Aviation Daily Digest — August 15, 2026

# Aviation Daily Digest — August 15, 2026

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

Top stories

• 5 Things Business Class Passengers Do Onboard That Economy Passengers Don't Even Know About — Simple Flying. The added features and the service that business class passengers can expect.
• Why Airbus Is Building A350s Faster Than Airlines Can Actually Take Them — Simple Flying. Airbus is in the process of increasing its A350 production output, but are airlines actually in a position to receive them?
• The Hub Delta Air Lines Threw Away After Merging With Northwest — Simple Flying. A closer look at how Delta's transpacific strategy has evolved since 2008.
• The Latest: Will Air Transat Be Able To Complete Its Turnaround Strategy? — Simple Flying. Will Air Transit be able to transform itself into a profitable carrier over the next few years?
• Premium Expansions: Delta Air Lines’ Boeing 737 MAX 10s Will Have 24 First Class Seats — Simple Flying. The number represents an increase from the original 20-seat number.
• Why United Airlines Is Deliberately Removing 35 Seats From Its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner On Houston Long-Hauls — Simple Flying. The move reduces total capacity but increases lucrative premium offerings.
• 5 Things Passengers Don't Know About Takeoffs From The World's Highest Airports — Simple Flying. Operating from high-altitude airports is not the same as operating from a standard airport.
• Chandler Approves 29 New Executive Hangars — AVweb. Private development will add more than 113,000 square feet of aircraft storage at the Arizona airport.
• Continued Struggles: Norse Atlantic Airways Considers Leasing Its Boeing 787s To 2 Airlines — Simple Flying. Struggling Norwegian carrier explores Asian lease deals to steady cash flow with ready-to-fly Boeing 787s.
• How An Ex-Iberia Boeing 757 Is Shaping Europe's Sixth-Generation Fighter — Simple Flying. 2Excel and other contractors are modifying an old Boeing 757-200 as a testbed for developing the GCAP/Tempest next-generation fighter.

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