On 14 November, a ValueJet Mitsubishi (Bombardier) CRJ-900LR (registered 5N-BXR) operated domestic flight VK226 between Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria. After landing at Port...

SAS Scandinavian Airlines is nearing the end of its Boeing 737 era as part of cost-cutting efforts and fleet optimisation. On November 19, 2023,...

The AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite is set to replace the legacy EW systems of the U.S. Air Force F-16 fleet. The U.S. Air...

SAS flight SK4224 between Stockholm Arlanda, Sweden and Vaasa, Finland in the afternoon of 30 May got delayed to a bomb threat on...

The first E-7A is expected to be fielded by 2027, with a total expected order for 26 aircraft. The Department of the Air Force is...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:32:38 — 42.4MB) Decarbonizing aviation with a Program Director from the International Council on Clean Transportation. Also,...

SAS Scandinavian Airlines will resume flying between Vaasa and Stockholm Arlanda Airport after a three-year break. The first flight of the connection will be...

Mesa Air Group, Inc. (Mesa Airlines) reported its fourth quarter and fiscal full-year 2022 financial and operating results. Fiscal Fourth Quarter Update: Total operating revenues of $125.6...

Brussels Airlines made this announcement: On top of the three brand new A320neo (New Engine Option) aircraft joining the Brussels Airlines fleet in 2023, the...

Montreal, Canada, Nov. 15, 2022 CAE announced today that it is investing in its Canadian pilot training network to meet the increased demand for pilots with the upcoming deployment of a B777 full-flight simulator (FFS) at its Toronto training centre.…

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For months it was said to be in the works, and now the time has come — Microsoft Flight Simulator has opened its skies to all devices with the release of its Xbox Cloud-powered edition. With the formal release of Microsoft and Asobo’s tentpole title for the “xCloud” service, users of virtually any device now have access to the notoriously resource-hungry sim. For low-end PC users in particular, this certainly changes the situation drastically. The Xbox Cloud Gaming service is powered by Xbox Series X hardware, giving users access to high-fidelity versions of hit titles, now including Microsoft Flight Simulator. With Microsoft’s server farms handling the processing, the heavy load of rendering a game is taken entirely away from the device of the end-user.   Microsoft Flight Simulator has been a benchmark game due to its significantly high system requirements. The release of the cloud edition means that just about anyone can now enjoy the sim without even ...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has been steadily amassing a growing collection of add-ons over the last several months. Of course, the world of freeware add-ons is definitely growing rapidly, but so is the world of payware equivalents. The in-game Marketplace is certainly being regularly updated with such products, so it could be a little overwhelming to know which ones are worth taking a look at. After spending a good chunk of time with a few products, here are some recommendations from my collection, albeit in no particular order. All you need to really keep in mind is that these aircraft are all unique, and will better suite certain kinds of flights. So the “best” are the ones suiting your personal tastes in terms of where and how you like to fly.   Please note: all prices are in USD.  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter by Aerosoft ($34.99) As of the time of publication, this is one of the latest in the line of payware aircraft. It’s also been one of the most...