diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp
index 663103c43..c804a2a28 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->wp_CopyCaches->setConfigComponent(ui->comp_CopyCaches);
             ui->wp_CopySettings->setConfigComponent(ui->comp_CopySettings);
             ui->wp_Simulator->setConfigComponent(ui->comp_Simulator);
+            ui->wp_XSwiftBus->setConfigComponent(ui->comp_XSwiftBus);
             ui->wp_DataLoad->setConfigComponent(ui->comp_DataLoad);
             ui->wp_Hotkeys->setConfigComponent(ui->comp_Hotkeys);
             ui->comp_Hotkeys->registerDummyPttEntry();
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.h b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.h
index d7b88c14c..c641f3724 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 CopySettings,
                 CopyCaches,
                 ConfigSimulator,
+                XSwiftBus,
                 DataLoad,
                 ConfigHotkeys
             };
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.ui b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.ui
index 2fd5c4564..00c7579a4 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/configurationwizard.ui
@@ -130,7 +130,45 @@
     </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
+  <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CInstallXSwiftBusWizardPage" name="wp_XSwiftBus">
+   <property name="title">
+    <string>XSwiftBus</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="subTitle">
+    <string>Install XSwiftBus (X-Plane only)</string>
+   </property>
+   <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+    <property name="leftMargin">
+     <number>4</number>
+    </property>
+    <property name="topMargin">
+     <number>4</number>
+    </property>
+    <property name="rightMargin">
+     <number>4</number>
+    </property>
+    <property name="bottomMargin">
+     <number>4</number>
+    </property>
+    <item row="0" column="0">
+     <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CInstallXSwiftBusComponent" name="comp_XSwiftBus">
+      <property name="frameShape">
+       <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
+      </property>
+      <property name="frameShadow">
+       <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
+      </property>
+     </widget>
+    </item>
+   </layout>
+  </widget>
   <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CInitialDataLoadWizardPage" name="wp_DataLoad">
+   <property name="title">
+    <string>Data loading</string>
+   </property>
+   <property name="subTitle">
+    <string>Caches model and ICAO data</string>
+   </property>
    <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_DataLoad">
     <property name="leftMargin">
      <number>4</number>
@@ -231,6 +269,18 @@
    <header>blackgui/components/settingshotkeycomponent.h</header>
    <container>1</container>
   </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CInstallXSwiftBusComponent</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CInstallXSwiftBusWizardPage</class>
+   <extends>QWizardPage</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
  </customwidgets>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.cpp
index afa61c03e..7fcc811ee 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@
 
 #include "distributioninfocomponent.h"
 #include "ui_distributioninfocomponent.h"
-#include "blackconfig/buildconfig.h"
+#include "installxswiftbusdialog.h"
 #include "blackgui/guiapplication.h"
 #include "blackmisc/network/networkutils.h"
 #include "blackmisc/db/distributionlist.h"
 #include "blackmisc/logmessage.h"
+#include "blackconfig/buildconfig.h"
 
 using namespace BlackConfig;
 using namespace BlackCore::Application;
@@ -35,15 +36,20 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->lbl_NewVersionUrl->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
 
             // use version signal as trigger for completion
-            connect(sGui, &CGuiApplication::distributionInfoAvailable, this, &CDistributionInfoComponent::ps_loadedDistributionInfo);
-            const int time = this->m_distributionInfo.get().isEmpty() ? 10 * 1000 : 500;
-            QTimer::singleShot(time, this, [ = ]
+            if (!m_distributionInfo.get().isEmpty())
             {
-                // use this as timeout failover with cached data
-                if (m_distributionsLoaded) { return; }
-                this->ps_loadedDistributionInfo(true);
-            });
+                // we have at least cached data:
+                // in case CGuiApplication::distributionInfoAvailable never comes/was already sent
+                QTimer::singleShot(10 * 1000, this, [ = ]
+                {
+                    // use this as timeout failover with cached data
+                    if (m_distributionsLoaded) { return; }
+                    this->ps_loadedDistributionInfo(true);
+                });
+            }
+            connect(sGui, &CGuiApplication::distributionInfoAvailable, this, &CDistributionInfoComponent::ps_loadedDistributionInfo);
             connect(ui->pb_CheckForUpdates, &QPushButton::pressed, this, &CDistributionInfoComponent::ps_loadSetup);
+            connect(ui->pb_InstallXSwiftBus, &QPushButton::pressed, this, &CDistributionInfoComponent::ps_installXSwiftBusDialog);
         }
 
