Aviation Daily Digest — May 28, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — May 28, 2026

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

Top stories

• Denver Airport's Notoriously Unreliable Train Now Has A $700 Million Walkable Fix — Simple Flying. The airport is anticipating big upgrades as it makes a major people-first change.
• “Idiotic”: United Airlines’ Scott Kirby Rules Out Future Mergers After American’s Rebuff — Simple Flying. United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has abruptly changed course on airline mergers, just weeks after suggesting a merger with American Airlines.
• Alaska Airlines To Boost Boeing 737 MAX 8 Flights By 22% As Fleet Grows To 17 — Simple Flying. The fleet has an average age of just one year.
• United Airlines Wished It Could Undo This Airbus Decision & It Finally Did — Simple Flying. A closer look at why United Airlines is unlikely to take its Airbus A350 orders.
• A Closer Look At The Piper PA-47 Private Jet — Simple Flying. The short life of the single engine business jet by Piper.
• Air New Zealand To Expand Long-Haul Network From Christchurch By Resuming 3 Routes — Simple Flying. Perth, Singapore and Tokyo will resume for the Northern Hemisphere winter season.
• The Little-Known Reason The US Navy Still Chooses The F/A-18 Super Hornet Over The F-35C On Certain Missions — Simple Flying. More Super Hornets/Hornets remain in US Navy & Marine service than all other naval fighter jets combined, speaking to their continual versatility.
• Here's Why This Large US Military Transport Aircraft Is Still Being Built In 2026 — Simple Flying. The C-17 Globemaster is crucial to US military logistics. What upgrades are currently in process? And a look at its capabilities.
• The Airlines With The World’s Most Superior Economy Class Seats In 2026 — Simple Flying. All of five airlines that we will cover are based in Asia, and two of them are Japanese.
• United Airlines To Debut New Transcon Fort Lauderdale Route With The Boeing 737 MAX 9 — Simple Flying. The carrier announced the new route earlier this month.

Pilot community highlights

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