GSX Pro in MSFS 2020/2024: what it is and how to set it up from scratch

Open MSFS 2024, park at the gate, and around you — silence. The jet bridge arrives instantly, passengers teleport on board, luggage loads itself without a single loader in sight. GSX Pro is what fixes all this cardboard feel and turns ground handling into a separate, lively stage of the flight. What exactly is GSX Pro GSX Ground Services is an addon from FSDreamTeam that replaces the default ground services in MSFS with a full system featuring animated passengers, realistic vehicles, and dozens of handling and catering operators from around the world. It’s not just a cosmetic overlay on the standard menu, but a separate turnaround management system: fueling, boarding/deboarding, baggage, catering, deicing, and pushback with customizable routes — all through its own interface. Does it work with MSFS 2024 Yes, and this deserves special mention because the question comes up in every other discussion. GSX Pro fully supports MSFS 2024 while maintaining compatibility with MSFS 2020 — you can keep both simulators and don’t have to reinstall the addon separately for each. Under the hood, the Couatl engine was rebuilt for the MSFS 2024 SDK, jet bridges were recompiled for the new version, and new features include seated passenger animations for some widebody aircraft and a more convenient operator selection dialog with search filters. GSX Pro is not available on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 — it’s strictly a PC addon. Installation: step-by-step to avoid activation errors 1. Run MSFS 2024 at least once before installing GSX. The simulator needs to create its own system folders — if you skip this step, the installer may not find the required directory.

Close the simulator completely, then open the Universal Installer from FSDreamTeam.

In the installer, select the version specifically for MSFS 2024, not MSFS 2020 — if you have both simulators installed simultaneously, it’s easy to confuse the items in the list.

Install and activate the license using the data linked to your purchase.

Check that the installer correctly created the link in the Community folder of MSFS 2024 — if you have a custom Packages path, it’s worth verifying this manually.

Launch the simulator. The Couatl engine should start with it, and the GSX icon should appear in the in-game toolbar.

If something goes wrong during activation — running the installer as administrator usually helps.

How to use this on your first flight

The GSX menu is called up with the combination Ctrl+Shift+F12. The basic sequence of actions before takeoff: first request fuel, then passenger boarding, and only then pushback. After landing at the destination — first disembarkation, then catering and baggage unloading.

Aircraft profiles tell GSX where the doors and cargo compartments are located on a specific aircraft — the quality of the profile directly affects whether the jetway will approach the correct door. For popular aircraft, the community has already created dozens of ready-made profiles that can be imported directly into the GSX configuration.

Who needs this

If you’re the type who really expects full passenger boarding instead of instant skip-on — GSX Pro fully satisfies this demand. If ground operations don’t particularly concern you and your flight begins at takeoff roll — you can safely skip this add-on, as it’s specifically about atmosphere and turnaround realism, not something essential for the simulator to fly.

Check the current price and licensing terms on the product page in the X-Shop catalog — GSX Pro is regularly updated, and the version on sale already includes all the latest features for MSFS 2024.