Tibet Airlines celebrated a significant milestone when it took delivery of its maiden widebody jet, an Airbus A330. Airbus handed over the 242 tonne maximum take-off weight (MOTW) variant to the Lhasa-based carrier at Toulouse last week. Lhasa Airport is…
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Month: July 2016
QantasLink 717 Contract Extended
Cobham Aviation Services will continue to fly Boeing 717s under the QantasLink brand after being awarded a new ten-year contract. The deal, worth AUS$1.2bn, will see Cobham flying the 20-strong fleet until the end of 2026, extending a partnership that…
Ethiopian A350 in Service
Ethiopian Airlines’ maiden Airbus A350 XWB entered service on July 2, operating flight ET901 from Addis Ababa to Lagos, Nigeria. The jet, ET-ATQ (c/n 040), was handed over to the airline at a ceremony in Toulouse on June 28 and…
easyJet Begins EU AOC Process
Luton-based low-cost carrier easyJet has started the formal process of acquiring an air operator certificate (AOC) in another European country after the UK voted to leave the EU. The airline currently operates on a UK AOC which enables it to…
F-14 Extended
The F-14 Extended by Aerosoft has been updated to version 2.02. In the new version adds LANTIRN (Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night) stability and Selective Jettison switches for the pilot’s seat and RIO (radar intercept officer) has…
Welcome to the French Riviera
Orbx has revealed screenshots of its upcoming FTX Cote d’Azur. The project is a partnership between JustSim and Orbx and will cover Nice Airport (LFMN) together with Orbx Cityscape EU – Nice Cote d’Azur. The scenery is expected to be…
Rio Out Now
Rio de Janeiro 2016 by Tropicalsim is now available for FS2004, FSX and Prepar3D. The package is a detailed model Rio de Janeiro/Galeão Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport (SBGL) with the new South Pier featuring 26 extra jetways and optional…
New Water Aerodrome from Orbx
Nanaimo Water Aerodrome is now available as a free download. The airport is Larry Robinson’s fist project for Orbx and recreates the feel of flying from Seattle to Desolation Sound on Kenmore Air. Nanaimo Water Aerodrome (CAC8) is a main…
Phenom Upgraded
Carenado has released the E50P Phenom 100 Version 2.0 plus a Navigraph extension pack. Version 2 includes autopilot and G1000 improvements along with new features such as T.O. config, different transponder modes, TOGA button, a ground power unit (GPU) and…
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F-35B Lightning IIs Fly Over Rosyth and RAF Marham
FOLLOWING THE arrival of three F-35B Lightning IIs in the UK, two of these aircraft flew over their future homes. The two F-35Bs RAF/Royal Navy example ZM137 and 168727 ‘VM-19’ from the US Marine Corps’ VMFAT-501, performed flypasts over the…
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