Global Connections 💥 MILITARY WORLD #136 💥 Paratroopers are trained to support crisis-response, security and deterrence. Before anyone can become a paratrooper, they have to survive US Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Business Insider went inside the three-week training course, and visited the riggers, who are responsible for safely packing and inspecting every parachute. 🇺🇸 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections 👨‍✈️ AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS #178 👩‍✈️ Could a Boeing 737 MAX recover from a terrifying dive with no one at the controls? The story of Flydubai Flight 1073 piloted by Captain Smit Machchhar raises that extraordinary possibility. In this video, I combine passenger accounts with an ADS-B flight reconstruction to examine the reported cockpit attack, the intervention that helped save 180 people, and the damaged aircraft’s eventual landing in Tabuk. 🇦🇪 🇮🇱 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections 🎬 OFFICIAL TRAILERS #83 🎬 On July 20, 1944 Stauffenberg returns to the Wolf's Lair. Due to the warm weather, the conference is being held in an open-window summer barrack, minimizing their bomb's potential effectiveness. Stauffenberg places the briefcase containing the bomb close to Hitler before leaving. Officer Heinz Brandt moves the case behind a table leg, inadvertently shielding Hitler. When the bomb explodes, Stauffenberg is certain that Hitler is dead and flees, bluffing his way past checkpoints and returning to Berlin. 🇩🇪 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections 🤴 ROYAL FAMILY #48 👸 Prince Harry's skydiving "scam" segment on Dan Wootton's Outspoken refers to critics and commentators mocking the Duke of Sussex for completing a tandem skydive rather than jumping solo. 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 🔥 on RTX 4090 with Ultra Realistic graphics mods (totally worth $200 just for this video). In this video I'm flying iFly 737MAX from Edinburgh to Split, Croatia. MSFS is one of the best flight simulators providing ultra realistic graphics for PC and Xbox Series X! I also use the best payware mods that in combination with high-end PC (RTX 4090 + Core i9) let us experience the best realism possible in the MSFS. 🇬🇧 🇭🇷 | | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, an RAF Hawk T2 training jet experienced a critical failure shortly after taking off from RAF Valley on Anglesey, North Wales. Both pilots successfully ejected and parachuted to safety, surviving with only minor injuries. Moments after their escape, the aircraft nosedived into a field near the village of Pencarnisiog, exploding into a massive fireball remarkably close to residential properties and a holiday caravan park. 🇬🇧 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections ✈ AIRLINES #55 ✈ I took on one of the *LONGEST economy flights in the world* — a 16.5-hour nonstop journey from Toronto to Manila with Philippine Airlines… and let’s just say, it got tight. In this full flight review, I document what it’s really like to survive ultra long-haul travel in economy class — from check-in chaos at Toronto Pearson to the in-flight experience, meals, seat comfort, and everything in between. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to spend nearly 17 hours in a cramped seat, this is the honest, unfiltered reality. 🇨🇦 🇵🇭 FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections ✈ FLIGHT-SIM-WORLD #192 ✈ James May visits the British Airways training facility to test whether the instructions in his book on landing an Airbus can actually be executed in a flight simulator. Exploring the complexities of modern airliner technology, the experience contrasts small-scale aviation with the sophisticated systems required to safely pilot a large commercial jet. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections 👨‍✈️ AIR CRASH INVESTIGATIONS #177 👩‍✈️ 54 years ago, a quiet field near the English town of Staines became the scene of Britain’s worst aviation disaster. On June 18, 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 departed London Heathrow for what should have been a routine flight to Brussels. But less than two minutes after becoming airborne, the Hawker Siddeley Trident entered an aerodynamic stall and plunged from the sky. The aircraft narrowly missed high-voltage power lines and a busy motorway before crashing into a field near Staines. All 118 people on board lost their lives. 🇬🇧 🇧🇪 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections ✈ AIRLINES #54 ✈ Join us on an epic journey as we fly from Sydney, Australia (SYD) to Vancouver, Canada (YVR) onboard Air Canada’s Boeing 777-200LR! This half-hour video gives you a full seat tour, an in-depth flight review, and the unique experience of sitting in the very last row of economy class on one of Air Canada’s flagship long-haul aircraft. This is one of Air Canada’s longest routes, connecting Australia directly to Canada without a stopover. We’ll take you through the entire experience — from boarding and takeoff to meal service, in-flight entertainment, seat comfort, and arrival in Vancouver. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections ✈ AIRLINES #53 ✈ Join me on a long-haul journey with Cathay Pacific in Business Class aboard the Boeing 777-300ER from London Heathrow to Hong Kong. In this review, I take a detailed look at the complete Cathay Pacific premium experience, from the ground at Heathrow through to the arrival in Hong Kong. I'll also look at how Cathay Pacific's Business Class compares as a long-haul product and whether the 777-300ER still delivers a genuinely premium experience on one of the world's major long-haul routes, when you are forced to suffer the old style seats. 🇬🇧 🇭🇰 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧

Global Connections 🚀 NORTH KOREA #17 🚀 On 13 February 2017, Kim Jong Nam, the estranged older half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated in a brazen, broad-daylight chemical weapon attack at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2) in Malaysia. Executed using the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent, the hit combined cold war spycraft with digital-age manipulation. 🇰🇵 🇲🇾 | FLYGCAVIATIONNETWORKUK.ORG 🇬🇧