Month: July 2016

iFly 737NG Updated

Service pack 3.2.2 for the iFly 737NG is now available. Flight One Software in conjunction with the iFly development team has released service pack 3.2.2 for the iFly 737NG. This is the final patch for the 737 range and is

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End of two decades of partnership

Pacific Airways and American Flight Airways have ended their association with the American Pacific Group. Following a review of operations and goals for the future, Pacific Airways (PAY) and American Flight Airways (AFA) have decided to end their association as

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New Version of Active Sky Out Now

HiFi has released two new titles, Active Sky 2016 (AS16) and Active Sky Cloud Art (ASCA). AS16 is the culmination of 16-years of weather engine development. New features include in-cloud motion effects, weather scenarios, airborne weather radar, Prepar3D v3 visibility

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FARNBOROUGH 2016: UK MOD Confirms Order for Nine Poseidons

A deal for the purchase of nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) for the Royal Air Force has been confirmed by the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract was announced at Farnborough today, July 11, by Secretary of

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FARNBOROUGH 2016: UK Agreement to Purchase 50 AH-64Es

UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced this morning, July 11, on the opening day of the Farnborough International Air Show, that Boeing will deliver 50 AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters to the Army Air Corps. (AAC). A $2.3bn Foreign Military

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#FIA16: Jetstar Pacific Airlines Pens MOU for 10 A320s

Vietnamese low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbus for ten A320ceos. The agreement was announced during the Farnborough International Airshow and is the airline’s first direct purchase with the Toulouse-based manufacturer. Jetstar Pacific

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#FIA16: ARKIA Selects the A330-900neo

ARKIA Israeli Airlines has chosen the Airbus A330-900neo as the backbone for its expansion into the long-haul and leisure markets. The carrier, majority owned by Jordache Enterprises, revealed at the Farnborough International Airshow it will take delivery of four examples of

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#FIA16: Another A320neo for Air Côte d’Ivoire

Air Côte d’Ivoire signed a firm order for a further Airbus A320neo on the first day of the Farnborough International Airshow. Ivory Coast’s national airline became the first African carrier to order the new generation A320 when it placed an

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#FIA16: Bad Weather Curtails Day One

Torrential rain forced an early end to the opening day of the Farnborough International Airshow. Organisers were forced to cut power on the site, with flooding in the exhibition halls and outdoor display areas. A statement on the show’s Twitter page

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#FIA16: Rockton Signs MRJ90 LOI

Swedish regional aircraft lessor Rockton has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for an order of ten Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) 90 aircraft. The LOI includes options on a further ten airframes. Rockton and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation will now work

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