Emirates has taken delivery of its first Rolls-Royce (RR)-powered Airbus A380s. The initial three examples, A6-EUM (c/n 225), A6-EUN (c/n 226), and A6-EUO (c/n 227), were handed over to the Dubai-based carrier in late December and are equipped with Trent…
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Iran Air Finalises Airbus Order
Agreement has been reached between Iran Air and Airbus over a firm order for 100 aircraft. The deal includes 46 A320 Family, 38 A330 Family and 16 A350 jets and follows an initial commitment signed last January. “Iran Air considers…
Delta Cancels Dreamliner Order
Georgia-based Delta Air Lines has cancelled its order for 18 787 Dreamliners after reaching an agreement with Boeing. The SkyTeam carrier inherited the deal in 2008 as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines. “Delta is one of the world’s…
Island Air Selects Q400
Hawaiian regional carrier Island Air has taken delivery of the first of three 78-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprops it is leasing via Irish firm Elix Aviation Capital. “As we look to expand our regional route network and connect local residents…
Another A350 for Sichuan Airlines
Sichuan Airlines has firmed up a deal to acquire an Airbus A350-900 from Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The widebody jet, which is due for delivery in the first quarter of 2019, will be drawn from the US lessor’s existing order…
SkyMaxx Pro Version 4 Released
Maxx-XP, in co-operation with Sundog Software and X-Aviation have announced an upgraded version of the SkyMaxx Pro new weather rendering engine for X-Plane 10 and 11. The package replaces the clouds and sky in X-Plane and according to the developer,…
Orbx Stops Project X
Orbx released a roadmap in December last year for expanding its portfolio to emerging flight simulation platforms. One of these, dubbed Project-X, to mark the company’s entry into the X-Plane market has been cancelled. Orbx CEO, John Venema explained: “Just…
Bali Released
Bali X, by Aerosoft, is now available for FSX and Prepar3D. The package is a detailed representation of Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, and is based on up-to-date aerial imagery with a resolution of 40cm/pixel. The custom airport environment…
New 717 Takes Flight
After four years of development, TFDi Design has released the 717 for FSX and Prepar3D. Features include an authentic exterior and interior model of the real aircraft with hundreds of moving parts, while up front, systems such as the EIS…
Block Island Released
Block Island State Airport, by Orbx is now available for FSX and Prepar3D. This is the second airport on the eastern coast of the US developed by Orbx and the tenth release from developer Alex Goff. The island is a…
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