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Nimbus Simulation Studios

Washington Dulles International Airport Released

8th March 2022

Nimbus Studios has announced the highly anticipated Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) for X-Plane 11 is now available.

Italian Air Force

REVEALED: Why Italian Tornados visited RAF Coningsby last year

8th March 2022

A recent press release from Leonardo states that the reason for Italian Air Force Tornados and a Royal Danish Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon visiting RAF Coningsby last October was for trials relating to the BriteCloud electronic countermeasure.

Airbus Helicopters

France and Spain launch Tiger MkIII programme

7th March 2022

The European OCCAR organisation has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for the development, production, and initial in-service support of the Tiger MkIII attack helicopter upgrade programme

Embraer

Embraer launches E190F and E195F conversions

7th March 2022

It’s been a long time coming, but Embraer is finally making meaningful moves into the freighter market. The Brazilian OEM has just confirmed it will launch E190F and E195F versions of its popular narrowbody regional jet products and is promising “head-turning performance and economics”

Lufthansa

Lufthansa Group reveals new regional airline

7th March 2022

The Lufthansa Group has unveiled plans for its sixth airline to launch - possibly within a year.

ATCO

Swiss airspace in women's hands

7th March 2022

In celebration of International Women's Day, Swiss airspace will be managed predominantly by female ATCOs.

Aquila

RAF airlifts new radar onto Rock of Gibraltar

7th March 2022

Aquila Air Traffic Management Services has delivered the new radar to serve RAF Gibraltar.

Baykar Bayraktar TB2

Ukraine presses more Bayraktar TB2 UAVs into service

4th March 2022

The Ukrainian military has received an additional unspecified number of Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles made by Turkish company Baykar Defence and has pressed them directly into service against invading units of the Russian military

Aircraft

NATO’s transport aircraft move land forces to the eastern flank of Europe

4th March 2022

Multiple strategic and tactical air transport platforms belonging to NATO nations have been extremely busy moving land-based units to its Eastern flank in the past week

Austro Control

FAB CE / FABEC Free Route Airspace

4th March 2022

Expansion of cross-border free route airspace for climate-friendly air traffic

Air Traffic Control

Learn how Gatwick innovates aircraft turnarounds

4th March 2022

A new handheld digital platform called AirTurn is being used by ground handlers at London/Gatwick as part of an “innovative” solution to transform aircraft turnarounds.

Asobo Studio

Staggerwing for Flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator Released

4th March 2022

Developed in partnership with Carenado, the Beechcraft Model 17 Staggerwing is the first release in the Famous Flyers aircraft series from the Microsoft Flight Simulator team.