         CDistributionInfoComponent::~CDistributionInfoComponent()
@@ -71,13 +77,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         void CDistributionInfoComponent::ps_loadedDistributionInfo(bool success)
         {
-            ui->pb_CheckForUpdates->setToolTip("");
             if (!success)
             {
+                m_distributionsLoaded = false;
+                ui->pb_CheckForUpdates->setToolTip("");
                 CLogMessage(this).warning("Loading setup or distribution information failed");
                 return;
             }
 
+            // only emit once
+            if (m_distributionsLoaded) { return; }
             m_distributionsLoaded = true;
             this->ps_channelChanged();
             ui->pb_CheckForUpdates->setToolTip(sApp->getLastSuccesfulDistributionUrl());
@@ -91,12 +100,22 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->ps_loadedDistributionInfo(true);
         }
 
+        void CDistributionInfoComponent::ps_installXSwiftBusDialog()
+        {
+            if (!m_installXSwiftBusDialog)
+            {
+                m_installXSwiftBusDialog.reset(new CInstallXSwiftBusDialog(this));
+                m_installXSwiftBusDialog->setModal(true);
+            }
+            m_installXSwiftBusDialog->show();
+        }
+
         void CDistributionInfoComponent::saveSettings()
         {
             const QString channel = ui->cb_Channels->currentText();
             const QString currentPlatform = ui->cb_Platforms->currentText();
             const QStringList settings({ channel, currentPlatform });
-            const CStatusMessage m = this->m_distributionSettings.setAndSave(settings);
+            const CStatusMessage m = m_distributionSettings.setAndSave(settings);
             if (m.isFailure())
             {
                 CLogMessage(this).preformatted(m);
@@ -152,7 +171,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->lbl_NewVersionInfo->setText("Nothing new");
             ui->lbl_NewVersionInfo->setStyleSheet("background-color: green");
             ui->lbl_NewVersionUrl->clear();
-            this->m_newVersionAvailable.clear();
+            m_newVersionAvailable.clear();
 
             const QString currentPlatform = ui->cb_Platforms->currentText();
             if (!currentPlatform.isEmpty())
@@ -170,7 +189,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
                     ui->lbl_NewVersionInfo->setText("New version!");
                     ui->lbl_NewVersionInfo->setToolTip("New version '" + latestVersionStr + "'");
                     ui->lbl_NewVersionInfo->setStyleSheet("background-color: red");
-                    this->m_newVersionAvailable = latestVersionStr;
+                    m_newVersionAvailable = latestVersionStr;
                 }
 
                 if (!downloadUrl.isEmpty())
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.h b/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.h
index 0d4056a4c..31958036e 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
 {
     namespace Components
     {
+        class CInstallXSwiftBusDialog;
+
         /**
          * Update info (distributions etc.)
          */
@@ -68,8 +70,12 @@ namespace BlackGui
             //! Cache values have been changed
             void ps_changedDistributionCache();
 
