Last weekend, during Sunday's Xbox Games Showcase event, we were proud to reveal the first teaser trailer for the next generation sequel to Microsoft Flight Simulator coming next year: Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024!



We have created a short FAQ that answers some of the most common questions we have seen so far. Our team is very excited to share more information about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 in the coming months.

Also during the Xbox Games Showcase, we revealed the Dune expansion, an upcoming free DLC for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) that will launch alongside the November 3 theatrical release of Dune: Part Two from Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. To learn more about this expansion, check out the Xbox Extended Showcase where Jorg Neumann and Parris Lilly met with Dune's Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette to tour the actual ornithopter prop used in the film and discussed bringing this fantastic flying machine to Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Watch here at the Xbox Games Showcase Extended 2023!

Monday starts with two new content updates to the current version of Microsoft Flight Simulator scheduled: City Update 2: France and Local Legend 09: Latécoère 631. City Update 2 includes a bespoke version of Le Bourget Airport (LFPB), home of next week’s Paris Air Show. Both of these releases will be available on Monday, June 19.

Finally, the full release of Aircraft and Avionics Update 2 is almost ready to go. For this update, Working Title has made many significant improvements to the systems of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner. We are targeting the AAU_02 release for Thursday, June 29. Thank you to everyone who participated in the AAU_02 public beta test. Your feedback and bug reports were very helpful to the development team!

- MSFS Team

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Pursue your dream of an aviation career with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. This brand-new simulator is designed to take advantage of the latest technologies in simulation, cloud, machine learning, graphics and gaming to create the most sophisticated, immersive and awe-inspiring flight simulator of all time. To achieve this unprecedented level of accuracy, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is powered by the significantly evolved Asobo Studio engine.

Available day one on Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Windows 10/11, and Steam. Coming 2024.

We look forward to sharing more information about Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 in the future.

Thank you to everyone who has been participating in the public beta test for Aircraft and Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02). Your feedback and bug reports have been incredibly helpful to the development team as we continue preparing for a target launch date of June 23. We released a new beta build (1.33.7.0) to testers yesterday. In case you missed it, you can see the release notes for this build on our forums here.

AAU_02 isn't the only upcoming release scheduled for June, though! As seen on the latest Development Roadmap, we will also be launching City Update 02: France (CU_02) on June 19. This update will add new photogrammetry to several French cities including Amiens, Angers, Nantes, Nimes, and Reims as well as a bespoke LFPB Paris Le Bourget airport, home of the upcoming Paris Air Show.

Also launching alongside CU_02 is Local Legend 9: Latécoère 631. This French flying boat once held the world record for the longest non-stop passenger service. There are no surviving models that remain today, not even in museums, so bringing a virtual rendition of this aircraft to Microsoft Flight Simulator is truly an act of historical preservation.

Finally, the Microsoft Flight Simulator Team will be attending FlightSimExpo 2023 starting on June 23. We'll be sharing more about our involvement with the Expo in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

- MSFS Team

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Public testing of Aircraft and Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02) remains ongoing. Earlier this week, we released a new beta build (1.33.6.0) to testers. This build includes several dozen bug fixes and feature improvements. The full release notes can be found on our forum here.

June is Pride Month, and Xbox Game Studios Publishing is excited to announce a new long-term partnership with GLAAD. The primary goal of this initiative is to help our partner studios create games that can offer much-needed visibility, understanding, and support for LGBTQIA+ people for years to come. Xbox Publishing will be collaborating with GLAAD and amplifying existing resources through workshops and consulting to bring genuine, heartfelt, and aspirational LGBTQIA+ representation to more of our future games.

You can read more about this partnership and other ways that the Xbox family is celebrating Pride Month on the Xbox website here. For Microsoft Flight Simulator fans, you can find some player-created livery mods based on Pride liveries from real-world airlines linked later in this article.

- MSFS Team

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Testing for Aircraft and Avionics Update 2 (AAU_02) continues to go well. The teams at Asobo and Working Title are hard at work preparing a new beta build which we target for deployment to testers within the next few days. When the build is released, you can find the patch notes on our forums here. For those who want to stay updated on the latest beta news, we recommend pressing the forum's "bell" icon to be notified whenever a new beta announcement is published.

Thank you to everyone who has enrolled in the test and downloaded the beta build so far. We have been carefully reading all your comments and logging bug reports in our internal tracking tool as required. For anyone not yet enrolled in the beta who would like to test the next major release for Microsoft Flight Simulator, you can find instructions on our forums here.

