The main airport of the Tuscany region, Pisa X, is now available for FSX, FSX: Steam Edition and Prepar3D. The airport was developed for the military in the 1930s, and is still used today by the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air…
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Month: January 2017
Introducing the Bamboo Bomber
The T-50 Bobcat from MilViz is now live. First flown in 1939 and reaching production in 1940, the Cessna T-50 Bobcat was of fabric-covered steel-tube construction featuring retractable main landing gear and electrically actuated trailing edge flaps. With the wing…
Singapore Airlines A350 Touches Down at Manchester
Manchester Airport welcomed its first commercial Airbus A350 service with the arrival of Singapore Airlines flight SQ52 on January 17. The aircraft has been introduced on the Star Alliance carrier’s services from the North West Airport to Singapore and Houston. Singapore…
Manchester Out Now
Aerosoft has released this highly detailed expansion for FSX, FSX: Steam Edition and Prepar3D. The package comes with high resolution satellite imagery and accurate, hand-placed 3D-objects to create a realistic representation of the airport. In addition, AES-Lite is included, simulating…
Flynas Joins NEO Club
Saudi Arabia’s leading low-cost carrier Flynas has signed an agreement with Airbus for 60 A320neo Family aircraft. In addition, it has converted 20 previously ordered A320ceos into A320neos, bringing its total firm order to 80 jets. Deliveries are due to…
A Bumper Deal for SpiceJet
Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The contract, which was signed in New Delhi on January 13, also includes purchase rights for 50 additional jets of an unspecified type. When…
Widerøe Opts for E2s
Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe has concluded a deal to acquire up to 15 Embraer E-Jet E2s. The agreement, announced on January 17, is valued at up to $873m and includes three firm orders for the E190-E2, along with purchase options…
Pilatus PC-21 contract signed
Pilatus announced the signature of a contract to provide two PC-21 turboprop trainers to QinetiQ recently. The aircraft will be operated by the Empire Test Pilots’ School based at Boscombe Down. According to Pilatus, the PC-21s will feature modified flight…
Posted in Historic Aviation, Military History
United Accelerates 747 Retirement
United Airlines will retire its Boeing 747 fleet in Q4, a year earlier than planned. President Scott Kirby announced that the company will bring forward the retirement of the 20-strong fleet in a message posted to employees on January 11. “As…
Posted in News Tagged with: 787 Dreamliner, A350-1000, Airbus, Boeing 747, President, Scott Kirby, United Airlines
Iran Air Takes Delivery of First A321
Airbus has completed the handover of the first A321 to Iran Air. The historic moment came in Toulouse on January 11 and is the first airframe from a 100-strong order placed by the carrier in December. The aircraft is registered EP-IFA…
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