Aviation Daily Digest — May 18, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — May 18, 2026

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

Top stories

• [Here's Where Your Miles Go Furthest On Emirates Airbus A380 First Class In 2026](https://simpleflying.com/where-miles-go-furthest-emirates-airbus-a380-first-class-2026/) — Simple Flying. How to fly the world's most famous first class cabin for a fraction of the ticket price.
• [Textron delivers first of two Cessna SkyCourier aircraft to Air Marshall Islands](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/textron-delivers-cessna-skycourier-aircraft-to-air-marshall-islands) — AeroTime. Textron Aviation has delivered the first of two Cessna SkyCourier twin-engine turboprops to carrier Air Marshall Islands following… The post Textron delivers first of two Cessna SkyCourier aircraft to Air Marshall Islan…
• [The Top 5 Highest Paid US Navy Pilot Ranks & Their Average 2026 Salaries](https://simpleflying.com/top-5-highest-paid-us-navy-pilot-ranks-average-2026-salaries/) — Simple Flying. Discover the 5 highest-paid US Navy pilot ranks in 2026, from Commanders to Admirals, and how aviation careers reach $225,000 salaries.
• [Dramatic video captures EA-18G collision during US airshow](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/ea-18g-growler-collision-us-airshow-video) — AeroTime. Two US Navy EA-18G Growlers collided during an aerial demonstration at the Gunfighter Skies Air Show at Mountain… The post Dramatic video captures EA-18G collision during US airshow appeared first on AeroTime .
• [The Hidden Rules That Force Pacific Flights Into The Same Narrow Corridors](https://simpleflying.com/hidden-rules-force-transpacific-flights-same-narrow-corridors/) — Simple Flying. Why it looks like jetliner traffic jams are always over the ocean.
• [United Airlines Cuts Long-Haul Boeing 757 Flights By 16%: Full List & Map](https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-long-haul-boeing-757-flight-cuts/) — Simple Flying. Opportunities to fly the popular twinjet on long-haul routes are beginning to run low.
• [Why The B-2 Spirit's Flying Wing Design Makes The Aircraft So Overpowered](https://simpleflying.com/why-b2-spirit-stealth-flying-wing-hard-to-detect/) — Simple Flying. The true power of the B-2's engineering.
• [Automatic? Boeing Test Pilot Explains How The 777X’s Folding Wings Work](https://simpleflying.com/boeing-test-pilot-explains-how-777x-folding-wings-work/) — Simple Flying. A closer look at one of the jet's defining features.
• [F-18 Fighter Jets Collide Mid-Air During Idaho Air Show, Triggers Lockdown](https://simpleflying.com/f-18-fighter-jets-collide-mid-air-idaho-air-show-lockdown/) — Simple Flying. Emergency crews raced to Mountain Home Air Force Base after a midair collision between two jets sent black smoke billowing into the sky.
• [Here's How Qantas Plans To Charge 30% More Per Seat On The World's Longest Flights](https://simpleflying.com/how-qantas-plans-charge-30-percent-more-per-seat-worlds-longest-flights/) — Simple Flying. A key factor the airline can capitalize on is that Qantas will be the only carrier to offer non-stop services on these competitive routes.

Pilot community highlights

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What pilots are talking about (X / Twitter)

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