Flight Simulation developers shared news today, including scenery for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and an interesting announcement from Microsoft itself.
Before we move on to the news, you can check out a story that received its own coverage.
Embraer Praetor 600 Announced for Microsoft Flight Simulator
Today Microsoft announced the first aircraft from the partnership with Embraer announced a while ago. It’s the Praetor 600 business jet, and it’ll come to the sim in late 2025.
The announcement was made on the Brazilian version of Xbox Wire and comes with a comment by Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann, who mentioned that the Praetor 600 will only be the first of “many” Embraer aircraft to come to the sim.
“We are excited to announce our partnership with Embraer, a global leader in the aerospace industry. Embraer’s state-of-the-art fleet and focus on innovation make it the perfect partner for Microsoft Flight Simulator, and our goal for the collaboration is to bring many of Embraer’s aircraft models to the simulator as part of our ‘Expert Series.’
We are excited to announce that we are beginning this collaboration with the widely popular Embraer Praetor 600, which will debut in the simulator later this year.”
We also hear from Felipe Alfaia, Chief of Marketing, CRM, and Customer Experience at Embraer Executive Jet
“We are thrilled to share the Praetor 600, the world’s most innovative and technologically advanced super-midsize business jet, with the Microsoft Flight Simulator community. We are delighted to see our industry-leading jet come to the world’s most popular consumer flight simulator in late 2025.”
Zhuhai Jinwan Airport Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Halua6683 released Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZGSD) in China, and it’s currently available on Simmarket for $21.14.
Tianjin Binhai International Airport Released for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
SamScene3D released an update to its Tianjin Binhai International Airport (ZBTJ) and city that brings it to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It’s available on Orbx Direct and Simmarket for approximately $22.
It comes with the following features:
- Detailed terminal T1 and T2
- Medium design of cargo terminal buildings and hangars
- Detailed ground markings
- Parallax window glass to create an interior effect on T1
- Simple interior design to T2
- Moving custom jetways
- Includes over 200 iconic buildings
- Includes both Binhae’s new area and city centre
- Frame rate friendly with LOD functions
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.