Aviation Daily Digest — June 2, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — June 2, 2026

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

Top stories

• Delayed Again: Boeing 777X Certification Setback Puts 2027 Deliveries At Risk — Simple Flying. The biggest twinjet of all time is still hitting turbulence.
• Delta Ditching Lie-Flat A321neo First Class? Where Things Stand Now — Simple Flying. As Delta's first A321neo with new business class seats sits in storage, rumors swirl that the airline may abandon its preferred Safran Vue design.
• Why The 1st Supersonic Passenger Jet In 30 Years Will Look Nothing Like Concorde — Simple Flying. Though designed for the same purpose, leaps in technology mean Overture will really differ from Concorde.
• The Bizarre Reason Boeing Had To Tear Apart Completed 737 MAX Jets Before They Could Be Delivered — Simple Flying. An in-depth look at the 737 MAX's production challenges.
• FAA, NTSB clash over ADS-B In mandate after fatal DCA crash — AeroTime. A dispute over cockpit collision-warning technology has opened a rift between the FAA and NTSB more than a… The post FAA, NTSB clash over ADS-B In mandate after fatal DCA crash appeared first on AeroTime .
• 5 Hurt As Emirates A380 Wake Turbulence Hits Eurowings A320 Despite Safe Separation — Simple Flying. Despite being over seven nautical miles behind an Emirates A380, a Eurowings A320 was caught off guard by unexpected wake turbulence
• What Airlines Will Actually Do With Their 777X Orders If Boeing Delays Again — Simple Flying. Despite ongoing delays, there has been little sign that Boeing's 777X customers will abandon the aircraft. That won't change if it's delayed again.
• "It'll Mess Up Your Head Really Quick": What SR-71 Pilots Saw At The Edge Of Earth's Atmosphere — Simple Flying. The SR-71 Blackbird was an incredible Intelligence asset, it was also a mobile stellar observatory, given the right conditions.
• Why The FAA's Pilot Retirement Age Rule Is Being Challenged Like Never Before — Simple Flying. New legislation is gaining bipartisan support in Congress.
• These Are The Countries The US Has Banned From Buying The F-35 — Simple Flying. The US has rebuffed the requests of at least eight countries to purchase the F-35 stealth fighter.

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