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](https://simpleflying.com/airport-conducts-zero-service-spirit-airlines-demise/) — Simple Flying. A small American airfield perseveres.
• [10 Scrapped Aircraft Programs That No One Ever Talks About](https://simpleflying.com/scrapped-aircraft-programs-overlooked/) — Simple Flying. Defined by ambition and often motivated by war, these programs include some pretty unique designs.
• [How Sanctions Can Shatter Entire Airlines](https://simpleflying.com/how-sanctions-ground-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](https://simpleflying.com/faa-fired-military-laser-boeing-767-8-seconds-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](https://simpleflying.com/7-most-remote-raf-bases-and-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](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/airasia-record-order-150-airbus-a220s) — 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](https://simpleflying.com/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](https://simpleflying.com/little-known-us-law-photographing-military-aircraft-federal-crime/) — Simple Flying. National security concerns are behind this seemingly bizarre rule.
• [FAA Proposes CF34 Engine Inspections Following Fatal Challenger Crash](https://avweb.com/aviation-news/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](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/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](/jobs/real-estate-drone-pilot-listings-photographer-d41c69) — HomeJab · Multiple US cities
• [Wind Turbine Inspection Drone Pilot](/jobs/wind-turbine-inspection-drone-pilot-61e30c) — SkySpecs (Onshore Wind) · Multiple US states (TX, IA, KS)
• [Drone Cinematographer — Commercial & Film](/jobs/drone-cinematographer-commercial-film-38bf57) — Aerial Filmworks · Los Angeles, CA
• [Aerial Cinematographer — Real Estate Video](/jobs/aerial-cinematographer-real-estate-video-698cff) — BoxBrownie · Remote / nationwide
• [Public Safety UAS Pilot](/jobs/public-safety-uas-pilot-b0778d) — Chula Vista Police Department · Chula Vista, CA
• [BVLOS Delivery Drone Operator](/jobs/bvlos-delivery-drone-operator-8e3a71) — Zipline · Salt Lake City, UT
• [UAV Mapping & Surveying Pilot](/jobs/uav-mapping-surveying-pilot-aec46a) — DroneDeploy Pilot Network · Texas (DFW, Houston, Austin)
• [Search & Rescue Drone Operator (Volunteer-to-Hire)](/jobs/search-rescue-drone-operator-volunteer-to-hire-8f12f1) — Texas Equusearch · Texas, statewide

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