For anyone who missed it, the 40+ year history of the Microsoft Flight Simulator franchise was recently the subject of an in-depth article written by Preston Lerner and published by the National Air and Space Museum. The piece includes several quotations from Bruce Artwick, founder of subLOGIC and the original creator of Flight Simulator as well as other contributors to the series over the years including current MSFS leader Jörg Neumann. You can find the article online here!

- MSFS Team

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Public testing continues for Microsoft Flight Simulator's next major release, Aircraft and Avionics Update 02 (AAU_02). Earlier today, we released a new beta build, 1.33.5.0. You can read the release notes here. If you are not participating in the beta and would like to help test this new build, you can find instructions on how to join the beta on our forums. The pre-release test for AAU_02 is available for both PC and Xbox.

Earlier this week, we released a PDF manual for Famous Flyer V: Antonov An-2. You can find the manual for the An-2 and several other planes from our Local Legends and Famous Flyers series on our website here.

- MSFS Team

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Enjoy discounted pricing on Marketplace content from Oceania to coincide with World Update XIII.

For six days starting on April 25th save up to 60% on the following items:
 
To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace, select ‘Featured’, scroll down to ‘Special Offers’, then select ‘See All’ and look for the savings.

Microsoft Flight Simulator is thrilled to add to the beauty of the simulator with fascinating new landscapes. Known as both a continent and a geographic region, and straddling the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Oceania is comprised of remote coral islands, long stretches of white sand beaches, towering volcanoes, vast interior sweeps of uninhabited rainforest, and populated cities boasting modern architectural wonders. Antarctica is a dream destination for aviators with adventure, intrigue, and boundless vistas of pristine coastal and inland glaciated terrain.

Microsoft Flight Simulator’s World Update XIII includes Polynesia (Hawaii and Easter Island), Melanesia (Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Indonesia’s West Papua, and the Solomon Islands), the Galapagos Islands and key regions of Antarctica, notably the Antarctic Peninsula. The update provides a total of 13 countries and 28 non-sovereign territories, many with improved resolution that will allow pilots to experience stunning new vistas throughout these regions. The release is based on the latest aerial photographs, satellite imagery, and digital elevation modelling data. There is an updated height field for Hawaii and features the city of Honolulu with dozens of handmade buildings.

Our partner team at Orbx has also created 150 points of interest (POIs) throughout the region:

• Altutaki Lagoon Island Resort, The Cook Islands
  
• Amédée Lighthouse, New Caledonia
  
• APEC Haus, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  
• Apia Town Clock Tower, Samoa
  
• Autograph Tower, Java
  
• Basilica of St. Anthony of Padua, Tonga
  
• Bora-Bora Pearl Beach Resort, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
  
• Borobudur Temple Compounds, Indonesia
  
• Cactus Test Dome, The Marshall islands
  
• Capitol of Palau, Palau
  
• Centennial Church, Tonga
  
• Central Bank of Samoa, Samoa
  
• Coast Watchers Memorial Lighthouse, Papua New Guinea
  
• Conrad Bora Bora Nui, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
  
• FMFMIl Government Building, Samoa
  
• Fort Teremba, New Caledonia
  
• Four Seasons Bora Bora Resorts, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
  
• St. Regis Bora Bora Resorts, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
  
• Gama Tower, Java
  
• Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Java
  
• Grand Hotel and Casino Vanuatu, Vanuatu
  
• Grand Pacific Hotel, Fiji
  
• Great Mosque of Central Java, Java
  
• Guam Museum, Guam
  
• Ha’amonga ‘a Maui, Tonga
  
• Hilton Hotel Tahiti, French Polynesia
  
• Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort, French Polynesia, Mo’ore
  
