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Allegiant to Buy Sun Country in $1.5B Deal, Creating a Bigger Leisure Airline (and a Bigger Question Mark for Regulators)

Two of America’s most vacation-minded airlines are planning to share the same beach towel. Allegiant Travel Company announced today (Jan. 11, 2026) that it will acquire Sun Country Airlines in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion, including Sun Country’s net debt. If the deal closes as planned, it would create a larger, leisure-focused carrier with an expanded network and a combined fleet of about 195 aircraft, plus an […]

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TFDi Design’s MD-11 “Definitive Edition” Touches Down in MSFS 2024 on January 12

The trijet that refuses to be forgotten is lining up on the runway again. TFDi Design has released an official trailer teasing the MD-11 “Definitive Edition”, with the MSFS 2024-compatible version arriving Monday, January 12 (12JAN26). TFDi describes this as a high-fidelity refresh of its already deep MD-11 simulation, aimed at bringing a more polished visual package, expanded systems depth, and a longer list of “MD-11-isms” that fans of the […]

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SimBrief Outage Grounds Flight Planning Worldwide

Virtual pilots, this one’s a holding pattern you didn’t file for. The popular flight planning platform SimBrief is currently experiencing a significant system-wide outage, bringing all SimBrief functions to a complete stop. From dispatch briefs to fuel calculations, the digital flight bag is firmly closed for now. According to SimBrief, teams are working diligently to restore services, but the recovery process may take some time. No specific ETA has been […]

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NVIDIA’s DLSS 4.5 Takes Flight: What It Means for Flight Simulator Pilots

Flight simulation has always lived at the crossroads of beauty and brute force. Vast landscapes, dense cities, glass cockpits glowing with data, and clouds that stretch to the horizon all ask the same question of your PC: can you keep up? At CES 2026, NVIDIA offered its latest answer with the announcement of DLSS 4.5, the newest evolution of its AI-powered upscaling technology. While the headlines focused on eye-watering performance […]

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Flight Sim Community Buzz: Content Creator Policy Sparks Debate in New YouTube Breakdown

A fresh wave of discussion is rippling through the flight simulation community after a YouTube video dissected the FlightSim Studio “Content Creator Policy” and how developers respond to public criticism. The video When Developers Try to Silence Criticism: Flight Sim Studios “Content Creator Policy” Breakdown, released on YouTube, unpacks the controversial content rules and what they mean for creators, reviewers, and sim enthusiasts alike. The core of the debate centers […]

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SayIntentions.AI Unveils 2026 Vision: “Unified Universe,” Free Access & Multiplayer Magic

Today the flight-sim horizon got a major expansion as SayIntentions.AI revealed its grand roadmap for 2026 — highlighted by a bold strategy to knit together AI traffic, ATC, and multiplayer into what it’s calling a Unified Universe, along with a new no-cost entry tier for virtual pilots. For the past couple of years SayIntentions.AI has been known for its advanced AI-driven air traffic control and immersive simulation tools. But the […]

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How Things Are Going at Sky Blue Radio – The End of 2025.

We wanted to take a moment to check in and let you know how things are going here at Sky Blue Radio and to say thank you. Simply put, it’s been a really good year, and that’s because of you. A Big Year for Our Community This past year, more than 4.7 million listeners tuned in to Sky Blue Radio from all over the world. Last year, that number was […]

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SCS Software Teases Big Horizons for ETS2 and ATS in Major New Reveal

Fans of truck simulation games got a bumper-to-bumper boost of excitement recently as SCS Software dropped a major future roadmap reveal in a YouTube video titled “SCS Just Showed Their Entire Future.” The video lays out an ambitious slate of updates and long-term plans for Euro Truck Simulator 2 (ETS2) and American Truck Simulator (ATS), two of the genre’s most beloved driving simulators. According to coverage of the reveal, SCS […]

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Plane Successfully Lands Itself After Issue on Board Activates Self-Guided System

A Beechcraft Super King Air 200 completed a historic autonomous landing at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Colorado after experiencing an in-flight pressurization emergency on December 20, 2025. The aircraft, operated by Buffalo River Aviation, was en route from Aspen to the Denver area when it suddenly lost cabin pressurization at cruise altitude. As cabin altitude exceeded safe limits, Garmin’s Emergency Autoland system engaged and took full control of the […]

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LevelUp 737NG v2 Takes Flight for X-Plane 12

Flight simmers have fresh skies to explore as the LevelUp 737NG Series v2 has officially launched for X-Plane 12 with a sweeping visual and audio overhaul that brings new life to one of the community’s favorite freeware airliners. The v2 update, now available for download, delivers a major refresh across the entire 737NG family — the −600 through −900ER variants — packed into a single, optimized package. Pilots will notice […]

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