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](https://simpleflying.com/denver-airport-notoriously-unreliable-train-700-million-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](https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-scott-kirby-rules-out-future-mergers-american-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](https://simpleflying.com/alaska-airlines-boost-boeing-737-max-8-flights-22-percent-fleet-grows-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](https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-wished-undo-airbus-decision-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](https://simpleflying.com/piper-pa-47-private-jet-guide-2026/) — 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](https://simpleflying.com/air-new-zealand-expand-long-haul-network-christchurch-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](https://simpleflying.com/little-known-reason-us-navy-choose-fa-18-over-f-35c-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](https://simpleflying.com/why-us-militarys-largest-transport-aircraft-still-built-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](https://simpleflying.com/airlines-worlds-most-superior-economy-class-seats/) — 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](https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-debut-new-transcon-fort-lauderdale-route-boeing-737-max-9/) — Simple Flying. The carrier announced the new route earlier this month.

Pilot community highlights

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