+            //! Install XSwiftBus dialog
+            void ps_installXSwiftBusDialog();
+
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CDistributionInfoComponent> ui;
+            QScopedPointer<CInstallXSwiftBusDialog> m_installXSwiftBusDialog; //!< dialog, install XSwiftXBus
             bool m_distributionsLoaded = false; //!< distribution info loaded
             QString m_newVersionAvailable; //!< new version number if any
             BlackMisc::Db::CDistribution m_currentDistribution; //!< current distribution
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.ui b/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.ui
index 179458773..9ecacc864 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/distributioninfocomponent.ui
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
     <width>307</width>
-    <height>90</height>
+    <height>106</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
@@ -32,16 +32,6 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item row="0" column="0">
-    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_CurrentVersion">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>This version:</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="3">
-    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_Platforms"/>
-   </item>
    <item row="0" column="2">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_LatestVersion">
      <property name="text">
@@ -56,6 +46,13 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_CurrentVersion">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>This version:</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item row="1" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Channel">
      <property name="text">
@@ -63,6 +60,16 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="1" column="3">
+    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_Platforms"/>
+   </item>
+   <item row="1" column="2">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Platforms">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Platform:</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
    <item row="0" column="1">
     <widget class="QLineEdit" name="le_CurrentVersion">
      <property name="readOnly">
@@ -70,37 +77,44 @@
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="1" column="1">
-    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_Channels"/>
-   </item>
-   <item row="1" column="2">
-    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Platforms">
-     <property name="text">
-      <string>Platform:</string>
-     </property>
-    </widget>
-   </item>
-   <item row="2" column="3">
+   <item row="4" column="3">
     <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_CheckForUpdates">
      <property name="text">
       <string>check again</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="0">
+   <item row="1" column="1">
+    <widget class="QComboBox" name="cb_Channels"/>
+   </item>
+   <item row="4" column="0">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_NewVersionInfo">
      <property name="text">
       <string>Nothing new</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
-   <item row="2" column="1" colspan="2">
+   <item row="4" column="1" colspan="2">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_NewVersionUrl">
      <property name="text">
       <string>URL goes here</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
+   <item row="3" column="3">
+    <widget class="QPushButton" name="pb_InstallXSwiftBus">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>install</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item row="3" column="0" colspan="3">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_XSwiftBus">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>XSwiftBus (XPlane only):</string>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <resources/>
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.cpp b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858bbad88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+#include "installxswiftbusdialog.h"
+#include "ui_installxswiftbusdialog.h"
+
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        CInstallXSwiftBusDialog::CInstallXSwiftBusDialog(QWidget *parent) :
+            QDialog(parent),
+            ui(new Ui::CInstallXSwiftBusDialog)
+        {
+            ui->setupUi(this);
+        }
+
+        CInstallXSwiftBusDialog::~CInstallXSwiftBusDialog()
+        { }
+    } // ns
+} // ns
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.h b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4f54d601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2017
+ * swift project Community / Contributors
+ *
+ * This file is part of swift Project. It is subject to the license terms in the LICENSE file found in the top-level
+ * directory of this distribution and at http://www.swift-project.org/license.html. No part of swift project,
+ * including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed except according to the terms
+ * contained in the LICENSE file.
+ */
+
+//! \file
+
+#ifndef BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_INSTALLXSWIFTBUSDIALOG_H
+#define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_INSTALLXSWIFTBUSDILAOG_H
+
+#include <QDialog>
+
+namespace Ui { class CInstallXSwiftBusDialog; }
+namespace BlackGui
+{
+    namespace Components
+    {
+        /**
+         * CInstallXSwiftBusComponent as dialog
+         */
+        class CInstallXSwiftBusDialog : public QDialog
+        {
+            Q_OBJECT
+
+        public:
+            //! Constructor
+            explicit CInstallXSwiftBusDialog(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+
+            //! Dtor
+            virtual ~CInstallXSwiftBusDialog();
+
+        private:
+            QScopedPointer<Ui::CInstallXSwiftBusDialog> ui;
+        };
+    } // ns
+} // ns
+
+#endif // guard
diff --git a/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.ui b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.ui
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f842bc5f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/blackgui/components/installxswiftbusdialog.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CInstallXSwiftBusDialog</class>
+ <widget class="QDialog" name="CInstallXSwiftBusDialog">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>600</width>
+    <height>350</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="minimumSize">
+   <size>
+    <width>600</width>
+    <height>350</height>
+   </size>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>Install XSwiftBus dialog</string>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_XSiwftBusDialog">
+   <property name="leftMargin">
+    <number>2</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="topMargin">
+    <number>2</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="rightMargin">
+    <number>2</number>
+   </property>
+   <property name="bottomMargin">
+    <number>9</number>
+   </property>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="BlackGui::Components::CInstallXSwiftBusComponent" name="comp_InstallXSwiftBus"/>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QDialogButtonBox" name="bb_Dialog">
+     <property name="orientation">
+      <enum>Qt::Horizontal</enum>
+     </property>
+     <property name="standardButtons">
+      <set>QDialogButtonBox::Cancel|QDialogButtonBox::Ok</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <customwidgets>
+  <customwidget>
+   <class>BlackGui::Components::CInstallXSwiftBusComponent</class>
+   <extends>QFrame</extends>
+   <header>blackgui/components/installxswiftbuscomponent.h</header>
+   <container>1</container>
+  </customwidget>
+ </customwidgets>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>bb_Dialog</sender>
+   <signal>accepted()</signal>
+   <receiver>CInstallXSwiftBusDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>accept()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>248</x>
+     <y>254</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>157</x>
+     <y>274</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+  <connection>
+   <sender>bb_Dialog</sender>
+   <signal>rejected()</signal>
+   <receiver>CInstallXSwiftBusDialog</receiver>
+   <slot>reject()</slot>
+   <hints>
+    <hint type="sourcelabel">
+     <x>316</x>
+     <y>260</y>
+    </hint>
+    <hint type="destinationlabel">
+     <x>286</x>
+     <y>274</y>
+    </hint>
+   </hints>
+  </connection>
+ </connections>
+</ui>