December 2025 Tailstrike Aircraft Update

128 New Aircraft Added to Tailstrike

The most common request since open beta launch has been simple and consistent: more planes. So here you go!

Today, Tailstrike adds 128 new aircraft, bringing the total fleet to 619 persistent, real-world registrations. This update is driven directly by community suggestions: aircraft types, airlines, and specific registrations pilots asked to see on the network.

By the numbers

• Total aircraft: 619
• Freighter: 50
• Military: 10
• Special: 2
• GA: 65
• Airlines: 109

Notable additions from the community list

We’ve added 14 new airlines, cargo, and military operators:

• Air New Zealand
• Canadian Air Force
• China United Airlines
• Egyptair
• HM Coastguard
• Kalitta Air
• Kenya Airways
• NetJets Aviation
• NetJets Europe
• South African Airways
• Thai Airways
• United States Air Force

Airliners & Cargo:

• ZK-OKQ — Boeing 777-319ER (B77W), Air New Zealand, NZAA
  • One of seven new Air New Zealand aircraft
• N779CK — Boeing 777-36NER(SF) (B77W), Kalitta Air, KCVG
  • One of nine new cargo aircraft added
• ZS-SXD — Airbus A340-313 (A343), South African Airways, FAOR
  • One of several new airliners based in Africa
• N162AA — Airbus A321-231 (A321), American Airlines, KLAX
  • Several Airbus and Boeing fleet additions for major US airlines

Military aircraft

Tailstrike will continue to add military and special aircraft. This update includes:

• 85-0085 — Rockwell B-1B Lancer (B1), USAF, KLSV
• 09-4185 — Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor (F22), USAF, KLSV
• 92-3292 — McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III (C17), USAF, KDOV
• 94-0066 — McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III (C17), USAF, KDOV
• G-HMGG — Beechcraft 300 King AIr (B300), HM Coastguard, EGPK
• 330002 — Airbus CC-330 Husky (A332), CAF, CYTR
• 330003 — Airbus CC-330 Husky (A332), CAF, CYTR

Business jets & private flying

Private jets and props were highly requested by the community, and were heavily featured in this update:

• C-FOLO — Cessna Citation X (C750), CYWG
  • One of nine Citations added (also added: C700, C510, C25C)
• N234QS — Bombardier Challenger 650 (CL60), NetJets, KPAE
  • One of four Challengers added
• N854WA — Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T), ENGM
  • One of three Malibus added
• OE-EKA — Daher TBM 960 (TBM9), LFPN
  • One of two TBMs added (along with N930DX)
• NetJets and NetJets Europe airlines

GA favorites (and a tongue twister)

• N900ZZ — Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza (BT36), KT30
• N2MK — Piaggio P-180 Avanti (P180), KCMH
• N216CC — Cessna C182 Skylane (C182), KDVT
• G-CMYK — Beechcraft Duchess (BE76), EGKA

Jaraffe from the Tailstrike community requested Bonanzas, so we added Bonanzas! N900ZZ is one of two turbine Bonanzas included, and it becomes the top tongue-twister registration on Tailstrike. Good luck on frequency!

Full list of new aircraft here

This update is a direct response to what pilots asked for: more aircraft and more variety. We'll continue to add new aircraft, so keep the suggestions coming. This won’t be the last fleet expansion!

To submit an aircraft suggestion, comment in the #aircraft section on the official Tailstrike Discord server, or send an email to team@tailstrike.io.

Happy flying