• Hotel lorana, Easter Island, Chile
  
• Hotel Manava Beach Resort, French Polynesia, Mo’orea
  
• Hotel Nikko and Crystal Chapel, Guam
  
• Imagination Island Hotel, Solomon Islands
  
• Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral, Samoa
  
• Indosiar Television Tower, JavA
  
• InterContinental Bora Bora Resorts, French Polyn, Bora-Bora
  
• InterContinental Le Moana Bora Bora Resorts, French Polyn, Bora-Bora
  
• Intercontinental Moorea Resort, French Polynesia, Moorea
  
• Istiqlal Mosque, Indonesia
  
• Isurava Memorial, PNG
  
• Jakarta Cathedral, Java
  
• JOC Building, Johnston Atoll, Johnston Atoll
  
• Kingsford Smith Grandstand, Fili
  
• Kingston and Arthurs Vale Historic Area, Australia
  
• Kiribati Parliament House, Kiribati
  
• Lapangan Banteng, Indonesia
  
• Lawang Sewu, Java
  
• Le Meridien Bora Bora, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
  
• Le Meridien Noumea Resort, New Caledonia
  
• Le Taha’a island Resort, French Polynesia
  
• Lempuyang Temple Compounds, Indonesia
  
• Lengkuas island Lighthouse, Belitung
  
• Leon Dormido, Kicker Rock, Ecuador
  
• Luminary Tower, Java
  
• Mairie de Pirae, French Polynesia
  
• Markham Bridge, PNG
  
• Menara TVRI Tower, Java
  
• Moai Statues Ahu Akivi, Easter Island, Chile
  
• Moai Statues Ahu Nau Nau, Easter island, Chile
  
• Moai Statues Ahu Tahai, Easter Island, Chile
  
• Moai Statues Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island, Chile
  
• Monas (National Monument), Java
  
• Mori Building, Java
  
• Muri Beach Club Hotel, Cook Islands
  
• MV Ocean Giant, Antarctica
  
• National Parliament House, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  
• Nayara Hangaroa Hotel, Easter Island, Chile
  
• Noble Center, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  
• Norfolk island Convict Barracks, Australia
  
• Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete, French Polynesia
  
• Numa-Daly Stadium, New Caledonia
  
• Pacific Arcade, New Caledonia
  
• Pacific Place, Java
  
• Pacific Plaza Noumes, New Caledonia
  
• Papeete Town Hall, French Polynesia, Tah
  
• Para O Tane Palace, The Cook islands
  
• Parliament Of The Republic of Fiji, Fiji
  
• Point Venus Lighthouse, French Polynesia, Tahiti
  
• Poreporena Stilt Villages, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  
• Prambanan Temple Compounds, Indonesia
  
• Presidential Palace, Papeete, French Polynesia
  
• Pura Ulun Danu Bratan Temple, Indonesia
  
• Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, Samoa
  
• RSV Nuyina, Antarctica
  
• Sam Poo Kong Temple Compounds, Indonesia
  
• Sanbis Resort, Solomon Islands
  
• Sand Island Structures, Midway Atoll, Midway Atoll
  
• Sanggar Agung Temple Compounds, Indonesia
  
• Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  
• Siti Walidah UMS Main Building, Java
  
