Month: July 2016

Milviz P-38 Red Bull Goes Freeware

The Milviz P-38 Red Bull civilian racer is now a free download. According to a statement on the Milviz website: “As of July 1, we are pleased to offer our P-38 Red Bull as a free download. Formerly payware, we

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New Tucano for X-Plane

The Brazilian FlightSim Dev Group (BFDG) has released the Embraer 312 AT27 Tucano for X-Plane 10. The single-turboprop basic trainer was developed for the Brazilian Air Force in the late 1970s. The prototype made its maiden flight in 1980 and

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Belgian F-16s Deployed Again for Anti-ISIL Operations

Six Belgian F-16AMs at Azraq-Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, during their previous deployment to support coalition operations against ISIL in Iraq. Another six departed from Belgium for Jordan yesterday and during their new deployment they will also undertake air strikes

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Sully – Official Trailer Out Now

The official trailer for the upcoming film starring Tom Hanks as the “Miracle on the Hudson” pilot has been released. The film, starring Tom Hanks in the title role, is based on Captain Chesley Sullenberger’s 2009 landing of an US

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End of the Line for VLM

VLM Airlines has suspended operations after filing for bankruptcy.  Announcing the grounding, a statement on the carrier’s website said: “We are sorry to have to inform you that VLM Airlines NV filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday June 22, 2016.  All

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Twin Star Ready to Roll

The Diamond DA42 Twin Star is now available for customers who pre-ordered Dovetail Games Flight School. The aircraft features two liveries, a glass cockpit complete with a G1000 avionics suite, lighting effects, and various animations. It also includes authentic audio

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First Dash 9 for Thomson

Thomson Airways has taken delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.  The aircraft, G-TUIJ (c/n 44578), arrived at Manchester Airport on June 28 under the command of the carrier’s Managing Director, John Murphy, who flew the jet direct from the

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ATRs in the Yukon

Canadian carrier Air North welcomed its first of two ATR 42-300 turboprops to its Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport base in the Yukon on June 1. It arrived as C-FTJB (c/n 119) and will be re-registered C-FGVF before entering service

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New Line of Yokes Announced

Aircraft Controls Engineering (ACE) have released its first desktop yoke for the Boeing 737. One of the key features of the yoke is a “snap and lock” technology, for full interchangeability. This means that the handle can be changed depending

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Raleigh Durham Out Now

LatinVFR has released Raleigh Durham for FSX and Prepar3D. The airport is modelled in detail with HD textures for all buildings, shading and occlusion (texture baking) effects. It also includes high resolution ground textures and custom runway textures along with

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