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Boundless has announced the development of Glasgow Prestwick Airport (EGPK) for X-Plane 11 and 12. As the second busiest airport in Glasgow, Scotland, it serves an average of 445,211 passengers annually. Prestwick Airport officially opened in 1935, though it had operated as an airfield since the early 1910s. Passenger facilities were added in 1938 and later upgraded to accommodate jet aircraft. During World War II, the RAF used Prestwick as a trans-Atlantic gateway for US Army personnel and as a training base for RAF pilots. After the war, Prestwick began commercial operations, including a transatlantic route to New York. The main runway was extended in 1960 from 2,100 meters to its current length of 3,000 meters. In the early 1990s, the airport faced significant challenges until Canadian entrepreneur Matthew Hudson took over, constructing a railway station that made it the first Scottish airport with direct rail access. Ryanair began operating at Prestwick in 1994, gradually expanding routes to destinations like Dublin, London Stansted, and Paris-Beauvais. Ownership of the airport changed several times, with the Stagecoach Group taking over in 1998, followed by Infratil in 2001, which revamped the terminal in 2005. The Scottish government acquired the airport for a nominal sum in 2013. Today, Ryanair serves Prestwick with flights to destinations such as Alicante, Faro, Lanzarote, Málaga, and Tenerife-South. Currently, there is no information on the release date, pricing, or features of the Boundless rendition of Prestwick Airport.

X-Crafts, renowned for their Embraer aircraft lineup in X-Plane, has rolled out a comprehensive update for their E-Jet series, focusing primarily on enhancing the autopilot and flight management systems while addressing various minor but persistent issues. This update precedes a larger feature overhaul slated for 2024, as hinted in their recent post on the X-Plane.org forums. The update, encompassing nearly 100 changes, introduces significant improvements: - Enhanced functionality in the autopilot and FMS systems to align more closely with real-world aircraft operations. Notable additions include refined FLCH behavior during climb and descent phases, and updated approach procedures featuring X and Y designations for precise approach tracking. - Optimization efforts to enhance overall performance, such as reducing CPU load by adjusting the frequency of fuel predictions on the FMS progress page from every frame to every 5 seconds. - Quality-of-life enhancements, including persisting settings for the localizer and ground speed selectors post-autopilot disconnection. - Preparatory changes for forthcoming updates, including improvements to the EICAS speed brake indications in anticipation of a steep approach mode implementation. X-Crafts is also offering a limited-time discount for current owners of V2.5 E-jets, valid until May 10th, 2024. This offer provides a 15% discount on the complete E-Jets collection, available for purchase on the X-Crafts website.

ToLiss, the renowned developer of Airbus aircraft for X-Plane, has recently announced their next project, the A320 NEO. This upcoming addition to their impressive lineup, which already includes the A319, A321, and A340, has generated excitement within the flight simulation community. While limited information has been released thus far, ToLiss provided a teaser picture showcasing the completed exterior modeling of the aircraft, including the distinctive new engines that set the NEO apart from other A320 variants. The details surrounding the A320 NEO's cockpit remain undisclosed. It is unclear whether ToLiss will introduce a completely new cockpit design or utilize elements from their existing A321 and A319 models. Additionally, the availability of both CFM Leap and PW1000G engine options in ToLiss' NEO is yet to be confirmed. Although an exact release date has not been announced, it is anticipated that the A320 NEO will be available sometime in March of this year, eagerly awaited by aviation enthusiasts and virtual pilots alike.