Month: February 2017

Airbus Transfers Jets to Museum

Airbus has transferred A380 MSN4 to the Museum of Air and Space at Paris/Le Bourget.  The jet is the first of four aircraft the European manufacturer has pledged to donate to museums, with A320 MSN1, A340-600 MSN360 and A380 MSN2

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Upgraded ‘Hinds’ for Venezuela

The first upgraded Mi-35M2 attack helicopters have been delivered to the Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB, Venezuelan Army), AirForces Monthly correspondent Juan Carlos Cicalesi reports. The FANB received three Mi-35M2 helicopters from a total of ten that are being upgraded

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Pisa X: Updated

Aerosoft has released version 1.01 for Pisa X. In the new version, two new features have been added to the configuration tool: The animation of the SODE jetways as well as additional runway and taxiway lights were added. In addition,

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More Boeings for Singapore Airlines

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a letter of intent for 20 Boeing 777-9s and an additional 19 787-10 Dreamliners, plus six options for both types.  The Star Alliance carrier is the launch customer for the 787-10, having previously ordered 30

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New Look for Air Canada

Air Canada has introduced a black and white themed livery, reminiscent of the one its jets wore in the 1990s, as part of its latest rebrand.  The Star Alliance carrier held three simultaneous events on February 9, in Toronto, Montreal

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US Army helos arrive for Atlantic Resolve

On February 11 a total of 49 US Army helicopters arrived in Europe for a nine-month deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. These photographs, supplied exclusively to AirForces Monthly by Oliver Jonischkeit, show the unloading of the ship Endurance

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JustSim Launches Hamburg for FSX and Prepar3D

Hamburg Airport (EDDH), known in German as Flughafen Hamburg “Helmut Schmidt” is the international airport in Germany. EDDH is located to the north of the city centre in the Fuhlsbuttel quarter and is a hub for Germanwings, Condor and easyJet. 

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WorldEditor 1.6b1 Available

The first version of WorldEditor that is compatible with X-Plane 11 is now available! Features: Service vehicle parking, destinations, and routes Better validation, including a text document of errors Additional previews in the preview pane Hierarchy searching New editing commands Unicode

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PC-12 Ready to Roll

Shade Tree Micro Aviation (STMA) has released the Pilatus PC-12/47G for X-Plane 10 and 11. The aircraft features 15 high-resolution liveries, animated doors, realistic lighting and wing icing effects.  The flight model was made with the cooperation of a Swiss

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Mexico on Steam

Toposim Mexico for FSX: Steam Edition is out now. The package provides LOD12 / 10m Multi-LOD terrain mesh for the whole of Mexico, increasing the accuracy of the default terrain mesh and offering an improvement in the landscape profile. It

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