Editorials
Review: Miravia Softworks EmergencyDispatcherPro is a Solid Mission Add-On Held Back by Bugs
Five Real A220 Routes Worth Flying
Top 5 Vintage Airliners for MSFS 2024
Decade of Flight Simulation: How a Hobby Turned my Life Around
Deadstick Playtest First Impressions: A Bush Flight Sim With Huge Potential
Review: Aerosoft A340-600 for MSFS
Explore What It’s Like to Attend FSExpo
Freeware Spotlight: 777 Cockpit Textures by HUES
Flight Simulator News
PMDG’s Community Manager, Mathijs Kok, Responds to FSWeekend at Aviodrome
4.8.2026 – FSWeekend is a yearly event held in the Netherlands, or more specifically Lelystad, since 1998. It had been running at the Aviodrome Aviation Museum with nearly 5000 visitors this year, a record for FSWeekend. After announcing a move in venues, Aviodrome announced its own FSWeekend, a subject Mathijs Kok at PMDG commented on. After a…
Black Square Releases Commander 114 for MSFS
3.8.2026 – Black Square has released its latest aircraft rendition, the Rockwell Commander 114, for the Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024 desktop flight simulator platforms. The aircraft had been under development for a while now, and some previews had also been shared back in June 2026. About the Rockwell Commander 112/114 The Rockwell Commander 114, introduced in 1976,…
GotFriends to Restrict Future Sales to MSFS Marketplace Only
3.8.2026 – GotFriends, the group behind some of the most beloved and quirkiest addons for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024, has announced a pivot to the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace exclusively for future sales. In the announcement posted on their Discord and their development update thread on the official Microsoft Flight Simulator forums, GotFriends founder and…
Gaya Studios Announces Vienna Rebooted for MSFS2024
3.8.2026 – Gaya Studios, also known as Gaya Simulations, has published an announcement about an upcoming reboot of their Vienna International Airport (LOWW) for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This announcement directly follows the recent release of their new Corfu (LGKR) scenery, during which they announced the return to a standalone third-party market and that they are also…
New Development Update About AFL 737 MAX for X-Plane
3.8.2026 – The developer AirFoilLabs, well-known especially for their Cessna 172 for X-Plane has released a new development update last Friday covering the new things in their upcoming Boeing 737 MAX for Laminar Research’s flight simulator. The development update has been shared through the X-Plane.org forums. The development update mostly focuses on the electrical systems of the…
Flight Simulator News
iniBuilds Announces Malta Airport for MSFS 2024
2.8.2026 – The developer iniBuilds has taken to their Discord server to announce a new scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, this time taking us to Southern Europe, to the small island of Malta, where the Luqa International Airport (LMML) is located. In the short development update on the iniBuilds forums, the development team talks about the…
IronSim Releases Stavanger Airport for MSFS
2.8.2026 – The developer IronSim has released their rendition of Stavanger Airport (ENZV) for Microsoft Flight Simulator and MSFS 2024. The developer announced the release earlier this week by posting a trailer of their scenery on YouTube. IronSim sells this scenery as the gateway to the North Sea, and the team has recreated a highly detailed rendition…
SimHeaven Releases X-World Pro for X-Plane 12
2.8.2026 – The developer SimHeaven, well-known for their packages of improved OSM data for X-Plane simulators, like X-World Europe, X-World America, and so on, available for free, has released a paid version of this product, further enhancing the quality of the entire world in Laminar Research’s simulator. SimHeaven sells this as an “outstanding VFR scenery for X-Plane…
FSimUK Makes Its Return After a 6-Year Hiatus
31.7.2026 – FSimUK has been greenlit to return this year in October at Aerospace Bristol. The last show was held back in 2019, and so the UK is most definitely overdue for its own flight simulator event once again. FSimUK 2026 will be held under the iconic Concorde at the Aerospace Bristol Museum on the 10th and…
Sky Simulations DC-9 Receives 3.3 Update
29.7.2026 – Sky Simulations has released Update 3.3.0 for its McDonnell Douglas DC-9 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The update contains numerous improvements and additions to the vintage short-haul jet, ranging from refined cabin and cockpit details to adjustments to the aircraft’s systems simulation. According to the changelog posted on the developer’s website, the update primarily deals…
Flight Simulator News
Horizon Simulations Shares 787 V2 Update Showcasing Textures by HUES
28.7.2026 – Horizon Simulations has shared a new development update on the upcoming Boeing 787 Version 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator, which is set to introduce significant improvements to systems depth and visual fidelity for the Boeing widebody. In a recent post on the developer’s Discord server, accompanied by three new preview images showcasing the latest texture…
Fly the Maddog 20th Anniversary Edition Updated, Bringing Native MSFS 2024 Build
28.7.2026 – Leonardo Software House has released an update to the Fly the Maddog 20th Anniversary Edition for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. This update is punctuated by the inclusion of an MSFS 2024-native model, capitalizing on the features and technologies afforded by Microsoft’s latest flight simulation platform. In the official announcement on the Fly the…
MOZA Releases More New Hardware for Flight Simulator Users
28.7.2026 – MOZA has again released some more hardware to the public, following the recent batch, which has been absolutely focused on flight simulator hardware, like autopilot panels, control display units, and so on. This time, the team has released a new motion system platform and a force-feedback yoke base. The two mentioned above are the most…
Synaptic Simulations A220 Released for MSFS
28.7.2026 – The developer Synaptic Simulations has finally, officially released their highly anticipated rendition of the Airbus A220 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and 2024. The release has been announced today through iniBuilds social media pages. The Synaptic Simulations A220 features a custom flight management system, accompanied by a custom fly-by-wire system and faithful recreation of the…
Flight Simulator News
Verticalsim Shares First Previews of KSNA for MSFS
23.7.2026 – The developer Verticalsim has released a set of first previews of their upcoming scenery of Santa Ana John Wayne International Airport (KSNA). The previews were shared through the developer’s Discord server, and there are five different previews in total. The previews only show the exterior of the airport, with details of the airport’s fire brigade…
JetStream FS CIS Piper Chieftain Released for X-Plane 12
22.7.2026 – We previously reported that JetStream FS held July 17 as a potential release date for their Captain Iceman Series (CIS) Piper Chieftain for X-Plane 12. Iceman and the rest of his team were able to adhere to that plan and successfully make the product available for purchase on the specified date.To celebrate the successful launch,…
FTXDes Shares Progress Update for EHEH Eindhoven
22.7.2026 – Scenery maker FTXDes has shared several progress updates for its Eindhoven airport scenery on the developer’s Discord channel. Owner FelixTch has posted the first few images of the Eindhoven airport terminal inserted into the simulator, marking a major step in the development of the scenery. The new set of images showcases a highly detailed recreation…