Upcoming Updates

The following are snapshots of updates which are slated to be added to the game in the future. Most of these snapshots are sourced from the Official Flightline Community Discord server and the Official Twitter account of the developer.

Airbus A320
The Airbus A320 is a narrow-body airliner designed and produced by Airbus. It was launched in March 1984 and first flew on 22 February 1987. It was introduced into commercial service by Air France in April 1988. The A320 later evolved into a family of jets, with the longer A321 delivered in January 1994, the shorter A319 in April 1996 and A318 in July 2003.

The A320 is the base model of the family. It has a typical capacity of 186 passengers. Powered by two CFM International CFM56-5s or IAE V2500s with thrust ratings of 98–120 kN (22,000–27,000 lbf), its typical range with 150 passengers is 3,300 nmi / 6,100 km.

In December 2010, Airbus announced the re-engined A320neo (new engine option) family, which entered service with Lufthansa in January 2016. With more efficient turbofans and improvements including sharklets, it offers up to 15% better fuel economy. Earlier A320 family aircraft are now known as the A320ceo (current engine option).

On November 17, 2020, the Flightline Community received a snapshot consisting of a prototype line drawing resembling the A320 empennage. On June 9, 2021, a snapshot of the aircraft being developed was sent in the Official Flightline Community server, which led to some speculation of what model would it be, and on June 10, JayManLive confirmed that this was an A320ceo with sharklet retrofit.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a wide-body, long haul jet revealed by Boeing as the 7E7 on January 29, 2003. The program was launched on April 26, 2004, with an order from All Nippon Airways (ANA) for 30 787-3 (later changed to -8) and 20 787-8 aircraft, with delivery targeted for 2008. The project suffered major delays, with the maiden flight taking place on December 15, 2009, and entry to service taking place on October 26, 2011 with ANA.

The -8 is the base model of the 787 family and was the first to enter service in 2011. It has a typical capacity of 242 passengers and a range of 7,355 nautical miles (13,621 km; 8,464 mi), and is powered by two General Electric GEnx-1B or Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines, rated at 64,000 lbf (280 kN) each.

On June 26, 2020, the Flightline Community received an early snapshot of a plane model closely resembling the 787-8 with GEnX-1B70 engines. Since then, the Community has received snapshots of a 787 in white livery but without passenger windows. No word has been received about when it will enter service, however there has been speculation about which liveries it will have.

On May 30, 2021, JayManLive informed the Flightline Community that textures for the 787 were being made, with a photo of the finished texture posted on his Twitter the following day. Although previous speculation indicated the possibility of the model being a 787-8, the texture had the passenger window count at 55 windows per side, thus making the model a 787-9, and was confirmed by the creator in the Official Flightline Discord Community that he had changed his plans and wanted a 787-9 instead of the -8. A snapshot under Blender lighting conditions was shared with the Flightline Community on June 5, 2021.

Liveries
Over December 19 and 20 of 2021, Jay shared screenshots of the 3 launch liveries for the in-game 787-9 model to the Official Flightline Community Discord Server. The airlines are, in alphabetical order, Etihad Airways (ETD), Japan Airlines (JAL), and TUI Airways (TOM).

Saab 340 Cockpit
On July 22, 2019, on his official Twitter account, JayManLive announced that he was developing a cockpit for the Saab 340, the only short haul airliner as of December 9, 2020. The only cockpits currently in the game are the ones for the 737-800 and for the 747-400. Since then, no updates have been made regarding this addition, so it can be assumed that this is still under development or has been postponed to allow work on other, more major additions