You'll need dxtbmp, or imagetool to convert the textures to, and from FS formats / editable format.

(FS reads 256 colour, dxt3 (compressed) and 32bit (uncompressed) formats, you can edit a 24Bit bmp)

Dxtbmp is here: http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm

You will also need an editing program. The most basic is MS Paint, there are others such as Ppixia, Gimp i think, and Paint.net etc... You can also used payware packages such as paint shop pro, or photoshop.

Personally I use imagetool for conversion, dxtbmp to add "alpha" which is for reflective textures, and Paint Shop Pro for editing.

Hope that helps.

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I tend to do the opposite actually. Use the blank texture in the "multiply" setting in psp, and work under it. But thats just up to the individual as to how they create the effect you want.

Well its got to get there somehow 

Yes you can add alpha. I create most of my major texture bitmaps from PSD files, so they start with no alpha, or if you prefer, a pure white alpha layer. So I have to add it, or change it from white, to whatwever I need. However you look at it it amounts to the same.

Well, you can't ADD alpha to any aircraft that does not already use it.  Doing so just makes the aircraft transluscent.  I suppose if you wanted to make a "cloak" for an aircraft, this might be handy, but otherwise its pretty useless.

You CAN edit them, and make them nonexistant, if you want to.  You just can't add them.