Boeing flew the largest member of its Dreamliner Family, the 787-10, for the first time on March 31. The aircraft made it maiden flight from the manufacturer’s facility at Charleston, South Carolina, undertaking a four hour 58 minutes sortie. “The…
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New Cheyenne Touches Down
The PA31T Cheyenne II by Carenado is now available for FSX and Prepar3D. Included in the package are five HD liveries and a blank livery for creating custom artwork, while the virtual cockpit features realistic night lighting, the Carenado GNS530,…
Airbus A319neo Makes First Flight
Airbus has successfully completed the maiden flight of the A319neo, D-AVWA (c/n 6464). Powered by CFM International LEAP-1A engines, the smallest member of the A320neo Family, took off from Hamburg/Finkenwerder on March 31, landing at the manufacturer’s Toulouse facility after…
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LOWI Unleashed
Innsbruck Airport (LOWI) is a destination that needs no introduction, famous for jaw-dropping backdrop and heart-stopping approaches. The package, released by Orbx, was developed by Jarrad Marshall (previous releases include: KPSP/KEGE/KMRY/KJAC/KSEZ/YBCS). This is his first European destination and is largest…
San Diego Out Now
ORBX has released a new destination for FTX Southern California, KSAN San Diego International Airport. Designed to work with FTX SoCal, Global Base or openLC NA this airport is a must have and is an exciting debut for Matteo Veneziani…
Royal Saudi Air Force deploys to Sudan
The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has deployed four Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s and four F-15C Eagles to Merowe Air Base, Sudan, for a joint exercise, which is scheduled to run from March 29 to April 12. Sudanese Air Force participants…
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T-X RFP response deadline
Boeing said today that it has formally submitted its RFP response ‘two days early’ for the US Air Force’s T-X advanced pilot training competition. The deadline for RFP responses in set for March 31, with a contract award for a…
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Austrian Expansion on Hold
VIENNA AIRPORT has appealed against a court ruling banning the construction of a third runway at the Austrian hub. The facility has been lobbying for an additional runway, to be built to the southeast of the airfield, for several years…
Flybe Launches at Heathrow
Flybe has launched scheduled flights from London/Heathrow. The Exeter-based regional carrier introduced its first of 40 weekly connections from the capital to Aberdeen and Edinburgh on March 26, operated by its fleet of Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprops. Flybe CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener…
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Flight Restrictions Tightened
The US and subsequently the UK Governments have introduced additional airline security measures on flights originating in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. Britain’s Minister for Transport, Chris Grayling MP, said in a written statement to the House of…
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