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From 2023 (YouTube Edition): The Best Option for A Pilots’ Worst Days Since its 1979 founding, Para-Phernalia, Inc. has designed and manufactured the Softie line of pilot emergency parachutes. The products are renowned among aerobatic, glider, and warbird pilots, formation fliers, and kit-plane builders for their high-quality, comfort, and perennial reliability. Emergency parachutes comprise two primary components: the parachute canopy and the harness and container system. The harness attaches a parachute’s canopy to its wearer. The container system retains the packed parachute canopy. Finally, the parachute harness and container—known collectively as the harness-and-container system—are sewn together to form a single…

XTI Aerospace, a Colorado-based developer of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, has acquired Drone Nerds, one of the largest US drone distributors, in a $40 million deal and simultaneously secured a $25 million investment from Unusual Machines, a Florida-based drone manufacturer and investor whose advisory board includes Donald Trump Jr.  Announced on November 12, 2025, the deal for Drone Nerds includes $20 million in cash, $11.9 million in promissory notes, and $9.7 million in equity units convertible to 6.52 million XTI shares after May 2026. Drone Nerds, founded in 2014, operates a US distribution and service network in Miami for drones and related technology. The company, which generated more than $100…

Turkish airport operator TAV, a subsidiary of French airport group ADP, has unveiled a new concept for its Primeclass lounges, which will be rolled out across its international network.   While the Primeclass lounges have been in operation for years, TAV has performed a comprehensive revamp of the service, not just in what concerns intangible elements, such as the brand itself, but also through a thorough transformation of the physical spaces where the lounges are located.  The project, which is being implemented through TAV Operation Services (TAVOS), the company’s division specializing in hospitality services and lounge management, has involved many…

A United Airlines Boeing 767 scheduled to fly from Washington Dulles to Rome Fiumicino returned to Washington after a passenger’s laptop dropped through the passenger cabin into the cargo bay. As the laptop had a lithium-ion battery, its unattended presence in the cargo hold represented a credible threat to safety. source

UK leisure airline Jet2 has announced another major milestone in its continued growth by announcing the launch of a flight program and associated holidays from London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) for the first time in 2026. With the announcement made on November 12, 2025, Jet2 becomes the first major leisure airline to arrive at London Gatwick since 2020 and marks the largest new-based airline at the facility in the 21st century, according to an airline statement. The announcement expands Jet2’s footprint to 14 UK airport bases and comes on the back of numerous other UK airport base launches in recent years, including London…

MILAN — French, Dutch, and other NATO allies spent the week carrying out a game of underwater hide-and-seek in the Baltic Sea, hunting German and Swedish submarines with the help of a U.S. P-8 Poseidon aircraft and other detection systems.The drill was part of NATO’s Playbook Merlin 2025, a Sweden-led regional military exercise focused on sharpening allied anti-submarine warfare skills.Participating forces included a German Navy U-35 submarine and a Swedish Södermanland-class submarine, as well as a U.S. maritime patrol aircraft. Surface ships and helicopters from France and the Netherlands also took part, along with other contributions.“The scenarios focused on honing…

In October 2025, Turkish Airlinesscheduled over 37,000 passenger flights, maintaining its title as one of the world’s busiest international carriers, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company. The Istanbul-based airline continues to rely heavily on its domestic and regional operations, which account for the majority of departures, to feed its growing global network. It has a fleet of more than 400 aircraft and serves more than 350 destinations in over 120 countries. Turkish Airlines holds the world record for the most destinations served worldwide, and exemplifies how a carrier can combine local dominance with global reach. While its long-haul routes…

Business aviation operator VistaJet promises to give private jet flyers their best night’s sleep at 40,000 feet after unveiling its new science-based sleep program.   On November 12, 2025, the company laid out plans for the VistaJet Sleep program, incorporating evidence-based circadian management, light control and nutrition protocols during flights.   VistaJet said it was reacting to a “notable increase in long-haul travel” with over 58% of its flights crossing multiple time zones and thousands operating overnight this year alone.    The program applies scientific principles of recovery, circadian alignment and cognitive performance to provide VistaJet passengers with a restorative sleep.   The…

The aviation world is continuing to count down the days until the 2025 Dubai Airshow, which is set to begin on Monday, November 17. The event will run until Friday, November 21, at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC), also known as Dubai World Central, with many of the world’s major airlines and aircraft manufacturers taking center stage. As always, Simple Flying will also be on the ground in Dubai and ready to bring you the news. However, while the logistics of static and flying displays of aircraft (including a hotly anticipated performance by the Boeing 777X this year) are often…

Boeing delivered 53 aircraft in October 2025, a slight drop from the 55 delivered in September 2025, signaling stable but lower output compared to Airbus, which reported 78 deliveries in the same month.  Boeing’s October 2025 deliveries were dominated by the 737 MAX, with 39 jets delivered. Additionally, there were three 787-10s, four 787-9s, two 777Fs, two 767-300Fs, two 767-2Cs, and one 737-800A delivered that month.  Production rebounds after last year’s strike  The figures for October 2025 also reflect a significant year-on-year increase as during the same time last year, Boeing delivered just 14 aircraft due to a seven-week strike…