 light jet has set a new unofficial east-to-west transcontinental speed record, completing a nonstop flight from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Diego, California, in approximately 4 hours and 7 minutes.
Scenery
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has suddenly become one of the most interesting battlegrounds in Microsoft Flight Simulator scenery development.
Aircraft
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s ATR 42-600 and ATR 72-600 have received another substantial round of fixes and improvements as part of Aircraft & Avionics Update 05, released on August 18.
MSFS
Microsoft Flight Simulator users have spent years chasing smoother performance through graphics tweaks, driver changes, simulator updates and the occasional ritual sacrifice to the frame-time graph.
Real World
Airbus is aiming to fly its new A350F freighter for the first time in late September, potentially marking one of the biggest milestones yet for the company’s push into the large widebody cargo market.
Real World
United Airlines and CAE have completed the first phase of a major expansion at United’s Denver Flight Training Center, giving the airline what it describes as the world’s largest pilot training facility and dramatically increasing the number of pilots it can train each day.
iniBuilds
iniBuilds has released a substantial new development update covering two of its biggest Airbus projects for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, with fresh details on the upcoming A380 Airliner and confirmation that a major A350 Airliner V2 upgrade is already in development.
Developers
The Flight Simulation Association is expanding beyond pilots and aircraft with a new project aimed squarely at the people working the other side of the frequency.
X-Plane Scenery
X-Plane 12 pilots looking for a richer and more recognizable world now have a major new scenery option.
MSFS
Xbox pilots can now step into the flight deck of one of aviation’s most distinctive widebody aircraft. TFDi Design has officially released its MD-11 for Xbox, with support for both Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The console release brings the same high-fidelity aircraft systems and immersive visuals found in the PC edition, allowing Xbox users to experience the three-engine widebody from the comfort of the couch—or wherever their console-powered cockpit happens to be located.
MSFS
Microsoft Flight Simulator has released Famous Flyer 10: The Boeing 707-320C, bringing one of the defining jetliners of the early Jet Age into the simulator with three navigation configurations, a virtual flight engineer, deep systems modeling and a historically detailed passenger-cargo interior.
Real World
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-200 returned safely to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on August 8 after the crew reported smoke in the cockpit, prompting an emergency evacuation on a taxiway after landing. The FAA has opened an investigation into the incident
MSFS 2024
Eagle Dynamics has shared a significant development update for the DCS: AH-64D Apache, confirming that its long-awaited Data Transfer Cartridge is nearing release while George AI is receiving a substantial upgrade focused on combat awareness, threat response and autonomous flying behavior.
Developers
BeyondATC has revealed a major progress update for VFR Stage Two, detailing a substantial expansion of its visual-flight-rules environment for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
MSFS
FlightSimWeekend has officially released its 2027 Exhibitor Brochure, offering the first detailed look at the expanded convention planned for April 3–4, 2027, at Expo Houten near Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Developers
Running late for pushback? Your virtual crew—and possibly Ground Control—will now make sure you hear about it.
MSFS 2024
BlueBird Simulations has released a new seven-page feature list detailing the systems, avionics, flight modeling and immersive features planned for its upcoming Boeing 757 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
MSFS 2024
AzurPoly has confirmed that its officially licensed Dassault Rafale C will be released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 during the week of August 3, bringing one of the simulator’s most ambitious modern military aircraft projects to PC and Xbox.
MSFS
Vector has reached a major milestone in the development of its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, officially moving the aircraft into alpha testing.
MSFS 2024
A2A Simulations has moved its upcoming Accu-Sim Legacy RG550 into beta testing for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, marking an important step toward release for one of the most anticipated general aviation aircraft currently in development.
VATSIM is marking its 25th anniversary by introducing VATSIM Listen, a new browser-based service that allows users to hear live air traffic control communications taking place across the virtual network.
MSFS 2024
Just Flight and Black Square have announced the release of the new Commander 114 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
iniBuilds
After years of development, anticipation and more than a few “when will it release?” questions, the Synaptic Simulations A220 is finally approaching the runway.
Aircraft
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s latest weekly briefing brings encouraging news for pilots awaiting Sim Update 6, along with a firm Marketplace window for one of the community’s most anticipated new airliners.
A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan has completed an autonomous landing at Wittman Regional Airport during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, offering one of the clearest public demonstrations yet of artificial intelligence taking
Aircraft
BlueBird Simulations has released its most comprehensive look yet at the systems, avionics and immersive features planned for its highly anticipated Boeing 757 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The developer says
Developers
SayIntentions.AI has unveiled AI Uplink for GSX, a new artificial intelligence layer designed to manage GSX Ground Services through natural conversation. Rather than simply activating GSX menu commands, AI Uplink
Heatblur Simulations has set July 22, 2026, as the release date for its highly anticipated DCS: F-14B(U), bringing one of the Tomcat’s most capable late-service configurations to DCS World. The
Aircraft
Just Flight has released the first major update for its recently launched Fokker F70 and F100 Professional aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Version 1.2
Scenery
X-Plane 12 pilots can now experience one of the world’s busiest aviation gateways following the release of Axonos’ Tokyo Haneda Airport (RJTT), available through Orbx Direct. Haneda is Tokyo’s primary
Flight cancellations may soon become more than a source of frustration, missed connections and unplanned evenings sleeping beside an airport charging station. Prediction-market company Kalshi has filed plans for contracts
Airbus and Boeing have turned to one of the world’s largest cargo aircraft to prevent delayed components from disrupting their assembly lines. Antonov An-124 heavy-lift aircraft have recently been chartered
Boeing says it is in the final stages of securing regulatory approval for a redesigned engine anti-ice system, clearing a major obstacle in the certification of the long-delayed 737 MAX
iniBuilds
The highly anticipated Synaptic Simulations Airbus A220 returned to the spotlight Wednesday during an extensive developer livestream presented in partnership with iniBuilds and Microsoft Flight Simulator. Broadcast live on the
United Airlines is preparing to offer passengers something that may qualify as one of aviation’s rarest luxuries: a guaranteed empty middle seat. The airline announced on July 14 that all
Developers
Orbx has announced the release of the Vortex SC from DSD Simulations, a purpose-built aerobatic aircraft now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Developed in
