News

A Kansas based warbirds restoration firm has just acquired the first F/A-18 available to civilians and will be restoring it and offering it for sale. They also recently acquired the first civilian F-16C. For more details, read this announcement.

FlightSoft has announced the fall 2000 availability of a new add-on in their Tribute To The DC10 series. Fly To Hawaii On a Widebody DC10 Jetliner With Hawaiian Airlines features Hawaiian Airlines DC10 aircraft and authentic ATC enhanced flight adventures with actual ATC recording from the Hawaiian Islands. The "Super Technology" aircraft feature accurate visual models and realistic cockpit systems far beyond what was possible in FS98. For screen shots and more details, read this press release.

Abacus has announced two additions to the Gold Collection of downloadable add-ons available at www.FlightSimDownloads.com: CoPilot v2.6 and FS Action! Scenery. For more details, read this announcement.

Legendary Aircraft is an extensive collection of add-on aircraft for FS2000. It covers the whole range of aviation history, from the Wright Flyer up to the latest airliners with everything in between...226 aircraft in total. For more details, read this press release.

Alain Capt and Saul Loeb have released their Swissair MD-11 package for both FS98 and FS2000. The aircraft, panel and sounds are custom designed to all work together and have an extensive list of features. For full details and to download, read this announcement.

Just Planes Videos announces a new video series covering smaller airports in a region with their typical airliner traffic. The first video covers 15 airports in California. For more details, read this press release.

Portuguese based virtual airline SATA celebrates three years in operation this week. In addition, they are making available a collection of NavDash format SIDs and STARs for Portuguese airports. For more information, read this press release.

SFK, the Swedish Flight Simulator Club, has announced the first winner of their Swallow Award for realistic flight dynamics: Bertil Nilsson and Kevin P. White's Saab Safir. For more information, read this announcement.

Aer Lingus VA is now recruiting pilots and managers to staff their flights from Dublin to London and New York, with plans for future expansion. For more details, read this announcement.