Aviation Daily Digest — July 25, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — July 25, 2026

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

Top stories

• Why The V-22 Osprey Can Only Transition Between Helicopter & Airplane Flight Within A Carefully Controlled Speed Range — Simple Flying. How pilots fly the unique tiltrotor in all phases of flight.
• 5 Premium Economy Cabins Satisfying Enough That Passengers Rarely Miss Business Class — Simple Flying. The gap between premium economy and business class is getting narrower, and these five carriers are bringing their own takes to the mid tier cabin
• The U-2 Spy Plane From 1956 Still Flies Missions That Many Advanced Reconnaissance Satellites Cannot Fully Perform — Simple Flying. The Cold War icon serves on after seven decades.
• Southwest Flight Attendant Arrested By ICE Agents Waiting At His Nashville Crew Base — Simple Flying. One man's fight for citizenship turns into a battle against ICE: A Southwest flight attendant's ordeal.
• Does The Airbus A350 Freighter Truly Threaten A Market Boeing Once Owned Outright? — Simple Flying. The Airbus A350F has broken Boeing's large-freighter near-monopoly, but can it overcome the powerful 777-8F and reshape the cargo market?
• Why The GCAP Fighter Gives This Country Something The F-35 Never Could — Simple Flying. The plane that will take Japan to the next level of air power.
• JetBlue Is The 1st US Carrier To Build An Entire Transatlantic Model Around A Single-Aisle Jet — Simple Flying. The carrier operates a growing network of routes across the Atlantic.
• Turbotech turbine engine gains ground in new generation of light aircraft — AeroTime. A small turbine engine developed in France is finding its way into a growing list of light aircraft,… The post Turbotech turbine engine gains ground in new generation of light aircraft appeared first on AeroTime .
• The Real Reason Why Boeing Is Building The F-47 Stealth Fighter And Not Lockheed — Simple Flying. The jet will be built on stealth, speed, and strategy.
• Sources: United Airlines May Scoop Up The Early Boeing 777Xs Rejected By Emirates — Simple Flying. United Airlines eyes bargain opportunity as Emirates rejects early Noeing 777X frames.

Pilot community highlights

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