Blog article by Jason Rosewell
No, this one isn’t a joke 
We’ve been continuing to refine the Open Beta with updates across rendering, ATC, UI, and overall stability.
Highlights:
- Improved lighting, fog, and shadow rendering (with dynamic shadows expanding)
- New runway incursion warnings with visual + audio callouts
- Updated Send & Assign Autopilot behavior for more reliable ATC interactions
- Ongoing improvements to aircraft selection and navigation
- Performance and stability improvements across the board
New liveries:
- PIA A320
- Turkish A321 (Sharklets)
- A330-300 (Lion Air, Qatar, Vietjet)
- A330-900 (Infinite Flight)
- Delta A350 (100 Years)
- Alaska B737-800 “Salmon People”
Read the full article →
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This one isn’t a joke…
^ - this is what the link takes me to…
I’m all seriousness, thanks for the update Jason.
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AP+MAX is definitely a very serious and useful feature that very probably exists.
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I sense that we are getting closer to the real release of 26.1 
I can’t wait! 
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I didn’t get it. What’ve actually changed from the March 6th’s update?
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Everything that’s mentioned in the changelog in the article.
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I have a feeling that 26.1 will be officially released very soon! The beta has been running very well for me recently, so hopefully everything is nearly ready!
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Wow it’s great 
Ср, 1 апр. 2026 г. в 21:24, jasonrosewell <[email protected]>:
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I want Air Canada 747-400 livery. We have the -200 it Air Canada did operate the 747 for a few years.
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Why isn’t the Alaska livery the one from 2016 for the 737-800?
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“Simply lovely” quoted from a guy who’s called MAX (Verstappen).
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Really enjoying the beta and those realistic sunrises and sunsets. It’s incredible the MSFS of mobile fr 
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Jokes aside, the performance of the beta has been running more smoothly compared to when I joined like a month ago so I feel like an official update could be released very soon! (perhaps this month or so)
Thank you devs for your hard work over the past few months.
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I just think its an odd choice since I can envision a lot more people using the regular livery.
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It’s been running great on my side doing 9hr + flights no lags or crashes.
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My flights still doesnt count to total landings on the beta. Despite submitting reports and complaints… Mtcheeew
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Could you guys add Uganda airlines for the A-330-900
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NOOO THE ROBOT TAKEOVER HAS STARTED
the reckoning has begun
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Weird day to make the blog eh?
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