Aviation Daily Digest — May 7, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — May 7, 2026

Your daily 60-second briefing for pilots, drone operators and aviation pros — auto-aggregated from the industry's top sources.

Top stories

• Airport Conducts Disaster Drill Despite Having Zero Service After Spirit Airlines’ Demise — Simple Flying. A small American airfield perseveres.
• 10 Scrapped Aircraft Programs That No One Ever Talks About — Simple Flying. Defined by ambition and often motivated by war, these programs include some pretty unique designs.
• How Sanctions Can Shatter Entire Airlines — Simple Flying. Sanctions don't just ground aircraft. They can dismantle entire airlines, one spare part at a time.
• The FAA Fired A Military Laser At A Boeing 767 For 8 Seconds: Here's What Happened — Simple Flying. The incident has certainly raised some eyebrows among defense industry observers.
• The 7 Most Remote Royal Air Force Bases & Their Strategic Roles — Simple Flying. The RAF operates bases in the Atlantic and other locations beyond the British Isles.
• AirAsia places multi-billion-dollar order for 150 Airbus A220-300s — AeroTime. AirAsia has placed a firm order for 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, giving the Canadian-built jet its largest single order… The post AirAsia places multi-billion-dollar order for 150 Airbus A220-300s appeared first on Aer…
• Breeze Airways Cuts 9 Routes: See All Flight Changes Now — Simple Flying. How many of them can you guess? Find them all here!
• The Little-Known US Law That Makes Photographing Military Aircraft A Federal Crime — Simple Flying. National security concerns are behind this seemingly bizarre rule.
• FAA Proposes CF34 Engine Inspections Following Fatal Challenger Crash — AVweb. The FAA proposed new inspections for CF34 engines after a fatal 2024 Challenger crash linked to corrosion-related thrust loss.
• US Navy F/A-18 disables Iranian tanker with 20mm cannon fire — AeroTime. A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on May… The post US Navy F/A-18 disables Iranian tanker with 20mm cannon fire appeared first on AeroTime .

Pilot community highlights

_The community is quiet today._

What pilots are talking about (X / Twitter)

_No fresh aviation Twitter activity captured._

Jobs of the day

• Real Estate Drone Pilot — Listings Photographer — HomeJab · Multiple US cities
• Wind Turbine Inspection Drone Pilot — SkySpecs (Onshore Wind) · Multiple US states (TX, IA, KS)
• Drone Cinematographer — Commercial & Film — Aerial Filmworks · Los Angeles, CA
• Aerial Cinematographer — Real Estate Video — BoxBrownie · Remote / nationwide
• Public Safety UAS Pilot — Chula Vista Police Department · Chula Vista, CA
• BVLOS Delivery Drone Operator — Zipline · Salt Lake City, UT
• UAV Mapping & Surveying Pilot — DroneDeploy Pilot Network · Texas (DFW, Houston, Austin)
• Search & Rescue Drone Operator (Volunteer-to-Hire) — Texas Equusearch · Texas, statewide

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