Month: February 2017

China Southern Lines up 787-9s

Guangzhou-based China Southern Airlines has finalised long term lease agreements with Air Lease Corporation (ALC) for five new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. Three are scheduled for delivery in 2019, starting in the first quarter, with the remaining two following in 2020.

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Meridian Adds Navigraph Capability

Carenado has released a Navigraph extension pack for the PA46 500TP MERIDIAN. The product is for the original PA46 500TP MERIDIAN G1000 for FSX and Prepar3D only.  The product comes with the AIRAC cycle 1310 (October 2013) that can be

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Maiden ATR Biofuel Flight

Swedish carrier BRA, formerly Braathens Regional, has performed the world’s first biofuel-powered flight of an ATR turboprop aircraft.  The scheduled service from Stockholm/Bromma to Umeå on February 1, was fuelled with a 45% mix of fossil-free used cooking oil. Christian

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PMDG 747-400 Queen of the Skies II Screenshots

Here are a few screenshots of the PMDG 747-400 Queen of the Skies II, including a YouTube video demonstrating ground services.  

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KLM Returns to LCY

KLM has resumed services between Amsterdam/Schiphol and London City Airport after an absence of nearly eight years.  The inaugural flight touched down in Docklands at 07:20am this morning (February 6). “We’re delighted to be back in the heart of London

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TFDi Readies 717 for Update

TFDi Design has introduced a Community Opt-In Beta and 1.0.6.0 for the Boeing 717. Community Manager for TFDi Design, Joshua Mendoza explained:  “It has been a long month since launch and the feedback from the community has helped us improve

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Lufthansa’s Maiden A350 Introduced in Style

More than 2,000 employees and guests were treated to a spectacular light show as Lufthansa welcomed its first Airbus A350-941, D-AIXA (c/n 074), with a glamorous party in Munich on February 2. Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa’s CEO, told guests that the

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DCS World 2.0.5 Released

Eagle Dynamics has released a new version of DCS World 2.0 Open Alpha.  The 2.0.5 version will include support for DCS: Spitfire LF Mk. IX.  In addition, the update will also bring other benefits like updates to both the A-10C

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PAYA Yakutat Updated

Orbx has released patch 1.25  for PAYA Yakutat, which contains the following changes: -Sharpened textures for buildings -Ground polygon updated to native Prepar3D format, and rebuilt with new materials Newer snow style added to ground polygon Added some additional clutter

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Miami Returns to X-Plane

Nimbus Studios has released a new high definition model of Miami International Airport (KMIA) for X-Plane 10 and 11. KMIA is a major US hub, serving as a gateway between North America, the Caribbean and Latin America. The package from

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