Month: August 2016

Emirates Goes All A380 to Manchester

Emirates  has confirmed plans to upgrade its Manchester route to an all-Airbus A380 service from next year.  The Dubai-based carrier will switch the last of its thrice-daily links from a Boeing 777-300ER on January 1, increasing capacity to the British

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Moscow Out Now

Drzewiecki Design has released Moscow City X for FSX and Prepar3D. The package is a detailed recreation of the Moscow metropolitan area and includes seven ‘lite’ airports, several heliports and thousands of buildings. The project took almost a year to

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Alaska Launches Space Bin Retrofit Programme

Alaska Airlines will be the launch customer for Boeing’s Space Bin retrofit programme, modifying 34 of its 737-900ER fleet with more spacious overhead bins. Boeing says the upgrade increases the room for carry-on baggage by up to 50% “depending on

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Melbourne Upgraded

FTX YMML Melbourne International Version 3 from Orbx is now available. On its debut in 2008, Orbx’s YMML was the most detailed major Australian airport ever released. YMML Version 3.0 is a complete update of the previous version to further

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Museum Relic Campaign Now Available

DCS has released a new campaign for the MiG-15bis and F-86F Sabre. “The Museum Relic” campaign is a story driven campaign that takes place between the two small fictional countries of Matova and Obristen. As their war stretches into its

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New Aztec for X-Plane

Alabeo has released the PA-23 Aztec F 250 for X-Plane 10. The new version 1.1 features custom PA-23 sounds, a high quality 3D model and textures along with six HD liveries. The aircraft has been optimised for smooth frame rates

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Mauritania Airlines Orders a 737-800

A firm order has been placed by Mauritania Airlines for a single Boeing 737-800, valued at $96m at current list prices. “The Boeing 737 is the backbone of Mauritania Airlines fleet because of its efficiency and superior operating economics,” said

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Embraer Evolution

Supercritical Simulation Group (SSG) has released the E-Jet E-170 Evolution for X-Plane 10. The package features a high-resolution 3D model with more than ten detailed liveries as well as animations such as wing flex, window rain effects, external lights/strobes and

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Hainan Completes Azul Investment

Hainan Airlines has become single the largest shareholder in Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras after paying $450m for a 23.7% stake in the Brazilian carrier. Part of the deal will see three new members appointed to the board and Hainan says the

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New Seminole Ready for Takeoff

Alabeo has released version 1.1 of the Piper PA-44 for FSX and Prepar3D. The package comes with a high quality 3D model with five HD liveries and two different panel options: steam gauges or a G600/GNS530 avionics suite. It is

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