Flight Simulation developers shared interesting news today, and we even hear from EasyJet itself, officially sharing its partnership with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Yet, before we get down to business, here’s news that received its own individual coverage.
- Zurich Airport Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020
- DCS World Iraq Map Released in Early Access
You can check out all the news below.
EasyJet Officially Confirms Partnership with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
Popular European airline officially announced its partnership with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 via press release. The partnership is spelled over the following three points.
- easyJet has partnered with Microsoft Flight Simulator to bring its aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
- With the latest generation of the franchise, players can now get behind the controls of an easyJet Airbus A320 family aircraft for the first time
- Budding aviators can experience what it’s like to fly some of the world’s most modern commercial aircraft across more 1000 easyJet routes to over 160 destinations in 37 countries
Funnily, the press release is a bit weird as it reads,
“The simulator is available to play on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, Steam, and with Xbox Game Pass, including Xbox Cloud Gaming, and PC Game Pass. It features easyJet’s A320 family of aircraft including the A319, A320, A320neo and A321neo, complete with the airline’s unmistakable orange livery, allowing players to experience flying easyJet aircraft for the first time.”
That’s not exactly correct, as the simulator only features the A320neo and A321neo, both of which do feature EasyJet’s liveries, unless the airline knows something we don’t about future additions, or it means the excellent third-party A319 and A320 by Fenix Simulations. Yet, these are not featured in the default simulator and are not available on Xbox.
AMD Alarus CH2000 Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
SimSolutions announced the AMD Alarus CH2000 twin-seater general aviation light aircraft and trainer.
It’s initially coming for Microsoft Flight Simulator “soon” and will then receive an upgrade for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 at no additional cost.
It features 8k textures, a tablet to enable and disable Tie Downs/Chocks, the Garmin 430, the GTX327, the Davtron Clock, and no parking brake. That’s actually a “feature” of the real aircraft.
Schleicher AS 33 Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020
Got Friends announced on Discord the Schleicher AS 33 Me glider for both Microsoft Flight Simulator and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
The developers promise to use their expertise learned from previous projects to create their most advanced glider yet, including “integrated electric motor for independent launches to its aerodynamic precision and modern cockpit design.”
It will release in early 2025.
Cessna Citation X for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020 Gets New Screenshots and Development Update
FlightFX revealed on its Discord server a new detailed look at the work being done on the Cessna 750 Citation X.
The developers mention that they reviewed the model and felt it needed more detail and polish before release. Below you can read a few highlights on the progress made.
- Landing Gear Overhaul: The landing gear has been completely rebuilt and reanimated for improved realism and functionality.
- Enhanced Clutter: As shown in the screenshots, we’ve added detailed environmental clutter to bring the model to life.
- Interactive Exterior Features: We’ve added interactive elements like compartments, fuel bays, and more to elevate the model’s functionality and immersion.
- We’ve also received some questions about perceived project delays. To clarify, once a model is split between versions (e.g., 2020 and 2024), it effectively doubles the workload. To streamline our workflow, we focus on packing in as much detail as possible before splitting, which ultimately allows us to complete and move more efficiently.
If you’d like to get into flight simulation but you’re perhaps a bit intimidated by its apparent complexity, you can read our introductory guide, alongside the second episode focusing on installing add-ons, and another showcasing the basic instruments.
You can also read more flight simulation news in the previous roundup article.