Today in Flight Simulation News – June 29, 2025

Today was the final day of FlightSimExpo 2025 in Providence, Rhode Island, and while the flight simulation news slowed down as is tradition, we still have some to report about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and MSFS 2020.

Every day, Simulation Daily publishes a roundup of all the news across the flight simulation field, helping you keep up to date with the ins and outs of the industry.

Yet, before we move on to the news, you can check out a couple of stories that received their own individual coverage.

• Ace Combat Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Promise to “Take Flight Once Again” and More
• Meridian GMT Shows Upcoming Flight Simulation Controllers With New Options, also
• Falcon BMS Shows Off Impressive New Features from Update 4.38
• FlightSimExpo 2026 Dates and Location Announced

You can find the biggest flight simulation news from FlightSimExpo below.

Boeing 757 for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets First Trailer

Bluebird Simulations released the first trailer for its upcoming Boeing 757 for Microsoft Flight Simulator. You can watch it above.

At the moment, we don’t yet know when the aircraft will be released, but it’s still “several months” off.

A-1H Skyraider for Microsoft Flight Simulator Gets First Screenshots

Militech Simulations released on its Discord Server the first screenshots of the Douglas A-1H Skyraider that was revealed yesterday.

You can check them up above.

Nakashibetsu Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Clears “Last Major Hurdle”

We get a development update from Gate15 Scenery about the upcoming Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport (RJCN) in Hokkaido, Japan.

Apparently, the airport has cleared the last “major hurdle” before release, as you can read below.

“I’ve finally completed the placement of the solar panels, which was the last major hurdle. At first, I created and placed the models in groups, but it had a significant impact on the frame rate.

So I created models consisting of 1, 3, 5, 10, and 20 panels, and placed them all manually. This approach significantly reduced the impact on performance, allowing for a much smoother flight experience.

It appears that around 107,000 actual solar panels are installed in the area. In this project, I placed more panels than I could possibly count in order to faithfully recreate the real landscape.”

Free Airbus A380 for Microsoft Flight Simulator Getting Clean Flight Deck Textures Option

During a panel at FlightSimExpo, FlyByWire announced that its popular freeware Airbus A380 for MSFS is getting an option for a clean flight deck.

It was mentioned that there shouldn’t be a relevant gain in performance, but it’s a great option for those who enjoy their cockpits free from too much grime and weathering.

If you’d like to read more flight simulation news, you can find plenty in our previous roundup article from yesterday.

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