Bluebird Simulations has today issued an update on its Boeing 757 for MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024, setting out what has moved forward, what remains, and how the team will proceed.

Furthermore, Bluebird is planning two more video previews before release, with the first due for Q4 of this year, focused on system depth.

The headline item is the pneumatic system, which Bluebird says has reached a new milestone and has been a major time sink in recent months. Alongside that, LNAV and VNAV are reported to be about 70% complete. Additional systems, including doors, oxygen system, and landing gear logic, have progressed in parallel. The 757 currently features 153 working circuit breakers, with Bluebird targeting more than 200 by release.

The upcoming Q4 video will walk through a broader set of systems, pneumatics, the FMS, landing gear, ice and rain protection, oxygen, and doors, to show how they tie together in day-to-day use. A final pre-release video is planned to concentrate on remaining areas, with the EFB still flagged as the largest single item to be wrapped up.

Bluebird has begun more extensive testing in MSFS 2024, and the latest screenshots have been taken there. The team describes the 2024 build as work-in-progress to offer a “compatible” version, at or shortly after release. A fully native MSFS 2024 edition is intended to follow later. Development on MSFS 2020 continues in tandem, which should help maintain feature parity, while the 2024 path matures.

Internal testing has focused on stabilising core systems, before handing the aircraft off to external testers. With the pneumatic work now in place, Bluebird says it is approaching the first stage of beta in the coming weeks. Some items typically reserved for later testing, such as door logic, oxygen, and landing gear behaviour, have already been advanced to reduce risk, as the 757 heads towards broader evaluation.

Bluebird reiterated that the Boeing 757 will cost $80 USD. The purchase will include both the 757-200 and 757-300, with Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney engine options, for both simulators. For 2024, a “compatible” version will be released first, while a native version is planned for “much later”.

For those interested, the full development update can be found on Bluebird's Facebook page.

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