Hong Kong Airlines

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HX CRK BAUHINIA

Hong Kong Airlines was founded in 2001 as CR Airways and initially operated helicopter services with a single Sikorsky S76. One year later, the airline introduced regional passenger operations with  Bombardier CRJ 200 equipment.

 

In 2006 the airline was purchased by Hainan Group, together with another Hong Kong based airline named Hong Kong Express, and has since dramatically expanded: The CRJs were replaced with larger Boeing 737-800s and the airline placed a large order with Airbus covering 30 A320s and as many wide body A330s, the first of which were delivered in 2010, allowing the airline to start long haul services initially to Moscow and Japan.

 

Hong Kong Airlines also has a cargo division with Boeing 737-300 and Airbus A330 dedicated freighters.

Up to date flightplans are available from Alpha India Group

Airbus A330-200

This package includes an update of my previous Hong Kong repaint, with B-LND currently operating in a rather dirty state, as much of the widebody fleet, and B-LNL which is a recent addition with RR engines

 

To be used with the Fruit Stand Airbus A330-200 (PW and RR models) base model


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Airbus A320-200

Airbus A320 B-LPE was delivered in the latest Hainan group colours

 

To be used with the DJC Airbus A320-200 (CFM model) base model


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Airbus A320 B-LPB is one of four currently operated by Hong Kong Airlines in the standard Hainan Group livery

 

To be used with the DJC Airbus A320-200 (CFM model) base model


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Boeing 737-800

This package includes Boeing 737-800s B-KBI in the full Hainan colours, and B-KBU still in the previous Hong Kong colours.

 

To be used with the FAIB Boeing 737-800 (winglets model) base model


FSX version

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FSX version

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Boeing 737-300

This package includes the two Boeing 737-300 freighters operated by Hong Kong Airlines' Cargo division

 

To be used with the FAIB Boeing 737-300 (logolight and standard models) base model


FSX version

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FSX version

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Donate!

Each repaint means long hours of research and hard work to make it look as close as possible to the real world original.

 

Although it is all available here for free, I will appreciate any contribution to keep me going maintaining this website and bringing you more flightsimming goodies!

 

You can use Paypal from wherever you are to send me any amount you feel like giving -hint: the more the merrier! ;-)

 


About my repaints

These textures are intended for use as AI traffic in Microsoft's Flight Simulator versions 9 and 10.

 

They have been thoroughly researched and painted based on actual pictures of the real aircraft, so that each individual aircraft is an exact replica of the real thing at the time of painting, down to the precise windows configuration and the stencils colours and locations.

 

To view them in your simulator, you need first to download and install the base aircraft models/packages available  separately . Most of these models are available from the usual avsim and/or flightsim libraries, but I have provided a link to these base packages on this site for your easy reference. Check the links section.

 

You will also need adequate flightplans to take these birds into your virtual skies. Running a search on avsim and flightsim libraries will get you up to date flightplans for most of the world's airlines

About bitmap formats

Most of my repaints are provided in three textures formats: 32bits, dxt3 and dxt3 with mipmaps.


AI traffic can draw heavily on your computer resources and significantly reduce your sim's framerate. Using the right set of textures can improve your framerate and ensure  smooth  and lifelike movements.

Basically, 32bits texture are larger and therefore having more pixels, will have sharper details and will look better in your sim, particularly at close range. Downside is they take up more HD space and use more resources.

Mipped textures are supposed to be what fs is really looking for, and will ensure the best framerate and movement smoothness. However, if your graphic processor is an older or a lower end one, with less than 1GB dedicated memory, mipped textures will look awfully blurred.

To keep things simple, if you run your sim on a new, powerful, high end computer, go for the 32bits or mipped textures, or use the 32bits only for intricate liveries where the quality of finer details will make a difference.

On the other hand, if you are using an older less powerful machine, or if you are not sure or don't know what all this means, go for the non-mipped dxt3 format.