Flight Simulation developers shared news today, focusing on aircraft and an airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.
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Without further ado, I leave you with the news.
PMDG Announces New Boeing 737 Launch Schedule for MSFS 2024
PMDG provided a new schedule for the release of the remaining Boeing 737 versions for MSFS 2024.
The 737-900 is ready for release and will launch next week as long as no unforeseen issue happens. The marketplace release should also happen shortly, and the same goes for the livery packages.
The 737-600 should release by Valentine’s Day.
The 737-700 should enter beta testing by mid-February, and its release may slide into March, unless beta testing goes near-perfectly.
At the same time as the -900, an update for the -800 will come, eliminating the microstutter issue that has been causing problems on Vatsim and similar environments. It’ll also bring a number of additional tweaks, fixes, and changes.
Starting with build 18 and beyond, PMDG will roll out progressively the changes to the external model, including “model geometry, textures, animations and the addition of some feature to the exterior not currently present in the airplane.”
The process is expected to end by the release of the -700.
Lastly, it shouldn’t be too long before PMDG is able to finally release the DC-6 for MSFS 2024. This is not a rebuild, but a port.
PMDG Apologizes for the Wait for Boeing 777 Sound Update
PMDG CEO Robert Randazzo also offered an apology for the lack (at least for now) of a release of the promised update for the Boeing 777 line for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024.
He explained that the update was announced before it should have been. PMDG’s sound team has been rebuilt over the past two years to address what was perceived as a deficiency for the acclaimed developer. When Randazzo heard the results, he got excited and announced the update, which he realized he shouldn’t have done.
Ultimately, delays in the development of the 777s themselves and the shift of resources to get the 737 out of the gate caused the current situation.
That being said, Randazzo clarified that the update is still coming, but refrained from offering a timeline. He also mentioned that the acclaimed flight simulation developer is going to change how it communicates to avoid repeating the same mistakes.
Szczecin–Goleniów Airport for MSFS Get New Screenshots
Drzewiecki Design revealed new images of Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (EPSC) in Poland.
We also get the usual brief development update.
“EPSC Szczecin MSFS is off to a strong start in 2026. A new hangar is in place, the control tower interior has been rebuilt to closely match the real-world facility, and work has begun on an all-new terminal. The airport area continues to expand with garages, the old tower, a railway station, shelters, and cargo facilities. Ground work is progressing with new concrete divisions, tire marks, weathering, updated CGL, roads, parking layouts, and smaller technical buildings.
Infrastructure details are coming together as well: custom approach lighting for RWY 13/31, an upgraded VOR, a new LPR helipad with full lighting and taxiways, realistic terrain shaping around the tower, rail infrastructure along the airport perimeter, and animated trains adding life to the scene. Step by step, Szczecin is turning into a fully coherent and highly detailed environment.”
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