There is a familiar rhythm to the Synaptic A220 and FlightSimExpo. This time last year, the aircraft was one of the talking points of the show, with a fresh trailer and a queue of attendees waiting to sit down at the iniBuilds booth for a hands-on go. Twelve months later, here we are again. iniBuilds and Synaptic Simulations have debuted a new trailer for the A220 at FSExpo 2026, and the team is once more letting the public take the aircraft up for themselves.
The A220 has been in development for several years now, and currently it’s confirmed to be released in 2026. If you remember, back in March we covered the aircraft entering its final stages of testing. So the obvious question hanging over this latest trailer is whether it signals that the long wait is genuinely close to over. The developers have described this one as the “definitive” trailer, which is a confident choice of word for a project that has been cautious about firm dates.
The trailer itself is less a teaser and more a feature rundown. It moves through the aircraft’s systems and avionics, with the developers highlighting authentic crew alerting and system information, an airport moving map, and what they describe as extensive flight management system integration. On the approach side, the team shows RNP-AR and LPV capability, both of which sit at the more demanding end of what add-on aircraft tend to attempt.
A good chunk of the video is given over to operational depth. The developers point to features such as a custom fly-by-wire implementation, autoland, an emergency descent mode, and interactive circuit breakers. The team has consistently framed the A220 as a deep systems project, and the feature list on show here is consistent with that.
On integration and immersion, the trailer covers SimBrief and Navigraph support, GSX integration for ground handling, and a detailed 3D cabin. The sound work continues to be handled by Echo19, who has been attached to the project since last year’s FSExpo update. The PW1500G geared turbofan has a distinctive spool-up whine in real life, sometimes nicknamed the “whale,” and previewing that soundscape has been a recurring part of how the team has shown the aircraft off.
As of writing, there is no firm release date and no public pricing attached to it. Although, by the look of things, this A220 may finally be getting ready to leave the hangar and into simmers’ hands.
