The milestone covers the E170, E175, E190 and E195 passenger aircraft, alongside the E190F and E195F freighter variants. For pilots who have followed the project through its development, the release marks a major checkpoint—and the beginning of another round of work.
Regional airline fans, your next departure is calling. You might want to finish reading before requesting pushback.
A Long Development Journey Reaches Its Milestone
FlightSim Studio acknowledges that getting the E-Jets to Version 1.0 took longer than originally expected. Throughout Early Access, the team revised features, rebuilt underlying systems and used customer feedback to guide development.
Some of that work happened behind the cockpit displays. Changes to the aircraft’s internal systems may be less obvious than a new exterior model, but they affect the parts of a flight that matter: following a route, capturing an altitude and transitioning into an approach.
The final stable update before Version 1.0, release 0.10.50, focused on smoother flight guidance and everyday reliability. Its changes included refinements to altitude capture, autothrottle behavior and descent handling, along with fixes for Direct To routing and the DES NOW function.
Those earlier improvements provide context for the release. Version 1.0 represents the culmination of that development effort, rather than every feature arriving in one enormous download.
An Aircraft Family for Regional Operations
The E-Jets offer several ways to build a virtual airline schedule, from passenger services in the E170 and E175 to larger E190 and E195 operations and dedicated freighter flying.
FlightSim Studio lists custom aircraft systems, detailed cockpit and cabin models, and an electronic flight bag among the family’s features. The EFB supports flight preparation tasks such as SimBrief imports, loading, fueling and performance calculations, as well as aircraft configuration and ground equipment controls.
For simmers who enjoy several departures in an evening, regional flying offers plenty of opportunities to practice preparation, approaches and turnarounds. There is considerably less time to wander away for a sandwich when the next airport is already appearing on the navigation display.
Free Update for Existing Owners
Existing E-Jets customers receive Version 1.0 at no additional charge through Aerosoft One or the Contrail App.
Marketplace customers may have a short wait. In its release announcement, FlightSim Studio said Version 1.0.0 was expected to reach the Marketplace within the following few days, depending on Microsoft’s release schedule. The developer said it could not control the exact availability date.
Before their first flight, owners should review the updated documentation, particularly the MCDU and autopilot guides. Familiarity with the aircraft’s current procedures is especially useful before taking it onto a busy online network.
Native MSFS 2024 Development Comes Next
The current release works in MSFS 2020 and in MSFS 2024 through legacy compatibility. A native MSFS 2024 edition remains a separate development step, with FlightSim Studio promising that upgrade free to existing customers.
The developer’s roadmap also lists further flight management functions and a sound update among work in progress. Additional development will therefore continue beyond the removal of the Early Access label.
For pilots already flying the E-Jets, this is a good opportunity to update, revisit the documentation and plan another regional rotation. For those watching from the terminal, Version 1.0 provides a new milestone against which to assess the project.
The Early Access journey has ended. The flight schedule, however, is still filling up.
