Month: October 2016

Cessna Citation Milestone

The Cessna Aircraft Company has delivered its 5,000th Citation light business jet.  The aircraft, a Citation M2, G-OREZ (c/n 525-0928), was handed over to Helitrip Charter which is in turn leasing the aircraft to Catreus, an established charter operator based

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Viking Completes Amphibious Acquisition

Victoria, British Columbia-based Viking Air has completed the purchase of Bombardier’s amphibious aircraft programmes. The manufacturer now holds the type certificates for the CL-215, CL-215T and the CL-415 aircraft.  It has also taken on the designation of original equipment manufacturer

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Active Sky 2016 Updated

HiFi Simulation Technologies has released Hotfix 4 for Active Sky 2016. The patch includes several fixes and enhancements based on user feedback, and also compatibility with Prepar3D v3.4. The hotfix is a recommended update for all AS16 users and is

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Alaskan Pearl

Valdez Pioneer Field, by Orbx is now available for FSX and Prepar3D. Valdez is a small town in southern Alaska and one of the most important ports of the state with the Trans-Alaska pipeline ending there. This incredibly scenic location

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LOT Heads for California

LOT Polish Airlines will begin a new direct service from Warsaw to Los Angeles in April.  The four-times weekly flights will be operated by the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners and the airline says the journey will take less than 12

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Royal Thai Air Force Orders Two More EC725 Caracals

TWO ADDITIONAL EC725 Caracals have been ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) as part of the continuation of its fleet strengthening programme agreement, which was launched in 2012. Airbus Helicopters announced the contract on October 4. The mission-ready

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Queen of the Skies Shaping Up

PMDG CEO, Robert Randazzo has announced the PMDG 747-400 Queen of the Skies II has moved to beta testing! Randazzo continued: “This is a big weekend for the PMDG 747-400 Queen of the Skies II, as we begin the process

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First US-Built A321 for Spirit

One hundred and forty Spirit Airlines employees attended a ceremony at the Airbus US Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama, to celebrate the handover of the carrier’s first US-built A321. The jet, N670NK (c/n 7106), was delivered on September 19 and

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All Change at airberlin

Airberlin has unveiled a bold restructuring plan intended to streamline its operation, increase profitability and deliver long-term growth.  The new strategy follows a comprehensive review of the German low-cost carrier, which is facing mounting pressure from rival operators such as

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New Joystick Range Available

Speed Link has released three new joysticks, the PHANTOM HAWK, AIRROW and BLACK WIDOW. Speed Link has released the PHANTOM HAWK Flightstick with eight-way panoramic view, integrated throttle controller and twelve freely-assignable buttons. The AIRROW Flightstick features more than 29

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