New airliner in development for Microsoft Flight Simulator

19 February 2022

Today seemed like an appropriate day to announce a forthcoming airliner for Microsoft Flight Simulator which is currently in a relatively early stage of development by Bluebird Simulations; we're currently looking at having it on sale in the first half of 2023.

From Shervin Ahoo, head of the 757-200/300 development team:

"Forty years ago today the 757 first took to the skies, so we figured it would be a good to day to announce our first project for MSFS! Over the last several months we have been working hard on this project but there is still a long way to go. Our team consists of four dedicated members with decades of combined experience. This includes a programmer with over 20 years experience, two model designers and an airline pilot. In addition, we are very fortunate to have Just Flight behind this project. With our combined experience, we are committed to making this plane a great experience for all simmers."

The 757-200/300 will be an all-new MSFS-native aircraft which will take full advantage of the SDK to create a visually stunning and incredibly immersive simulation of the 757-200 and 300. The team are still in the early stages of aircraft systems development and therefore further details will follow, but the aim is to ensure they are accessible to simmers of all experience levels, with a significant jump in systems depth versus the MSFS airliners, providing an authentic 757 flight deck experience.

We'll be posting more information as progress is made, but in the meantime we thought you'd like a look at these very early 'work in progress' screenshots...