• Sofitel Bora Bora Private Island, French Polynesia, Bora-Bora
  
• Sofitel Kia Ora Moorea, French Polynesia, Mo’orea
  
• Suramadu Bridge, Indonesia
  
• Taumeasina Island Resort, Samoa
  
• Te Rua Manga (The Needle), The Cook Islands
  
• Tengku Fisabililish Bridge, Batam
  
• Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Tonga
  
• The City Tower, Insia
  
• The Tsubaki Tower, Guam
  
• Tiibsou Cultural Center, New Caledonia
  
• Tomb of King Pomare V, French Polynesia
  
• Tonga Royal Palace, Tonga
  
• Treasury Tower, Java
  
• Us Naval Hospital Guam, Guam
  
• Vanuatu Parliament House & Convention Centre, Vanuatu
  
• Wisma 46, Java
  
• Youtefa Bridge, Papua

Hawaii

• A’alii Tower, Oahu
  
• Ala Moana Residential Towers, Oahu
  
• Aliiolani Hale, Oahu
  
• Aloha Stadium, Oahu
  
• Aloha Tower, Oahu
  
• Aloha Tower Marketplace, Oahu
  
• Byodo-in Temple, Oahu
  
• Captain Cook Monument, Hawaii
  
• Diamond Head Lighthouse, Oahu
  
• Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site, Maui
  
• Hanalei Bay Pier, Kaua’i
  
• Hapuna Heliport, Hawaii
  
• Harbor Square, Oahu
  
• Hawaii Air National Guard Radar Site, Kaua’i
  
• Hawaii State Capitol, Oahu
  
• Hawaii State Library, Oahu
  
• Hawaiian Monarch Hotel, Oahu
  
• Hilo Medical Center and Rainbow Falls, Hawaii
  
• Hilton Hawaiian Resort, Oahu
  
• Honolulu Hale, Oahu
  
• Honolulu Park Place, Oahu
  
• Imiloa Astronomy Center, Hawaii
  
• Iolani Palace, Oahu
  
• Jagger Museum, Hawaii
  
• Kilauea Point Lighthouse, Kaua’i
  
• King Kalakaua Building, Oahu
  
• Ko Olina Resorts, Oahu
  
• Makaha Ridge Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kaua’i
  
• Maui Arts and Cultural Center, Maui
  
• Maui Ocean Center, Maui
  
• Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii
  
• Moana Pacific, Oauhu
  
• One Waterfront Towers, Oahu
  
• Outrigger Kona Resort, Hawaii
  
• Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum, Oahu
  
• Rainshed Heliport, Hawaii
  
• Royal Sonesta Kaua’i Resort Lihue, Kaua’i
  
• Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Oahu
  
• The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach, Oahu
  
• The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Oahu
  
• Tripler Army Hospital, Oahu
  
• USS Missouri (BB-63), Oahu
  
• Waikiki Landmark, Oahu
  
• Waikoloa Heliport, Hawaii

Antarctica Bases

• McMurdo Station, USA, Ross Island
  
• Scott Base, New Zealand, Ross Island
  
• Davis Station, Australia, Princess Elizabeth Land

• A collection of highlands dirt airstrips in Papua New Guinea
  
• Easter Island’s Mataveri International Airport (SCIP)
  
• Hawaii’s Kona International Airport (PHKO)
  
• Nusatupe Airport (AGGN) on the Solomon Islands
  
• Bora Bora Airport (NTTB) in French Polynesia
  
• Moorea Airport (NTTM) in French Polynesia

• The West Maui Mountains in a DG Aviation LS8-18 glider
  
• Tahiti in a Cessna 152
  
• Kiribati’s Tarawa in a Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter
  
• Hawaii’s Mauna Kea in a Diamond Aircraft DA62
  
• Note: for the best experience with this Discovery Flight, we also recommend downloading the free World Update II: USA from the Marketplace
  
• Central Java in a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan.

• Fiji’s Nadi International Airport (NFFN) in an Airbus A320
  
• Palmyra Airport (PLPA) on Palmyra Atoll in a Bonanza G36
  
• Busilmin Airstrip (AYIN) on Papua New Guinea in a a CubCrafters XCub.

• New Caledonia Tour in a Diamond Aircraft DA62
  
• New Guinea Challenge in a CubCrafters NXCub
  
• Aloha Hawaii in a Cessna 172.

If you are playing on PC, outdated packages in your community folder may have an unexpected impact on the title’s performance and behavior. If you suffer from stability issues or long loading times, move your community package(s) to another folder before relaunching the title.

How to install a new update safely

• Fixed crash to desktop experienced by some users
  
• Fixed wing rear nav lights being too bright

• Fixed a minor terraforming issue at LFPG
  
• Windsock heading issue fixed on generic airports

• AIRAC cycle update 2304

• Fixed water edition tool

• Fixed package order tool not taking into account some package dependencies
  
• Added a button in the menu to save a report file of current game state enabling users to give more information to customer support when facing an issue or reporting a bug

• Ask user before converting terraformers to new system

• Fixed an issue where the Add-on Support DLC would not activate in Offline Mode even if it was previously installed.
  
• Fixed an issue where players on XBox would need to reboot their game to have functionnal aircraft when the Add-on Support DLC was still installing or updating during game launch.

The team is currently hard at work preparing for the imminent launch of World Update XIII: Oceania and Expert Series I: ATR 42-600 / 72-600. Both are targeted for release next week on Tuesday, April 25.

Earlier today, we released an updated PDF manual for Famous Flyer IV: Antonov An-225 Mriya. You can find this document (along with manuals for several other aircraft) on our website here.

Finally, our next Developer Livestream is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3 at 10:30am PT (1730 UTC). As always, the panel of Jorg, Seb, Martial, and special guests will be discussing future development plans, updating the roadmap, and answering viewer questions from the player community. Be sure to follow our official Twitch channel and set notifications on to be alerted when the stream starts!

- MSFS Team

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Earlier today, we announced the annual Spring Sale in the Marketplace. Over 1,100 products currently have reduced prices for the next two weeks, with some products having discounts of as much as 93% off! If you’ve been waiting to buy an addon product for Microsoft Flight Simulator, be sure to check the Marketplace to see if it or any other products that catch your attention are on sale!

To purchase these discounted items, visit the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace, select ‘Featured’, scroll down to ‘Special Offers’, then select ‘See All’ and look for the savings.

In addition to the Marketplace sale, we are also discounting all editions of Microsoft Flight Simulator (Standard, Deluxe, and Premium Deluxe) by 25% for Xbox and PC via the Microsoft Store! If you’re a new player interested in flying the virtual skies of Microsoft Flight Simulator, now is a great time to jump in and take advantage of these savings!

Finally, we hope everyone celebrating holidays enjoys the long weekend!

- MSFS Team

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