Sim Update 5 Beta is now available! Players on Steam, Windows PC, and Xbox can opt in to help test upcoming changes and share feedback directly with the team. Interested in joining? More information here: https://www.flightsimulator.com/sim-update-5-beta/

The Weekly Briefing is live now! Read on for info about: 💬 Info about the upcoming Sim Update 5 Beta 🏷️ 2 in-person meetups: Texas and Australia 🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge And more! 🔗 https://www.flightsimulator.com/february-12th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

Valentine's Day is this weekend! Celebrate this holiday with a romantic group flight over Paris, the City of Love! 💕 All are welcome to attend! Full details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-valentines-day-in-the-city-of-love/757482

How are you using Bluesky for flight sim stuff right now: following people, posting clips, just lurking, etc.?

We're looking for feedback on Air Traffic Control (ATC) non-English language quality in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Players who wish to tell us more about how ATC performs in your preferred language(s) may do so via the survey linked below: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4afctsF

The Weekly Briefing is live now! Read on for info about: 💬 How you can help with ATC language localization 🏷️ New & updated Marketplace releases 🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge And more! 🔗 flightsimulator.com/february-5th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

For Community Fly-In Friday this week, it's your choice of an Alpine flight to Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy for the Winter Olympic Games or a blimp flight to Santa Clara, California for the Super Bowl! Details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-sports/756745

We are live now for our weekly Community Fly-In Friday event! Come fly with us! 🔴 twitch.tv/msfsofficial

Normal service has been restored, and MSFS 2024 and MSFS (2020) players should now be able to authenticate once more. Thank you for your patience while our support teams worked to resolve this issue. If you are still experiencing authentication issues, please let us know.

We are aware of player reports of being unable to successfully launch Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The team is already investigating and we thank you for your patience.

The Weekly Briefing is live now! Read on for info about: 🌎 City Update 13 ✈️ Famous Flyer 13 🏷️ New & updated Marketplace releases 🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge And more! 🔗 flightsimulator.com/january-29th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

For Community Fly-In Friday this week, we're off to Vietnam for a flight from the capital city of Hanoi to the beautiful beaches in Da Nang! En route we'll also visit Vinh and Đồng Hới. All are welcome to join! Details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-vietnam/755856

Surprise! 🌴✈️ Explore the Golden State like never before with City Update 13: California, now available FREE for all Microsoft Flight Simulator owners! This update brings 18 beautifully detailed cities to life, perfect for urban exploring from the skies. 🔗 flightsimulator.com/city-update-13

An iconic and historic performer, the T-38A provides pilots an exhilarating experience from take-off to landing. Famous Flyer 13: Northrop T-38A Talon is now available for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on all platforms! 🔗 flightsimulator.com/famous-flyer-13

A new update is available for all enrolled in the Beta program for Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Release notes as well as how to check if you are enrolled in the Beta can be found here: https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/755210

Our first Creator Highlight for 2026 takes focus on popular YouTuber "CowTown"! You can read our recent interview to learn more about CowTown and his content via the article below: 🔗 flightsimulator.com/creator-highlight-january-2026-cowtown/

The Weekly Briefing is live now! Read on for info about: 🎮 A small stability patch for PS5 🗺️ The monthly navdata update 🌏 Weekly flight inspiration 🏷️ New & updated Marketplace releases 🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge And more! 🔗 flightsimulator.com/january-22nd-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

The latest navigation data with Aeronautical Information Regulation and Control (AIRAC) cycle 2601 is now available for all Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 players, and will be automatically installed when launching the simulator.

We're flying down under for our Community Fly-In Friday group flight this week to celebrate Australia Day! Everyone is welcome to join! 🛩️ Details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-australia-day-2026/755127

[PS5] A small patch is now available for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro users to fix a few crashes and improve stability on those platforms. Full details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/playstation-5-release-notes-microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-sim-update-4-1-6-36-0-available-now/753517

The Weekly Briefing is now live! ✈️ Read more about: 🍻 Details about upcoming B.A.R. events in the Netherlands and in Dallas, TX! 🏷️ New & updated Marketplace releases 🖼️ The weekly screenshot challenge And more! 🔗 flightsimulator.com/january-15th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

For our Community Fly-In Friday group flight this week, we're touring Lisbon, capital of Portugal, in powered parachutes! 🪂 Everyone is welcome to join! Full event details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-portugal-powered-parachutes/754404

The Weekly Briefing is live now! ✈️ 🔗 flightsimulator.com/january-8th-2026-msfs-weekly-briefing/

Happy new year! For our first Community Fly-In Friday of 2026, we're off to Morocco to visit cities including Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat, and Fez! All are welcome to fly with us! Event details: 🔗 https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-morocco/753528

We’d like to wish our community happy holidays and a peaceful New Year. 💙 Thank you for your continued support throughout 2025, from sim updates to new aircraft releases, through turbulence and smooth air alike. We’re looking forward to an exciting 2026 for Microsoft Flight Simulator pilots! ✈️

📣 Marketplace Blog Update is live! Check out the latest Marketplace releases and updates for the week of Dec 15, 2025: https://www.flightsimulator.com/marketplace-update-week-of-dec-15-2025/

