Aviation Daily Digest — May 31, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — May 31, 2026

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

Top stories

• 18,000 Feet: American Airlines Will Secure Cabins Earlier To Cut Turbulence Injuries — Simple Flying. As around 25% of in-flight turbulence injuries occur during the airline's descent, American Airlines will now descend earlier.
• Here's How Much A First Class Ticket On Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380 Actually Costs In 2026 — Simple Flying. Nothing epitomizes this sky-high indulgence quite like the Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 Suites, with some of the highest fares seen anywhere.
• “We’re Not Cattle”: Southwest Airlines Passenger Publicly Humiliated Over New Size Policy — Simple Flying. One Southwest passenger's humiliating experience at Miami International Airport has sparked outrage over the airline's new Customer of Size policy.
• Here's What TAP Air Portugal's 'Economy Prime' Actually Gets You On Long-Haul Flights — Simple Flying. TAP Air Portugal sees a future where premium economy elevates the soft product, rather than the hard product. So what is actually included?
• 3 Routes: How To Fly Domestically On Delta Air Lines' Airbus A330-900neos — Simple Flying. Only one is operated on a regular basis.
• Air Vs Airlines Vs Airways: What's The Difference? — Simple Flying. There used to be two naming conventions for airlines, but this was little more than marketing, and there are even more names today.
• Rolls-Royce Built A Jet Engine So Powerful That It Forced A Redesign Of The Aircraft It Powers — Simple Flying. Rolls-Royce produces some of the world's most powerful widebody engines, including one of the two engines that power the A380.
• United Airlines Flight Diverts After Passenger Makes “Multiple” Cockpit Breach Attempts — Simple Flying. After the Russian speaking passenger made a commotion onboard, the Minneapolis bound flight was forced to divert to Madison.
• [United Airlines Just Added Its 25th Mexico Destination [Here’s Where It’s Flying]](https://simpleflying.com/united-airliines-just-added-25th-mexican-destination/) — Simple Flying. United Airlines will reconnect with a Mexican city it abandoned in 2013 is set to boost its network to 25 destinations in the country.
• Big Mistake? The Airline That Had To Redesign Its Loyalty Program Months After Overhauling It — Simple Flying. Attempts to tighten up Delta Air Lines' SkyMiles program was met with a humiliating backlash.

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

_No new postings today — see all open roles on our jobs board._

---