Aviation Daily Digest — July 23, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — July 23, 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 Why Boeing Needs Every C-17 Globemaster To Keep Flying Until 2075 — Simple Flying. How new tech and predictive software is future-proofing the fleet.
• 2 Defective Boeing 737 MAX 8s To Be Scrapped After Barely 6 Months In Service — Simple Flying. The curious case of two brand new twinjets being parted out.
• Emirates Only Flies Its Enclosed First Class Suites On 9 Of 250+ Aircraft: Here's Why — Simple Flying. Emirates' Game Changer First Class offers unrivaled privacy, discover the fleet strategy and economics behind that.
• The Cabin Class Airlines Once Dismissed Is Now The Most Profitable Square Footage On Any Widebody Jet — Simple Flying. Airlines nowadays are rushing to roll out their versions of premium economy.
• How The Fairchild Republic A-10 Warthog’s Titanium Bathtub Protects Pilots From Ground-Level Ballistics — Simple Flying. The story behind America's flying tank buster.
• Is It True That Earning Southwest Airlines' Companion Pass By Flying Alone Now Requires Over $67,000 In Basic Fares? — Simple Flying. What is the true cost of a Companion Pass?
• Photos From Oshkosh: Blackstar Flight Simulator — FLYING Magazine. System combines elements of virtual reality and mixed reality.
• AirVenture Question of the Day: Thursday — AVweb. What's the plan tomorrow?
• Southwest Launches Massive 100+ Daily International Flights: See All Destinations — Simple Flying. Until now, the carrier had no more than 93 daily services past the US border. Now it does. Find out more here!
• Pratt & Whitney Canada to invest C$275 million in Longueuil engine plant — AeroTime. Pratt & Whitney Canada, an RTX company, will invest C$275 million (equivalent to about $195 million) to modernize… The post Pratt & Whitney Canada to invest C$275 million in Longueuil engine plant appeared first on Aero…

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