🎄Holiday Sale is live!✈️ Starting today (Dec 18) for 20 days, save big in the Microsoft Flight Simulator Marketplace: ⭐MSFS (2020): Up to 85% off on 3,800+ items ⭐MSFS 2024: Up to 81% off on 800+ items Go to the in-sim Marketplace > Special Offers > See All Happy Holidays! ☃️

We are LIVE for our Red Bull Air Race CREATOR CHALLENGE! 🏁 Come cheer on your favorite flight sim creators! 🔴 www.twitch.tv/msfsofficial

Remember to tune in to our Red Bull Air Race Creator Challenge on December 16 at 1900 UTC! All the authentic rules and penalties described in this video from Red Bull are accurately modeled in #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024 if you race on the True to Life setting! 🏁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=W84l...

We're live now for our Community Fly-In Friday group flight in the @boomsupersonic XB-1! Come fly with us! 🔴 https://www.twitch.tv/msfsofficial

A small update for #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024 is now rolling out across all platforms. Please find the release notes for v1.6.34.0 at the link below: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-notes-microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-sim-update-4-1-6-34-0-available-now/750076

The MSFS Weekly Briefing is live now! ✈️ 🔗 flightsimulator.com/december-11-2025-msfs-weekly-briefing/

On December 16, come watch some of your favorite Twitch and YouTube creators compete against each other in #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024's thrilling new @redbull Air Race mode! Full event details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/red-bull-air-race-creator-challenge/750305

For our Fly-in Friday group flight this week, we'll be breaking the sound barrier in the @boomsupersonic XB-1 with a flight from KMHV to the Seattle area. All are welcome to join! Details below: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-supersonic-in-the-boom-xb-1/750149

A small patch (v1.6.33.0) for #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024 Sim Update 4 is currently rolling out to all players on all platforms. Please see the link below for the release notes: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/release-notes-microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-sim-update-4-1-6-33-0-available-now/749902

We have updated the Sim Update 4 release notes to now include fixes for dozens of aircraft. You can read the updated notes at the link below. More notes documenting fixes for World Scenery will be coming later. 🔗 https://www.flightsimulator.com/sim-update-4-msfs-2024/

Sim Update 4 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is now available for PC and Xbox players! You can read the full Sim Update 4 Release Notes here: 🔗 flightsimulator.com/sim-update-4-msfs-2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is taking off on PS5 and PS5 Pro! This is a rolling launch ➡️ check the map for your timezone. 🗺️ Auckland is LIVE! 🛫 PS5 FAQ: https://bit.ly/44cGO9l

A small update is available to install for players with early access to Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PS5 and PS5 Pro. You can read the full Release Notes for this update via our forums: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/playstation-5-update-1-006-032/749298

The MSFS Weekly Briefing is now live! ✈️ 🔗 flightsimulator.com/december-4-2025-msfs-weekly-briefing/

This week for Fly-In Friday we're flying through Austria to celebrate Krampusnacht, the Alpine holiday tradition in which adults dress in demonic costumes and parade through the streets! All are welcome to join! 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-krampusnacht/749153

PS5 Early Access is now live in all regions globally! If you're flying on PS5, be sure to vote in our forum surveys to share your feedback with the team! 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/polls-microsoft-flight-simulator-2024-on-playstation-5-and-playstation-5-pro/749020

Early Access for #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024 on PS5 and PS5 Pro is now live! Please note that this is a rolling release that will unlock in stages based on your region.

We are live now heading towards the South Pole for our Community Fly-In Friday group flight in Antarctica! Everyone is welcome to come fly with us! 🔴 twitch.tv/msfsofficial

A new pre-release test build (1.6.31.0) is now available for those enrolled in the Sim Update 4 beta. You can read the release notes at the link below: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sim-update-4-beta-1-6-31-0-release-notes-november-28-2025/748548

The weekly Development Update blog post is live now! ✈️ 🔗 flightsimulator.com/november-27th-2025-development-update/

The PlayStation 5 release of #MicrosoftFlightSimulator2024 is soon approaching with Early Access starting next week on December 3! We just updated our PS5 FAQ with lots of useful info: 🔗 flightsimulator.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/22543290911516-Microsoft-Flight-Simulator-2024-PlayStation-5-FAQ

Our November 2025 Creator Highlight focuses on Twitch streamer Capt. Arash! You can learn more about his journey to fly a Cessna 172 around the world in MSFS using only legacy navigation techniques in our featured article. 🔗 flightsimulator.com/creator-highlight-november-2025-capt-arash/

A new pre-release test build (1.6.30.0) is now available for those enrolled in the Sim Update 4 beta. You can read the release notes at the link below: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/sim-update-4-beta-1-6-30-0-release-notes-november-26-2025/748314

November 28-29 is the anniversary of the first flight to the South Pole. To mark the occasion, our Community Fly-In Friday group flight this week is a trip to Antarctica! All are welcome to join! Details: 🔗 forums.flightsimulator.com/t/official-community-fly-in-friday-antarctica/748277